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Cătălin Ionut Cîrjan (born 1 December 2002) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arsenal.

Cătălin Cîrjan

Personal information
Full name	Cătălin Ionut Cîrjan
Date of birth	(2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth	Romania
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2019	Viitorul Domnești
2019–	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Arsenal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a youth player, Cîrjan joined the youth academy of Romanian third tier side Viitorul Domneşti.[1][2][3][4] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Arsenal in the English Premier League.[5][6][7][8][9] His development at Arsenal was hampered by serious knee injuries that put him out of action for over a year. There was a 480 day gap between an appearance in a friendly against Boreham Wood F.C. and his return in an under-21 match for Arsenal in August 2022. By September 2022 he was training with the first team Arsenal squad.[10] In May 2022, he signed a new professional contract with Arsenal.[11]

References

External links

• Cătălin Cîrjan at Soccerway

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