Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban (born 27 December 1982) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Hoban playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban | ||
Date of birth | (1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Baia Mare, Romania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1998 | Maramureș Baia Mare | ||
1998–2002 | Bihor Oradea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Clausen | 89 | (7) |
2004 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | (0) |
2005 | FC Oradea | 6 | (0) |
2005–2011 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 195 | (13) |
2012 | Universitatea Cluj | 14 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Petrolul Ploiești | 57 | (4) |
2014–2017 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 91 | (7) |
2017– | CFR Cluj | 114 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2017 | Romania | 30 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017 |
Hoban made his international debut against Trinidad & Tobago, playing the second half of a friendly game on 4 June 2013.[1] He scored his first international goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Finland in an eventual 1–1 draw. He was selected in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 and started in Romania's opening match against France before being used as a substitute in their following game against Switzerland. He started in their final match against Albania which they lost 1-0 and were eliminated from the tournament.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | 2013 | 6 | 0 |
2014 | 5 | 0 | |
2015 | 5 | 1 | |
2016 | 11 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2015 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Petrolul Ploiești
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
CFR Cluj
Individual
CFR Cluj – current squad | |
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Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
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