Ștefan Baiaram (born 31 December 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Băilești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | FEFS Craiova | ||
| 2009–2010 | Luceafărul Craiova | ||
| 2010–2014 | Casa Bogdan | ||
| 2014–2019 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Universitatea Craiova | 90 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Romania U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Romania U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021– | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022 | |||
Baiaram made his professional debut for Universitatea Craiova on 11 July 2019, coming on for Bogdan Vătăjelu in the 90th minute of a 3–2 win over Sabail in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[1] Three days later, he started in a Liga I fixture against Academica Clinceni, also a 3–2 victory.[2]
During his his first season as a senior at the club, Baiaram amassed 13 appearances in all competitions without scoring. On 27 August 2020, he netted his first goal for the Alb-albaștrii in a 1–2 Europa League away loss to Locomotive Tbilisi.[3] He recorded his debut goal in the top flight on 6 March 2021, scoring in a 1–0 defeat of Botoșani.[4]
On 15 May 2021, Baiaram contributed with his team's only goal in a 1–3 Liga I loss to defending champions CFR Cluj, and one week later played in the 3–2 victory against Astra Giurgiu in the Cupa României final.[5] At the start of the 2022–23 campaign, Baiaram was handed over the number 10 shirt.[6]
Baiaram was abandoned by his parents at a hospital in his native Băilești, Dolj County, at the age of six months.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | Liga I | 2019–20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Liga I | 2020–21 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| Liga I | 2021–22 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Liga I | 2022–23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 90 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 15 | |||
Universitatea Craiova[8]
CS Universitatea Craiova – current squad | |
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