Andrei Cordea

Andrei Cordea

Cordea with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Ioan Cordea
Date of birth	(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Aiud, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Tai
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2012	CSM Metalul Aiud
2012–2017	Ardealul Cluj
2017–2018	Novara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Novara	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Hermannstadt (loan)	18	(0)
2020–2021	Academica Clinceni	33	(3)
2021–2023	FCSB	79	(12)
2023–	Al-Tai	19	(2)
International career‡
2016–2017	Romania U17	2	(0)
2017–2018	Romania U18	4	(1)
2018–2019	Romania U19	4	(0)
2021–	Romania	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

Andrei Ioan Cordea (born 24 June 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai and the Romania national team.

Club career

Cordea moved to FCSB from Academia Clinceni for an undisclosed transfer fee on 5 June 2021, ^[1] signing a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause. On 15 July, he registered his debut in a goalless draw at Botoșani.

Cordea scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii seven days later, in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League defeat of Shakter Karagandy. On the 25th, he netted his first Liga I goal against Universitatea Craiova.

On 12 September 2021, he scored in a 6–0 rout of Dinamo București, which registered the greatest goal difference ever in the Eternal derby.

On 22 August 2023, Cordea joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a two-year deal. ^[2]

International career

Following his good display at FCSB, Cordea received his first call-up to the Romania national team and made his debut on 5 September 2021, in a 2–0 defeat of Liechtenstein counting for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. ^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2024 ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Novara	2018–19	Serie C	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		—		2	0
Hermannstadt	2019–20	Liga I	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Academica Clinceni	2020–21	Liga I	33	3	1	1	—		—		34	4
FCSB	2021–22	Liga I	38	5	1	0	2	1	—		41	6
	2022–23		37	7	0	0	9	3	—		46	10
	2023–24		4	0	0	0	4	0	—		8	0
	Total		79	12	1	0	15	4	—		95	16
Al-Tai	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	19	2	0	0	—		0	0	19	2
Career total			150	17	4	1	15	4	—		169	22

1. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

International

Cordea celebrating with FCSB after a win against CFR Cluj, April 2022.

As of match played 17 September 2023 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2021	2	0
	2022	3	0
Total		5	0

Honours

FCSB ^[4]

• Liga I: 2023–24

References

1. "Andrei Cordea a bătut palma cu FCSB și jubilează: „Merg să iau titlul!"". gsp.ro.
2. "رسميا.. الطائي يضم الروماني كورديا".
3. "Lotul României convocat de Mirel Rădoi pentru partidele echipei naționale din septembrie 2021". Federația Română de Fotbal. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
4. Andrei Cordea at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
5. "Andrei Cordea". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

External links

• Andrei Cordea Archived 15 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine at Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian)