Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrei Ioan Cordea | ||
Date of birth | 24 June 1999 | ||
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 | 37 | (4) |
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 4 November 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 First Division League club Al-Tai.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Novara | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 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 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
2024–25 | Saudi First Division League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | |||||
Career total | 168 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 188 | 24 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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