Andrei Cordea

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Andrei Cordea
Andrei Cordea - 3 July 2023 (cropped).jpg
Cordea with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Full name Andrei Ioan Cordea
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Aiud, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
CFR Cluj
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2012 CSM Metalul Aiud
2012–2017 Ardealul Cluj
2017–2018 Novara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Novara 1 (0)
2019–2020Hermannstadt (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2021 Academica Clinceni 33 (3)
2021–2023 FCSB 79 (12)
2023–2025 Al-Tai 62 (17)
2025– CFR Cluj 3 (1)
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 as of 31 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Liga I club CFR Cluj.

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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]

On 30 July 2025, Cordea returned to his native country by signing with CFR Cluj. [3]

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. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Novara 2018–19 Serie C 101020
Hermannstadt 2019–20 Liga I 18010190
Academica Clinceni 2020–21 Liga I33311344
FCSB 2021–22 Liga I385102 [b] 1416
2022–23 Liga I377009 [b] 34610
2023–24 Liga I40004 [b] 080
Total7912101549516
Al-Tai 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 29300293
2024–25 Saudi First Division League 3314201 [c] 03614
Total621720106517
CFR Cluj 2025–26 Liga I31004 [d] 172
Career total19633611951022239
  1. Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Cupa României, King's Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearance in promotion play-offs
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Cordea celebrating with FCSB after a win against CFR Cluj, April 2022. Andrei Cordea - CFR Cluj vs FCSB, 17 April 2022 (cropped).jpg
Cordea celebrating with FCSB after a win against CFR Cluj, April 2022.
As of match played 17 September 2023 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202120
202230
Total50

Honours

FCSB

References

  1. "Andrei Cordea a bătut palma cu FCSB și jubilează: "Merg să iau titlul!"". gsp.ro.
  2. "رسميا.. الطائي يضم الروماني كورديا". 22 August 2023.
  3. "Andrei Cordea, prezentat la CFR Cluj: „Am venit unde am fost dorit cel mai mult"" [Andrei Cordea, presented at CFR Cluj: "I came where I was wanted the most"]. gsp.ro (in Romanian). 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. "Lotul României convocat de Mirel Rădoi pentru partidele echipei naționale din septembrie 2021". Federația Română de Fotbal. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. Andrei Cordea at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. "Andrei Cordea". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.