Iulian Lucian Cristea (born 17 July 1994) is a Romanian professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or a
defensive midfielder for
Liga I club
FCSB.
Club career
After playing over one hundred matches for
Gaz Metan Mediaș
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, in February 2019, Cristea moved to fellow
Liga I club
FCSB, and subsequently signed a five-year contract with them.
International career
On 10 June 2019, he made a debut in the
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team ( ro, Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in international men's football competition and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation ( ro, Federația Română de Fotbal), al ...
in a 4–0 win against
Malta.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Gaz Metan Mediaș
*
Liga II:
2015–16
FCSB
*
Cupa României
The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...
:
2019–20
*
Supercupa României
The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest.
The competition started off in 1994, ...
runner-up:
2020
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Individual
*Liga I Team of the Season:
2021–22
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
People from Mediaș
Romanian footballers
Romania under-21 international footballers
Romania international footballers
Association football midfielders
Liga I players
Liga II players
CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players
FC Steaua București players
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