Andrei Chindriș (born 12 January 1999) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

On 25 November 2016, top flight side

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announced the signing of Chindriș from the academy of Universitatea Cluj. He was loaned out to

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at the start of the following year, and for the 2017–18 season joined Știința Miroslava also on loan, with both teams competing in the

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. Chindriș amassed eleven Liga I games in the first campaign upon his return in

, after which he became a regular starter at the club. In August 2021, he transferred to Santa Clara in Portugal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 26 October by opening a 3–1 victory over

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in the League Cup

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Lechia Gdańsk

After returning to Romania to join

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for the 2022–23 season, on 8 August 2023 Chindriș moved to Polish

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side

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on a four-year deal. On 23 June 2025, he left the club by mutual consent.

International career

Chindriș was called up by manager

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for the

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, but did not play in any match as

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failed to progress from the

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. Also during that year, he represented Romania under-23 at the

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in Japan. Chindriș made one appearance in a final goalless draw with

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, which resulted in another group-stage exit.

Career statistics

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk *

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: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chindriș, Andrei 1999 births Living people Footballers from Cluj-Napoca Romanian emigrants to Spain Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players Ekstraklasa players I liga players FC Botoșani players LPS HD Clinceni players CS Știința Miroslava players C.D. Santa Clara players FC UTA Arad players Lechia Gdańsk players Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Romania Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Romanian sportsmen