Cristian Daniel Neguț (born 9 December 1995) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Neguț grew up supporting his hometown club Petrolul Ploiești, like his father. They are both nicknamed " Tabarcea", after the Petrolul Ploiești player who won two

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titles and collapsed on the field in 1964, at age 26.

Career

Early career / Chindia Târgoviște

Neguț started his senior career with

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club Urban Titu. In 2016, he joined Chindia Târgoviște, with which he promoted to the

at the end of the 2018–19 season after scoring twelve times from 34 appearances. On 15 July 2019, Neguț made his top flight debut in a 2–2 draw at

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, and on 16 August netted for the first time in the competition in a 3–2 home defeat of

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Loan to CFR Cluj

On 18 January 2022, Neguț agreed to a loan until the end of the campaign at reigning champions

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. He recorded his debut five days later, in a 3–3 league draw at

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, and scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Gaz Metan Mediaș on 12 February.

Hermannstadt

Following Chindia Târgoviște's

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to the Liga II, Neguț moved to

on a two-year deal on 25 May 2023. He netted his first goal on 6 November, in a 1–0 Liga I victory over his former team CFR Cluj.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Chindia Târgoviște *

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: 2018–19 CFR Cluj *

: 2021–22 Hermannstadt *

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runner-up: 2024–25

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Negut, Cristian 1995 births Living people Footballers from Ploiești Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players AFC Chindia Târgoviște players FC Hermannstadt players CFR Cluj players 21st-century Romanian sportsmen