Andrei_Burcă
Andrei Burcă
Romanian footballer (born 1993)
Andrei Andonie Burcă (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ˈburkə]; born 15 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Okhdood and the Romania national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back.[1][2]
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Burcă with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Andonie Burcă | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Bacău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Okhdood | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | FCM Bacău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Aerostar Bacău | 86 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | SC Bacău | 71 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Botoșani | 104 | (4) |
| 2019–2023 | CFR Cluj | 114 | (6) |
| 2023– | Al-Okhdood | 25 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Romania | 27 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
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Burcă began his career in the lower divisions with his hometown clubs Aerostar Bacău and SC Bacău, before signing for top flight team Botoșani in 2016. Three years later, his good display earned him a transfer to defending champions CFR Cluj. He aided to four domestic trophies during his spell in Cluj-Napoca, and in 2023 moved abroad to Saudi club Al-Okhdood.
Burcă made his full international debut for Romania in September 2019, starting in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League victory over Austria.
Early career / Botoșani
Burcă started his senior career with hometown club Aerostar Bacău, and then moved to neighbouring SC Bacău in 2013. He made his debut in the second tier of the Romanian league system on 14 September that year, in a 0–2 loss to CSM Studențesc Iași.
Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, his team withdrew from the championship because of financial issues; Burcă hence contemplated about retiring from football and starting college.[3] He however received contract proposals from Foresta Suceava and Botoșani, and after signing with the latter he went on to amass over one hundred matches in the Liga I between 2016 and 2019.
CFR Cluj
On 10 June 2019, Burcă joined reigning champions CFR Cluj for an undisclosed transfer fee.[4][5] With "the Railwaymen", he was a starter in all eight matches in the 2019–20 edition of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, as his team was eliminated in the play-off round by Slavia Prague. He also played in all eight Europa League games, scoring once in a 2–0 home victory over Scottish club Celtic on 12 December.[6]
On 3 August 2020, Burcă won his first career trophy after a 3–1 success against Universitatea Craiova in the final Liga I fixture.[7] On 15 April 2021, he started in the 4–1 penalty shoot-out defeat of FCSB in the Supercupa României.[8]
Al-Okhdood
On 17 July 2023, Burcă signed a one-year contract with Al-Okhdood, newly promoted to the Saudi Pro League.[9] The media reported the transfer fee as being worth €1 million.[10]
On 7 September 2020, Burcă recorded his debut for the Romania national team by playing the full 90 minutes as a right-back in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League away win over Austria.[11]
Burcă scored his first international goal on 28 March 2023, in a 2–1 home victory over Belarus in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. He started in all ten matches of the competition, as Romania qualified to the final tournament from the first place in Group I.[12]
Club
- As of match played 5 April 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | ||
| Aerostar Bacău | 2010–11 | Liga III | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Liga III | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Liga III | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 86 | 7 | |||||
| SC Bacău | 2013–14 | Liga II | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga II | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Liga II | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 73 | 4 | |||||
| Botoșani | 2016–17 | Liga I | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 112 | 4 | ||||
| CFR Cluj | 2019–20 | Liga I | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 8 | |||
| Al-Okhdood | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 400 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 460 | 29 | ||
- Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burcă goal.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2023 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania |  Belarus | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
CFR Cluj[13]
Individual
- "Dan Petrescu a explicat cum a ajuns să joace cu Burcă fundaș dreapta, în duelul cu FCSB. Mesaj clar pentru Chipciu" [Dan Petrescu explained how he ended up playing with Burcă as a right back, in the match with FCSB. Clear message Chipciu] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Măcicășan, Vlad (9 April 2020). "Povestea celui mai ofertat fundaș din Liga 1! Acum 4 ani se gândea la retragere, apoi 5 minute i-au schimbat viața! "Doar din talent nu se poate"" [The story of Liga 1 defender with the most transfer offers! Four years ago he was thinking about retirement, then five minutes changed his life! "You can't do it only with talent"] (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
At juniors I played as a right back, for about 6 years I played as a right back.
- Cîrceag, Răzvan (26 March 2020). "Andrei Burcă, cel mai în vogă fundaș român al momentului, a vrut să se lase de fotbal: "Intrasem la facultatea de construcții"" [Andrei Burcă, the most talked about Romanian defender of the moment, wanted to quit football: "I was admitted to the university of constructions"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "5 transferuri la reunire!" [5 transfers at the squad reunion!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "Oficial: Andrei Burcă a plecat de la FC Botoșani la CFR Cluj. A costat sub 200.000 de euro" [Official: Andrei Burcă left FC Botoșani for CFR Cluj. He cost under 200,000 euros] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Coste, Cristi (12 December 2019). "Andrei Burcă, la primul gol în Europa, a dezvăluit secretul vestiarului dominat de Dan Petrescu la CFR Cluj. "Mi-am dat seama încă din prima zi"" [Andrei Burcă, at his first goal in European competitions, revealed the secret of the locker room ruled over by Dan Petrescu at CFR Cluj. "I figured it out on the first day"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj 1-3. Veni, Vidi, Vinicius. Ardelenii revin spectaculos, câștigă al treilea titlu consecutiv și se pregătesc de preliminariile Champions League" [Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj 1-3. Veni, Vidi, Vinícius. Ardelenii turn the game around in a spectacular manner, win their third consecutive title and prepare for the Champions League qualifiers] (in Romanian). ProSport. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- "الروماني بوركا يعزز دفاع الأخدود" [Romanian Burcă reinforces the defense of Al-Okhood]. Asharq Al-Awsat (in Arabic). 17 July 2023.
- "OFICIAL | Andrei Burcă a semnat! Suma încasată de CFR Cluj pentru mutare" [OFFICIAL | Andrei Burcă signed! The amount received by CFR Cluj for the move] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- Podină, Patrice (8 September 2020). "Debut perfect pentru Burcă în tricoul echipei naționale. Emoții pentru Deac" [Perfect debut for Burcă in the national team t-shirt. Worries for Deac] (in Romanian). Transilvania Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "VICTORIE cu Elveția și mergem la EURO 2024 de pe primul loc în grupă!" [WIN against Switzerland and we go to EURO 2024 from first place in the group!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- Andrei Burcă at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Andrei Burcă". European Football. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "LPF a anunțat echipa sezonului în Liga 1 » CFR Cluj dă cei mai mulți jucători, FCSB doar unul" [LPF has announced the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! CFR Cluj offers the most players, FCSB only one.] (in Romanian). GSP. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "LLPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- Andrei Andonie Burcă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Burcă at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andrei Burcă – UEFA competition record (archive)