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Daniel Bîrligea
Romanian footballer (born 2000)
George Daniel Bîrligea (born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team.
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Bîrligea with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Daniel Bîrligea[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | ASD Cantera Ribolla | ||
| 2016–2019 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Teramo | 32 | (4) |
| 2022– | CFR Cluj | 72 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Romania U21 | 13 | (4) |
| 2023– | Romania | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 | |||
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Early career / Teramo
Born in Brăila, Bîrligea moved to Italy at age 12 with his mother and elder sister,[2] where he represented ASD Cantera Ribolla and Palermo at junior level.[3]
On 22 January 2020, Bîrligea made his Serie C debut for Teramo in a 1–0 win over Catanzaro.[4] Over the course of two years with Il diavolo, he amassed seven goals from 43 appearances in all competitions.[5]
CFR Cluj
On 26 January 2022, Bîrligea returned to Romania after agreeing to a contract with defending champions CFR Cluj.[5][6] He made his debut on 5 February, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Claudiu Petrila in a 1–1 Liga I draw at Universitatea Craiova.[7]
Bîrligea scored his first goal for "the White and Burgundies" on 1 May 2022, in a 1–0 league defeat of Farul Constanța.[8] Two weeks later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over Universitatea Craiova, as his club was crowned national champion one fixture prior to the end of the season.[9]
On 10 November 2022, Bîrligea scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of Dumbrăvița counting for the Cupa României group stage.[10]
Bîrligea made his debut for the Romania national under-21 team on 25 March 2022, equalising late in an eventual 2–1 friendly win against Finland at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest.[11] In June 2023, he was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[12]
In September 2023, Bîrligea received his first call-up to the Romania senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Kosovo.[13]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teramo | 2019–20 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 16 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | ||
| Total | 72 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 29 | ||
- Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
- Appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
- Appearances in Coppa Italia
- Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
International
- As of match played 15 October 2023[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
CFR Cluj
- Liga I: 2021–22[9]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
- "Fotbalistul care a impresionat la națională, deși nu joacă în Liga 1. Italia l-a crescut, dar a visat doar la tricoul lui Mutu: "Mama muncea ca "badanta" în Italia. I-a fost greu să ne întrețină" | EXCLUSIV" [The footballer who impressed at the national team, even though he does not play in the Liga 1. Italy raised him, but he only dreamed of Mutu's shirt: "My mother worked as a "caregiver" in Italy. It was difficult for her to support us" | EXCLUSIVE] (in Romanian). ProSport. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Le "Giovani aquile" del Palermo U17: conosciamo meglio la punta Birligea" [The "Young Eagles" of Palermo U17: get to know better the forward Birligea] (in Italian). RaccontiRosanero.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Teramo vs. Catanzaro - 22 January 2022". Soccerway. 22 January 2020.
- "CFR Cluj a realizat al 4-lea transfer la iernii » Atacant adus din Italia" [CFR Cluj made its fourth transfer of the winter » A forward brought from Italy]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "CFR Cluj a anunțat al patrulea transfer al iernii" [CFR Cluj announced the fourth transfer of the winter] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "VIDEO Liga 1: CSU Craiova vs CFR Cluj 1-1 / Oltenii au egalat la ultima fază - Campioana, doi jucători eliminați" [VIDEO Liga 1: CSU Craiova vs CFR Cluj 1–1 / Oltenii equalized late - The champion, with two players sent off] (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Cine e Daniel Birligea, eroul CFR-ului din meciul cu Farul: "Am plecat la 12 ani în Italia"" [Who is Daniel Birligea, the hero of CFR in the match against Farul: "I left for Italy at the age of 12"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "CFR Cluj – Universitatea Craiova 2-1. Ardelenii câștigă al cincilea titlu consecutiv cu o etapă înainte de final. Video" [CFR Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 2–1. The Transylvanians win the fifth consecutive title with one fixture before the final. Video]. Fanatik.ro. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Reacția lui Daniel Bîrligea după ce Dan Petrescu l-a descris drept un jucător veșnic accidentat" [Daniel Bîrligea's reaction after Dan Petrescu described him as an eternally injured player]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "FOTO Comeback de senzație pe "Arcul de Triumf"! România U21 învinge pe final Finlanda U21: Miculescu, MVP!" [PHOTO Sensational comeback on the "Arcul de Triumf"! Romania U21 defeats Finland U21 in the late moments: Miculescu, MVP!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Israel și Kosovo din preliminariile EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for the EURO 2024 qualifying matches with Israel and Kosovo] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- Daniel Bîrligea at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Daniel Birligea » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Daniel Bîrligea". European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- Daniel Bîrligea at Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian)