Dennis_Man

Dennis Man

Dennis Man

Romanian footballer (born 1998)

Dennis Man (born 26 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Serie B club Parma and the Romania national team.

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Man began his senior career at UTA Arad in 2015, and one year later transferred to FCSB. He became an undisputed starter at the capital-based club, being named to the Liga I Team of the Year in the 2018–19 season and winning a Cupa României in 2020. At short notice after receiving the 2020 Romanian Footballer of the Year award, Man joined Italian side Parma for an initial fee of €11 million, which made him the most expensive player ever signed from the Romanian championship.

Internationally, Man made his senior debut for Romania in March 2018, after being previously capped at under-19 and under-21 levels. He represented the latter team in the 2019 UEFA European Championship, where they managed to reach the semi-finals.

Club career

Early career

While a junior at Atletico Arad, Man traveled to English club Manchester City for several trials,[1] however nothing came out of it and later joined UTA Arad. Man was promoted from the UTA academy in the summer of 2015,[2] aged 17, and made his senior debut on 29 August in a 2–1 loss to Gaz Metan Mediaș for the Liga II championship.[3] On 25 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 away win over Bihor Oradea.[4]

FCSB

On 6 September 2016, FC Steaua București transferred Man for an undisclosed fee, with the player penning a one-year deal with the option of another five years.[5][6][7] Man made his debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 2 October 2016 against Universitatea Craiova, coming on as a substitute for injured Florin Tănase in the first half of the game; he himself was replaced in the 66th minute by Ovidiu Popescu, as his team eventually won 2–1.[8] Later that month he netted his first Steaua—and Liga I—goal in a 2–0 victory over Politehnica Iași.[9]

On 16 July 2017, Man scored an injury-time winner against Voluntari in the campaign's opener.[10] He recorded his first European appearance in the UEFA Champions League's third qualifying round 4–1 away win against Viktoria Plzeň, on 2 August.[11] On 25 October, he contributed with two goals and two assists in the 6–1 thrashing of Sănătatea Cluj for the Cupa României,[12] and on 17 December opened the scoring in a 2–0 success over defending champions Viitorul Constanța.[13] In January 2018, he was included by UEFA.com in a list of the 50 best young footballers to watch for that year.[14] On 18 February, Man scored the first of his team in a 2–2 draw to rivals Dinamo București after appearing as a half-time substitute.[15] In July, he was nominated along with compatriot Ianis Hagi for the 2018 Golden Boy award.[16] On the 25th that month, he scored his first European goal in a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round 2–0 away win over Rudar Velenje.[17]

Man won his first career trophy on 22 July 2020, after scoring the only goal of the Cupa României final played against Sepsi OSK.[18] On 17 September that year, he scored a hat-trick in a Europa League second qualifying round away draw with Serbian team TSC Bačka Topola. The match ended 6–6 after extra time, and Man converted the winning penalty in the eventual shoot-out.[19] Three days later on his 100th Liga I appearance, he again scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 defeat of Argeș Pitești.[20] Man scored the opener and refused to celebrate in a 3–0 home win against former club UTA Arad on 5 December 2020, which took his league tally to ten goals. Two fixtures later on the 18th, he netted twice for a 2–0 away victory over title contenders Universitatea Craiova.[21] Shortly after, he was revealed as the winner of the 2020 Romanian Footballer of the Year award by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper.[22]

Parma

On 26 January 2021, FCSB owner Gigi Becali announced that Serie A club Parma submitted a bid for the transfer of Man, worth €11 million plus €2 million in add-ons; he accepted the offer the next day.[23][24] Parma officialised the move on the 29th, after Man penned a four-and-a-half-year contract.[25] The transfer fee made him the most expensive sale of the Romanian championship, as per FCSB's official website.[26] In spite of some Romanian reports giving out the actual fee as being lower,[27] the rumoured figures would still surpass the transfer fee of former record holder Nicolae Stanciu from 2016.[28]

Man made his Parma debut on 31 January 2021, after coming on in the 80th minute of a 2–0 Serie A loss to Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo.[29] A substitute in his first five matches, he was handed his first start by manager Roberto D'Aversa in a 2–1 home defeat to Inter Milan on 4 March.[30] Ten days later, he assisted Valentin Mihăilă's opening goal in an eventual 2–0 victory over Roma.[31] On 3 April, Man scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–2 away draw with Benevento.[32] An injury effectively ended his season at Parma with two goals in 14 appearances, as the club got relegated to the Serie B.[33]

Man netted his first goal of the 2021–22 campaign on 20 August, in a 2–2 league draw at Frosinone.[34] On 15 March 2022, he wore the captain armband for the first time in a 1–0 win over Vicenza, as Gianluigi Buffon and Franco Vázquez were unavailable for the match.[35]

International career

Man was selected for the Romania national under-21 team and scored on debut in a 3–1 away victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 1 September 2017.[36] In March 2018, senior manager Cosmin Contra gave him his first Romania call-up for that month's friendlies against Israel and Sweden.[37] Man made his debut in the latter game, replacing Nicolae Stanciu in 87th minute of the 1–0 win at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in Craiova.[38]

On 11 June 2019, Man netted his first senior international goal in a 4–0 defeat of Malta counting for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[39] Later that month, he joined up with the under-21 side for the 2019 European Championship, making three appearances as Romania was eliminated by Germany in the semi-finals.[40]

In 2023, Man totalled four matches and one goal in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, missing several fixtures through injury. Romania went on to finish its group in first place.[41]

Style of play

In his beginnings at UTA Arad, Man was mainly deployed as a centre-forward, but after his transfer to FCSB he eventually evolved into a winger on the right flank. He has been described as versatile, being able to occupy almost all attacking positions when needed,[42][43] with his Parma manager Giuseppe Iachini urging him to do so in order to develop further.[44]

In December 2018, Mirel Rădoi, his under-21 national team coach, stated that when referring to the younger players in the Romanian top flight, Man is "the most complete footballer"; his "technical ability, pace, physical power, work rate, mental toughness" bring him the closest to "the full package".[43]

Personal life

Man's father, Cristian, is a football coach and former player in the Divizia B.[45][46]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2024[47]
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  1. Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in Serie A promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[48]
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Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Man goal.[48]
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Honours

FCSB[47]

Individual

References

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    "Finalmente! Il Parma c'è: è vivo per la corsa salvezza, 2-0 alla Roma. Hernani: "Eravamo convinti di farcela: ci crediamo"" [Finally! Parma is there: it is alive and in the race to save itself, 2–0 over Roma. Hernani: "We were convinced we could do it: we believe in it"]. Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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    "Man a debutat pentru naţională: "Nu mi-au tremurat genunchii, d-asta m-am apucat de fotbal!"" [Man made his debut for the national team: "My knees did not shake, that's why I started playing football!"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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    ""Dennis Man?… În rest, e un fotbalist complet". Cuvintele frumoase spuse de selecționerul care-l cunoaște perfect pe jucătorul de la FCSB" ["Dennis Man...? Apart from that, he is a complete footballer." The kind words said by the national team coach that knows the FCSB player the best] (in Romanian). ProSport. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020. ...he can play in the central area, behind the forward, he can even play as a lone striker like he did at UTA, he can play in the right wing, the left wing.
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    "Rădoi a găsit cel mai complet jucător din Liga 1. Are sau nu FCSB identitate şi care e marea problemă a roş-albaştrilor?" [Rădoi named the most complete player in the Liga 1. Does FCSB have an identity and which is the main issue of the Red-Blues?] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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    ""Am vorbit mai mult cu el decât cu fiul meu". Giuseppe Iachini a spus cum l-a făcut pe Dennis Man să "renască" la Parma" ["I've spoken to him more than I did with my son." Giuseppe Iachini revealed how he made Dennis Man "be reborn" at Parma] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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