Ștefan Târnovanu (born 9 May 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.
 Târnovanu with FCSB in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Iași, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Politehnica Iași | 15 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Știința Miroslava (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sportul Snagov (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | FCSB | 106 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Romania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Romania | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editTârnovanu made his senior debut on 31 March 2018, aged 17, starting for Știința Miroslava in a 0–1 loss to Hermannstadt while on loan in the second league. On 30 November that year, he appeared for the first time in the Liga I for his boyhood club Politehnica Iași in a 1–1 home draw to Sepsi OSK.[1]
Târnovanu was then again sent out on loan in the Liga II, moving to Sportul Snagov for the second half of the 2018–19 season.
FCSB
editOn 29 September 2019, it was announced that Târnovanu agreed a deal in advance to join FCSB the following summer. Politehnica Iași received €200,000 and also retained 15% interest on the capital gain of a possible future transfer.[2][3] Târnovanu made his debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 19 May 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 league loss to Universitatea Craiova.[4]
On 20 December, he kept a clean sheet in a draw against Sepsi OSK, being named one of the best players of the game by the Gazeta Sporturilor daily.[5] Following some unconvincing performances of regular starter Andrei Vlad, Târnovanu became the first-choice goalkeeper at the club in March 2022.[6]
In the 2023–24 season, Târnovanu aided FCSB in winning the national championship[7] by making 39 appearances and having the most clean sheets (15).
International career
editIn June 2021, Târnovanu was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics, but did not feature in any match.[8]
Târnovanu was called up to the senior team for the first time by coach Edward Iordănescu on 24 May 2022, for the four opening group games with Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Finland in the UEFA Nations League.[9] He made his debut on 20 November that year, in a 5–0 away friendly thrashing of Moldova.
On 7 June 2024, Târnovanu was named in Romania's squad for the Euro 2024,[10] but did not play in any game.
Personal life
editIn September 2018, media outlets reported that Târnovanu was temporarily removed from the Romania national under-19 team after shopping online with his roommate's bank card. The goalkeeper stated that "things were misunderstood" and he and Andrei Cristea-David are friends.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Politehnica Iași | 2018–19 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Știința Miroslava (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 4 | 0 | |||
| Sportul Snagov (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga II | 4 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FCSB | 2020–21 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ― | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ― | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 129 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | |||
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editFCSB[12]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Poli Iaşi – Sepsi 1-1 în etapa a 17-a din LIGA 1. Vezi CLASAMENTUL" [Poli Iași - Sepsi 1–1 in the 17th round of the LIGA 1. See THE LEAGUE TABLE] (in Romanian). România TV. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Ștefan Târnovanu a semnat cu FCSB. Prima reacție a noului portar al vicecampioanei: "De mic copil sunt stelist și mi s-a împlinit un vis să joc la această echipă"" [Ștefan Târnovanu signed with FCSB. The first reaction of the new goalkeeper of the vice-champion: "As a child I was a Steaua fan and a dream came true for me to play for this team"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Ștefan Târnovanu a semnat cu FCSB" [Ștefan Târnovanu signed with FCSB] (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "FCSB atacă Universitatea Craiova cu juniorii! Surprize imense în echipa lui Toni Petrea" [FCSB attacks Universitatea Craiova with the juniors! Big surprises in Toni Petrea's team] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "FCSB a câștigat un fotbalist » Titular de conjunctură, Târnovanu a salvat-o pe FCSB de la înfrângere" [FCSB has won a footballer » A starter by chance, Târnovanu saved FCSB from defeat]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Gigi Becali după ce FCSB a primit ofertă pentru Târnovanu de la Genoa" [EXCLUSIVE Gigi Becali's reaction after FCSB received an offer for Târnovanu from Genoa] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
Benched at FCSB, after in the last season made an error in a match with FC Argeș, ended 0–1, Andrei Vlad now has the chance to return in goal.
- ^ "FCSB, campioana Superligii României!" [FCSB, champion of the Romanian Superliga!] (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Edi Iordănescu a anunțat lotul complet pentru meciurile din Liga Națiunilor » 3 jucători convocați în premieră" [Edi Iordănescu announced the complete squad for the Nations League matches » 3 players called up for the first time]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Lotul României pentru EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for EURO 2024] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV UPDATE Scandal în lotul României! Selecționerul l-a exclus din lot după ce i-a fotografiat cardul unui coleg și a făcut cumpărături online + reacția jucătorului" [EXCLUSIVE UPDATE Fuss in the Romanian squad! The manager excluded him from the squad after taking a photo of a teammate's card and shopping online + the reaction of player]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Ștefan Târnovanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Ștefan Târnovanu". European Football. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
edit- Ștefan Târnovanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- FCSB official profile (in Romanian)