Alexandru Ișfan
 Ișfan with Argeș Pitești in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandru Mihai Ișfan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mioveni, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gloria Buzău (on loan from Universitatea Craiova) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Școala de Fotbal Dănuț Coman | ||
| 2014–2016 | → Mioveni (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Mioveni | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Mioveni | 60 | (8) |
| 2018 | → Unirea Bascov (loan) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Argeș Pitești | 60 | (7) |
| 2023– | Universitatea Craiova | 24 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Gloria Buzău (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Alexandru Mihai Ișfan (born 31 January 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Gloria Buzău, on loan from Universitatea Craiova.
Club career
[edit]Mioveni
[edit]Ișfan made his senior debut for his hometown club Mioveni on 9 March 2019, in a 0–2 loss to Metaloglobus București in the Liga II championship. He registered his first goal in the competition on 15 May that year, scoring in a 6–0 away thrashing of Dacia Unirea Brăila.
Argeș Pitești
[edit]On 20 April 2021, Ișfan signed with nearby Liga I team Argeș Pitești for a rumoured transfer fee of €50,000,[1] with Mioveni also retaining 45% interest on the capital gain of a potential future sale.[2] He made his professional debut on 17 July by starting in a 0–1 league loss to Universitatea Craiova.[3]
In the winter transfer window of 2022, four-time defending champions CFR Cluj were interested in acquiring Ișfan, but a deal could not be agreed upon.[4] He went on to amass 43 games and four goals in all competitions during his first season with "the White-Violets", as they finished on the sixth place overall in the league table.
On 29 July 2022, amid rumours of transfer bids from Universitatea Craiova and FCSB, Ișfan netted his first career double in a 3–1 Liga I defeat of recently promoted Universitatea Cluj.[5] On 9 August, it was announced that FC Argeș acquired his remaining federative rights for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Universitatea Craiova
[edit]On 4 January 2023, Ișfan was transferred to Universitatea Craiova for a rumoured fee of €650,000 plus 25% interest. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the option of another year with the Alb-albaștrii.[7]
Ișfan played 16 matches during the remainder of the season, of which 13 as a starter, but failed to score any goal. His poor form continued, and on 17 January 2024 was sent on a one-and-a-half-year loan to fellow Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 11 November 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mioveni | 2018–19 | Liga II | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga II | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga II | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 66 | 8 | |||
| Argeș Pitești | 2021–22 | Liga I | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 60 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 67 | 8 | ||||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2022–23 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Gloria Buzău (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga I | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 175 | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 192 | 17 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "FC Argeș, transfer din play-off-ul Ligii 2! Cât au plătit piteștenii" [FC Argeș, transfer from the Liga 2 play-offs! How much "the Pitești People" paid]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Culisele transferului lui Alexandru Ișfan de la FC Argeș. Câți bani cer piteștenii și ce procente are CS Mioveni. Exclusiv" [Behind the scenes of the transfer of Alexandru Ișfan from FC Argeș. How much money are Piteștenii asking for and what percentage does CS Mioveni still own? Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "CS Universitatea Craiova - FC Argeș 1-0 » Andrei Ivan, salvatorul oltenilor la debutul în noul sezon" [CS Universitatea Craiova - FC Argeș 1–0 » Andrei Ivan, the saviour of "the Oltenia People" in the campaign opener]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Universitatea Craiova pregătește transferul "perlei" de la FC Argeș: "Și CFR l-a vrut"" [Universitatea Craiova prepares the transfer of FC Argeș' "jewel": "CFR also wanted him"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Disputat de FCSB și Universitatea Craiova, Ișfan a fost magistral: "Se vorbește despre mine peste tot". Ce spune de transfer" [Disputed by FCSB and Universitatea Craiova, Ișfan was masterful: "People are talking about me everywhere." What does he say about a transfer] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Lovitură pentru Mihai Rotaru: FC Argeș l-a cumpărat în totalitate pe Alexandru Ișfan. Anunțul primarului din Pitești" [Blow for Mihai Rotaru: FC Argeș acquired Alexandru Ișfan completely] (in Romanian). ProSport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Primul transfer-bombă din mercato: Alexandru Ișfan la Universitatea Craiova! Fotbalistul a fost prezentat oficial. Update exclusiv" [The first bomb-transfer of the mercato: Alexandru Ișfan to Universitatea Craiova! The footballer was officially unveiled. Exclusive update] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Bun venit, Alexandru Ișfan!" [Welcome, Alexandru Ișfan!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Alexandru Ișfan at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Alexandru Ișfan at Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Argeș County
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Liga III players
- CS Mioveni players
- FC Argeș Pitești players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- FC Gloria Buzău players
- Romania men's youth international footballers
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen