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2023–24 CFR Cluj Season
The 2023–24 season was CFR Cluj's 117th season in existence and 20th consecutive in the Liga I. They also competed in the Cupa României and the UEFA Europa Conference League. Players First-team squad Other players under contract Out on loan Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Liga I League table Results summary Results by round Matches Cupa României Group stage UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying rounds =Second qualifying round= The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 CFR Cluj Season CFR Cluj seasons CFR Cluj CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'' in 1907, when Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary, the club's current name is an acronym for ''Căile Ferate Române'' ("Romanian Railways"). Before its promotion to Liga I in 2004–05 Divizia A, 2004, CFR Cluj primarily competed in the Romanian football league system, lower divisions. Since then, the club has increasingly relied on List of foreign Liga I players, foreign players to achieve success. In the 2005–06 Divizia A, 2005–06 season, CFR participated in its first UEFA, European competition, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, Intertoto Cup, finishing as runners-up. With substantial financial backing from former owner Árpád Pászkány, the club won its first national championship in the 2007–08 Liga I, 2007–08 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlind Ajeti
Arlind Afrim Ajeti (born 25 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Bodrum. Born in Switzerland, he represents Albania at international level. Early life Ajeti was born in Basel, Switzerland, to Albanian parents originally from Podujevo, Kosovo (then Yugoslavia), who had emigrated to Switzerland as did many Kosovans in the 1990s. Arlind was the first child of Afrim and Sylbije Ajeti. He is the older brother of twins Albian, who plays for Basel and the Switzerland national under-21 team; and Adonis, who plays for Rapperswil-Jona. In July 2015 the whole family became Albanian citizens. His father, Afrim, was also a footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Early years Ajeti's father Afrim was an inspiration for Arlind to start football when, aged 8, Arlind started playing each day with his father before beginning to play youth football with FC Concordia Basel at the age of 10. In 2004 he became a player of Basel, rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNK Rijeka
Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, of which they have been members since its foundation in 1992 and is the 2024-25 Croatian Football League, current champion. During the reconstruction of Stadion Kantrida, their traditional home ground, they have been based at Stadion Rujevica. Rijeka's traditional home colours are all white. The club was founded in 1904, with the football team being active at last since 1906, and following the tumultuous political changes that swept the border city of Rijeka in the following decades, it changed its name to U.S. Fiumana in 1926, to S.C.F. Quarnero in 1946, to NK Rijeka in 1954, and finally HNK Rijeka in 1995. Rijeka is the third-most successful Football in Croatia, Croatian football club, having won two Croatian First Football League, Croati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Krešić
Anton Krešić (; born 29 January 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club CFR Cluj. Club career Atalanta Loan to Trapani On 11 July 2016, Krešić was loaned to Serie B club Trapani on a season-long loan deal. On 1 October he made his professional debut in the Serie B for Trapani as a substitute replacing Caio de Cenco in the 85th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Cittadella. On 24 December he played his first entire match for Trapani, a 3–1 away defeat against Cesena. Krešić ended his season-long loan to Trapani with 11 appearances, including 10 as a starter. Loan to Avellino On 15 July 2017, Krešić was signed by Serie B side Avellino on a season-long loan deal. On 15 September he made his Serie B debut for Avellino as a substitute replacing Leonardo Morosini in the 64th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Cesena. On 18 September he played his first entire match for Avellino, a 1–1 home draw against Venezia. On 30 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matija Boben
Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj. Club career He made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the 2013–14 season for NK Triglav Kranj. On 4 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with a one-year-extension option with the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov. On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club Livorno on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer. On 5 October 2020, he went to Ternana on loan. On 8 July 2021, he moved to Ternana on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara. International career Boben made his debut for Slovenia in a January 2017 friendly match against Finland and his second international was a June 2018 friendly against Montenegro. Career statistics Club International Honours Ternana *Serie C: 2020–21 *Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovro Cvek
Lovro Cvek (born 6 July 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Honours Zorya Luhansk *Ukrainian Cup runner-up : 2020–21 CFR Cluj *Liga I: 2021–22 *Supercupa României runner-up: 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ... References External links * PrvaLiga profile 1995 births Living people Footballers from Varaždin Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players NK Zavrč players NK Aluminij players NK Celje players FK Senica players FC Zorya Luhansk players CFR Cluj players FC Ordabasy players Second Football League ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Bălgrădean
Cristian Emanuel Bălgrădean (; born 21 March 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga III club Unirea Alba Iulia. Since making his debut in the first division in 2010, Bălgrădean has amassed over 200 matches in the competition for Dinamo București, Universitatea Craiova, FCSB, and CFR Cluj, among others. With the former team, he won the Cupa României and the Supercupa României in 2012, and with the latter the Liga I and the Supercupa României in 2021. Bălgrădean registered his full debut for the Romania national team in November 2011, in a 3–1 friendly victory over Greece. Club career Bălgrădean started his career as a youngster at Helmut Duckadam football school in Arad. After the school was disbanded, he joined the junior groups of Atletico Arad. In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with Minerul Lupeni. His evolution was impressive, and he was bought by FC Brașov. In 2008, he was transferred permanently b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Bîrligea
George Daniel Bîrligea (; born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team. Raised in Italy from age 12, Bîrligea started his senior career with Serie C club Teramo in 2020. Two years later, he returned to his native country at defending champions CFR Cluj. In 2024, he transferred to domestic rivals FCSB for an initial fee of €2 million. At international level, Bîrligea made his full debut for Romania in October 2023, in a 4–0 UEFA Euro qualifier win over Andorra. The next year, he was selected in the squad for Euro 2024. Club career Early career / Teramo Born in Brăila, Bîrligea spent part of his childhood in Constanța, where he started practising young football with local club Metalul. He also trained at the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, before returning to his native city at Luceafărul Brăila. Bîrligea relocated again at age 12, moving abroad to Italy with his mother and elder sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durel Avounou
Bel Durel Avounou (born 25 September 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who last plays as midfielder for TFF First League club Çorum and the Congo national football team. Club career Born in Brazzaville, Avounou began his career with CESD La Djiri before signing a five-year contract with French team Caen in 2015. He made his senior debut on 5 August 2017 in the Ligue 1 first-round game at Montpellier. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan with Ligue 2 side Orléans. At the end of his Caen contract, Avounou joined Le Mans, signing a one-year contract with the option of an additional year in June 2020. On 10 June 2022, Avounou signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with Ümraniyespor in Turkey. In July 2023 he signed for Romanian club CFR Cluj. He left the club in July 2024. In August 2024 he signed for TFF First League club Çorum. International career He made his international debut for the Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matei Ilie
Matei Cristian Ilie (born 11 December 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj. Club career Padova He made his Serie C debut on 10 September 2022 in a game against Vicenza. On 1 September 2023, Ilie's contract with Padova was terminated by mutual consent. CFR Cluj On 5 September 2023, Ilie signed with CFR Cluj. Personal life His father, Constantin, was also a professional footballer. Career statistics Club Honours Padova * Coppa Italia Serie C: 2021–22 CFR Cluj *Cupa României: 2024–25 *Supercupa României runner-up: 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilie, Matei 2002 births Living people Romanian men's footballers Romanian expatriate m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevhen Konoplyanka
Yevhen Olehovych Konoplyanka (; born 29 September 1989) is a Ukrainian former professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger. Konoplyanka began his professional career at FC Dnipro, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, where he made his debut in 2007 and featured in 211 matches across all competitions, scoring 45 goals and helping them to the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final. He then moved on a free transfer to the opponent team who won that match, Sevilla FC, Sevilla, and won the UEFA Europa League, Europa League in his only season in Spain before joining FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 on an initial loan. In 2019, Konoplyanka returned to his native country with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk, before brief stints at KS Cracovia (football), Cracovia and CFR Cluj. A full international for Ukraine national football team, Ukraine from 2010 to 2023, Konoplyanka earned over 80 cap (sports), caps and scored 21 goals. He represented his nation in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Mihai
Luca Alessandro Mihai (born 11 October 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga I club UTA Arad. Career He made his senior debut for Trento on 3 September 2022, in a 2–0 Serie C loss over Juventus U23 Juventus Next Gen (), also known as Juve Next Gen or Juve NG, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of club Juventus. They compete in , and play their home games at the Stadio La Marm .... On 31 January 2023, Mihai moved on loan to AlbinoLeffe, with an option to buy. On 16 April 2024, while playing an away match for Poli Iasi, Mihai sustained multiple head injuries following a collision with Dinamo player Josué Homawoo. He was taken to hospital by ambulance where he had to overgo CT scans. References 2003 births Living people Footballers from Bucharest Romanian men's footballers Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
