Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun (; born 1 April 1995) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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club

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 Vasut ...

. Păun spent most of his professional career at his boyhood club CFR Cluj, for which he made his debut in 2014 and appeared in over 230 league games. In 2022, he moved abroad for the first time by signing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva on an initial loan, and also played for Bnei Sakhnin, before returning to CFR Cluj two years later. Internationally, Păun made his first—and only—appearance for

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in June 2021, in a 0–1 friendly loss to

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Club career

Păun recorded his

debut for

on 14 March 2014, in a 2–2 away draw with Corona Brașov. He scored his first goal for the team on 28 April 2015, in a 2–1 home victory over Concordia Chiajna. On 28 September 2022, Păun joined Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a

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-long loan with an option to buy. On 15 November that year, it was announced that he signed for Be'er Sheva on a permanent deal until 2026. On 20 September 2023, Hapoel Be'er Sheva sent Păun on a season-long loan to fellow

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side Bnei Sakhnin, with the player's salary being split between the two clubs.

International career

Păun was called up to the Romania national team for the first time by coach Cosmin Contra on 30 August 2019, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against

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and

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. He finally registered his debut on 6 June 2021 by starting in a 0–1 friendly loss to

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

CFR Cluj *

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 *

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: 2015–16, 2024–25 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paun, Adrian 1995 births Living people People from Drăgășani Footballers from Vâlcea County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders CFR Cluj players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Liga I players Israeli Premier League players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers 21st-century Romanian sportsmen