Adrian Marius Stoian (born 11 February 1991) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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. He is noted for his versatility.

Club career

Stoian started his career at

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's football school, which he joined in 2006.

Roma

In 2009, he joined

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team

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. He made his Serie A debut on 21 March 2009 against

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as a substitute for

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in the last minutes of the game. Stoian spent the

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season on loan at

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, but he did not manage to impress due to an injury that sidelined him for good part of the year.

Loan to Bari

On 5 August 2011, Stoian joined

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on a season-long loan deal that bring teammates

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and

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to the team too. In order to formalize the deal, Stoian also signed a new three-year contract with €86,700 annual gross wage. In December, Stoian had a great game against

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, when he scored two goals in a 3–1 victory. On 14 January 2012, he closed the scoring in the 2–0 victory against

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. On 11 March, Stoian brought his team the victory, with a last minute goal against

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. He finished an impressive 2011–12 season scoring five goals from 31 games for Bari. On 22 June 2012, A.S. Bari activated a buy-out clause in his contract for €300K in co-ownership deal and Stoian signed for them. A week later, Roma bought him back from Bari for a fee of €1 million.

Chievo

In the summer of 2012, after an excellent season in

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, Stoian joined

Chievo Verona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo , is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a ...

in another co-ownership deal for €500,000, in a deal that involved Chievo midfielder Michael Bradley going the other way. His first goal in

came on 31 October later that year, in a 2–0 home win against

. It was also the first goal of Stoian for his new club. In January 2015 Stoian was signed by Serie B club

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in a temporary deal. In June 2015 Chievo acquired Stoian for free. Stoian's contract was canceled in a mutual consent on 21 August.

Crotone

On 25 August 2015, Stoian was signed by Crotone on a free transfer. He signed a three-year deal.

Livorno

On 19 August 2019, he signed with

club Livorno.

Ascoli

On 12 January 2021 he returned to Italy and signed with

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International career

Stoian made his international debut against

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, playing the last ten minutes of a friendly game on 4 June 2013.

Career statistics

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International

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoian, Adrian 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Craiova Romanian footballers Romania youth international footballers Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Liga I players A.S. Roma players S.S.C. Bari players Delfino Pescara 1936 players A.C. ChievoVerona players Genoa C.F.C. players F.C. Crotone players U.S. Livorno 1915 players FC Steaua București players FC Viitorul Constanța players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy