Gabriel Nicolae Enache (; born 18 August 1990) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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or a winger for

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side FC U Craiova 1948.

Club career

Mioveni

Enache scored his first

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goal in a 1–1 second division draw with FCM Târgoviște on 23 August 2008. On 22 July 2011, aged 20, he recorded his first

appearance in a 0–1 loss to

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Astra Giurgiu

In the summer of 2012, Enache agreed to a four-year contract with the option of another year with Astra Ploiești, soon relocated and renamed Astra Giurgiu. On 23 October 2014, Enache scored the last goal of a UEFA Europa League group stage away game with Celtic, which ended in a 2–1 victory for "the Bhoys". He amassed Liga I totals of 102 matches and ten goals during his time at the club.

FCSB

On 22 February 2016,

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signed Enache on a five-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee. He was handed the number 44 shirt and played eleven games in the remainder of the

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. He scored his first goal for the ''Roș-albaștrii'' in a 1–1 draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu, on 1 May that year. In his following season at the club, Enache netted three goals in 29 league matches. On 24 February 2018, FCSB announced that his contract had been terminated on mutual agreement.

Rubin Kazan

On 28 February 2018, Enache signed a contract with Russian team

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. He made his competitive debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 league draw to Anzhi Makhachkala. His contract was not extended by Rubin as it expired at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Partizan

On 20 July 2018, it was announced Enache will join

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for the 2018–19 season. He made a deal with the club on same day, afternoon, choosing to wear number 44 shirt, which was assigned to

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in the past season. Enache made his debut for new club in starting line-up in the first leg match of the

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for

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campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja. On 7 September 2019, Enache left the club.

Return to Astra Giurgiu

On 19 September 2019, Enache signed a two-year contract with

club Astra Giurgiu.

International career

On 7 September 2014, Enache made his full debut for

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in a 1–0 win against

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counting for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, coming on as a substitute for Alexandru Maxim.

Personal life

Enache wed his partner Mădălina in May 2014. She gave birth to a daughter, however the couple filed for divorce in 2017. Enache has since been in a relationship with a woman he met during the marriage. Some of Enache's

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s are a representation of his religious beliefs.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Astra Giurgiu * Cupa României: 2013–14 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian 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 ...

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Steaua București *

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: 2015–16

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Enache, Gabriel 1990 births People from Argeș County Living people Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players CS Mioveni players FC Astra Giurgiu players FC Steaua București players FC Dunărea Călărași players FC U Craiova 1948 players Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Serbian SuperLiga players FK Partizan players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Kyzylzhar players FC Zhetysu players Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers Romanian expatriate footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Serbia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan