Adrian Ioan Hora (; born 21 August 1988) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Bihor Oradea, which he captains. Deployed mainly as a winger during the first part of his career, he later found more success in the

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as a main striker.

Club career

Born in

Oradea Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...

in 1988, Hora started his career with youth club Oradea CSS. He started his professional career with

UTA Arad Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad (), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA (''Uzina Textilă Arad''; ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County that competes in the Liga I. The team was founded in 1945 ...

in 2005, playing at the club till 2008 when he joined Gloria Bistrița. He made his debut for UTA Arad on 10 September 2006 in a 2–0 victory against

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. Hora signed a three-year contract with the club in a 238,000 euro deal. He made his debut on 26 July in a 3–0 victory over

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. His first goal for the club came in a 2–2 draw over Steaua București. In his second season with the club, he made 30 appearances, finding the net four times. In June 2010, Hora signed for defending Romanian

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champions

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 ...

on a five-year contract. On joining the club, Hora said that he had spent "two beautiful years" at Gloria and also said that he wanted to make a mark in the

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. He played his first Champions League match on 15 September in a 2–1 win over Swiss club

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. In 2014, he spent a loan spell at

club

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with whom he won promotion to the first tier. He signed permanently for the club at the beginning of the 2014–15 season; where he would play 30 matches and score nine goals. In July 2015, Hora signed a three-year contract with

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. He ended the season as the league's top scorer with 20 goals. In August 2016, Hora signed a three-year contract with Turkish side

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for an undisclosed transfer fee. He made 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2016–17 campaign, recording his sole goal in a 3–0 victory over Karabükspor on 25 May 2017. Hora returned to Romania on 20 January 2019, penning a deal for an undisclosed period with

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. On 11 February 2019, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the ''Roș-albaștrii'' in a 3–0 league victory over

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. Thirteen days later, he helped to a 3–2 win against

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after netting a double.

International career

In January 2015, Hora was called up to the Romania national team for the unofficial

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against

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and

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. He came on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw against the former. He earned his first official

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for the nation on 23 March 2016, replacing Bogdan Stancu in a 1–0 victory over

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at the

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Personal life

During his spell at Gloria Bistrița in 2010, Hora caused a

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in the city of

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after a match against CFR Cluj. In October 2012, the

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court handed him a six-month prison sentence after he was convicted of driving the vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

CFR Cluj *

: 2011–12 *

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runner-up:

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Konyaspor *

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: 2016–17 *

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Individual

top scorer: 2015–16 *

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Liga I Player of the Month: October 2015

References

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