Steliano Filip (born 15 May 1994) is a Romanian professional

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who plays for

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club

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. He started his career as a winger, but was moved to a defensive position and became a

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Club career

Filip started his career at the LPS Banatul football school, in

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. His first professional contract came in 2011, when he accepted the offer that came from FC Maramureș Baia Mare, although

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wanted him to remain in the city. He impressed at Baia Mare, entering the attention of Juventus Torino.

Dinamo București

In the summer of 2012, Filip made a big step in his career, moving to

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, where he signed a 5-year contract. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a friendly game against Austrian team SK Klagenfurt. His first match in

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came on 26 August 2012, when he replaced

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in the 75th minute of a game against Petrolul Ploiești.

Hajduk Split

On 23 January 2018, he signed for Croatian club

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on a three and a half year deal, picking the shirt number 77.

Dunărea Călărași

On 15 February 2019 he signed for Dunărea Călărași.

Viitorul Constanța

On 21 June 2019 Steliano Filip signed a 2-year contract with Viitorul Constanța. On 20 January 2020, Viitorul Constanța released Filip.

Return to Dinamo

In January 2021, he returned to Dinamo București, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He was one of the most important players of the club in the 2021-2022 season, which marked the first relegation in history for the club. During the season, he was involved in several scandals, being widely considered one of the most underperfoming players in the team. On 12 September, he saw a direct red card for violent conduct in the derby against

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. In December, after several poor games, he was excluded from the squad by manager

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. He reintegrated the team in March, under the new manager

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, but he continued to underperform and to appear constantly in media, in debates with former manager

and with Dinamo supporters. He left the club in July 2022, just days after Dinamo relegated from

. Among others, there were rumours that Filip's salary was partly supported by businessman Nicolae Badea, while the club's accounts were blocked. There were also rumours about an investigation into match fixing involving Filip during the 2021-22 season.

Mezőkövesdi SE

On 30 November 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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International career

Filip made his debut for Romania U-17 on 24 March 2011 in a game against Iceland U-17. He played with the under-17 team at the

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. His first game for the national under-21 team was played in August 2013, against Cyprus. He made his debut for the

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on 17 November 2015, in a friendly game against Italy, played in Bologna.

Career statistics

Club

International stats

Honours

;Dinamo București * Cupa României runner-up: 2015–16 *

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: 2016–17 *

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;Hajduk Split *

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runner-up: 2017–18 ;Viitorul Constanța *

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References

External links

*
Player profile on FC Dinamo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Filip, Steliano 1994 births Living people Footballers from Timișoara Sportspeople from Buzău Romanian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Romania men's international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's youth international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Liga I players Liga II players Croatian Football League players Super League Greece players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players FC Dinamo București players HNK Hajduk Split players FC Dunărea Călărași players FC Viitorul Constanța players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary