Deniz Giafer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Constanța, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
1599 Șelimbăr (on loan from Bihor Oradea) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| 2010–2021 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Dinamo București | 47 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Tunari (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bihor Oradea | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | → 1599 Șelimbăr (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Romania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania U20 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Deniz Giafer (Dobrujan Tatar: Deñíz Ğafer; born 11 May 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga II club 1599 Șelimbăr, on loan from Bihor Oradea.
Club career
Dinamo București
While a junior at Dinamo in 2017, Giafer traveled to Portugal club Benfica for a trial and he came close to sign for them, but the transfer failed due to Dinamo's demands.[1] He made his Liga I debut for Dinamo București against FC Voluntari on 19 July 2021.[2][3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dinamo București | 2021–22 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga II | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||||
| Tunari (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga II | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Bihor Oradea | 2024–25 | Liga II | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1599 Șelimbăr (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga II | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Liga II | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 87 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 99 | 2 | ||||
Personal life
He is of Tatar ethnicity.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Povestea lui Deniz Giafer, un puști buftean care a debutat la Dinamo în Liga 1" (in Romanian). expresuldebuftea.ro. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Șefii lui Dinamo exultă: "Am câștigat un jucător! Hai să vedem și partea pozitivă"". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Surprizele lui Dario Bonetti în echipa de start a lui Dinamo! Italianul a apelat la un cuplu inedit de fundași centrali". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links
- Deniz Giafer at Soccerway
- Deniz Giafer – Romanian league stats at LPF (archived 2022-05-29) (in Romanian)