Andrei Ioan Cordea (born 24 June 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Saudi First Division League club Al-Tai.
Club career
Cordea moved to FCSB from Academia Clinceni for an undisclosed transfer fee on 5 June 2021,[1] signing a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause. On 15 July, he registered his debut in a goalless draw at Botoșani.
Cordea scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii seven days later, in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League defeat of Shakter Karagandy. On the 25th, he netted his first Liga I goal against Universitatea Craiova.
On 12 September 2021, he scored in a 6–0 rout of Dinamo București, which registered the greatest goal difference ever in the Eternal derby.
On 22 August 2023, Cordea joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a two-year deal.[2]
International career
Following his good display at FCSB, Cordea received his first call-up to the Romania national team and made his debut on 5 September 2021, in a 2–0 defeat of Liechtenstein counting for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 February 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Novara | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hermannstadt | 2019–20 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Academica Clinceni | 2020–21 | Liga I | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| FCSB | 2021–22 | Liga I | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 46 | 10 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | — | 95 | 16 | ||||
| Al-Tai | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Saudi First Division League | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 9 | |||||
| Career total | 181 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 202 | 30 | ||||
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
International
- As of match played 17 September 2023[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Andrei Cordea a bătut palma cu FCSB și jubilează: "Merg să iau titlul!"". gsp.ro.
- ^ "رسميا.. الطائي يضم الروماني كورديا". 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Lotul României convocat de Mirel Rădoi pentru partidele echipei naționale din septembrie 2021". Federația Română de Fotbal. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Andrei Cordea at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Andrei Cordea". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
- Andrei Cordea Archived 15 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine at Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian)
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