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Romanian footballer (born 2000)
Daniel Bîrligea
Full name
George Daniel Bîrligea
[1] Date of birth
(2000-04-19 ) 19 April 2000 (age 24) Place of birth
Brăila , Romania Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position(s)
Forward Current team
CFR Cluj Number
9 0000 –2016
ASD Cantera Ribolla 2016–2019
Palermo Years
Team
Apps
(
Gls ) 2019–2022
Teramo
32
(4) 2022–
CFR Cluj
77
(20) 2022–2023
Romania U21
13
(4) 2023–
Romania
2
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024
George Daniel Bîrligea (born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional
footballer who plays as a
forward for
Liga I club
CFR Cluj and the
Romania national team .
Club career
Early career / Teramo
Born in
Brăila , Bîrligea moved to Italy at age 12 with his mother and elder sister,
[2] where he represented ASD Cantera Ribolla and
Palermo at junior level.
[3]
On 22 January 2020, Bîrligea made his
Serie C debut for
Teramo in a 1–0 win over
Catanzaro .
[4] Over the course of two years with Il diavolo , he amassed seven goals from 43 appearances in all competitions.
[5]
CFR Cluj
On 26 January 2022, Bîrligea returned to Romania after agreeing to a contract with defending champions
CFR Cluj .
[5]
[6] He made his debut on 5 February, coming on as a 87th-minute
substitute for
Claudiu Petrila in a 1–1
Liga I draw at
Universitatea Craiova .
[7]
Bîrligea scored his first goal for "the White and Burgundies" on 1 May 2022, in a 1–0 league defeat of
Farul Constanța .
[8] Two weeks later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over Universitatea Craiova, as his club was crowned national champion one fixture prior to the end of the
season .
[9]
On 10 November 2022, Bîrligea scored his first career
hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of
Dumbrăvița counting for the
Cupa României
group stage .
[10]
International career
Bîrligea made his debut for the
Romania national under-21 team on 25 March 2022,
equalising late in an eventual 2–1
friendly win against
Finland at the
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in
Bucharest .
[11] In June 2023, he was selected by manager
Emil Săndoi in the squad for the
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship .
[12]
In September 2023, Bîrligea received his first call-up to the
Romania senior national team for the
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against
Israel and
Kosovo .
[13]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 18 May 2024
[14]
[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Teramo
2019–20
Serie C
8
1
4
[a]
0
—
1
[b]
0
13
1
2020–21
Serie C
8
1
2
[c]
0
—
1
[b]
0
11
1
2021–22
Serie C
16
2
3
[a]
3
—
—
19
5
Total
32
4
9
3
0
0
2
0
43
7
CFR Cluj
2021–22
Liga I
6
1
—
—
—
6
1
2022–23
Liga I
31
5
4
4
2
0
1
[d]
0
38
9
2023–24
Liga I
40
14
4
1
2
0
—
46
15
Total
77
20
8
5
4
0
1
0
90
25
Career total
109
24
17
8
4
0
3
0
133
32
International
As of match played 4 June 2024
[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Romania
2023
1
0
2024
1
0
Total
2
0
Honours
CFR Cluj
References
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Daniel Bîrligea on
Instagram
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"Fotbalistul care a impresionat la națională, deși nu joacă în Liga 1. Italia l-a crescut, dar a visat doar la tricoul lui Mutu: "Mama muncea ca "badanta" în Italia. I-a fost greu să ne întrețină" | EXCLUSIV" [The footballer who impressed at the national team, even though he does not play in the Liga 1. Italy raised him, but he only dreamed of Mutu's shirt: "My mother worked as a "caregiver" in Italy. It was difficult for her to support us" | EXCLUSIVE] (in Romanian).
ProSport . 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"Le "Giovani aquile" del Palermo U17: conosciamo meglio la punta Birligea" [The "Young Eagles" of Palermo U17: get to know better the forward Birligea] (in Italian). RaccontiRosanero.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"Teramo vs. Catanzaro - 22 January 2022" . Soccerway. 22 January 2020.
^
a
b
"CFR Cluj a realizat al 4-lea transfer la iernii » Atacant adus din Italia" [CFR Cluj made its fourth transfer of the winter » A forward brought from Italy].
Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"CFR Cluj a anunțat al patrulea transfer al iernii" [CFR Cluj announced the fourth transfer of the winter] (in Romanian).
Digi Sport . 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
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"VIDEO Liga 1: CSU Craiova vs CFR Cluj 1-1 / Oltenii au egalat la ultima fază - Campioana, doi jucători eliminați" [VIDEO Liga 1: CSU Craiova vs CFR Cluj 1–1 / Oltenii equalized late - The champion, with two players sent off] (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"Cine e Daniel Birligea, eroul CFR-ului din meciul cu Farul: "Am plecat la 12 ani în Italia" " [Who is Daniel Birligea, the hero of CFR in the match against Farul: "I left for Italy at the age of 12"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
^
a
b
"CFR Cluj – Universitatea Craiova 2-1. Ardelenii câștigă al cincilea titlu consecutiv cu o etapă înainte de final. Video" [CFR Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 2–1. The Transylvanians win the fifth consecutive title with one fixture before the final. Video]. Fanatik.ro. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"Reacția lui Daniel Bîrligea după ce Dan Petrescu l-a descris drept un jucător veșnic accidentat" [Daniel Bîrligea's reaction after Dan Petrescu described him as an eternally injured player]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
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"FOTO Comeback de senzație pe "Arcul de Triumf"! România U21 învinge pe final Finlanda U21: Miculescu, MVP!" [PHOTO Sensational comeback on the "Arcul de Triumf"! Romania U21 defeats Finland U21 in the late moments: Miculescu, MVP!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian).
Romanian Football Federation . 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
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"Lotul României pentru partidele cu Israel și Kosovo din preliminariile EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for the EURO 2024 qualifying matches with Israel and Kosovo] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023 .
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Daniel Bîrligea at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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"Daniel Birligea » Club matches" . worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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"Daniel Bîrligea" . European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
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