Andreias Calcan
Andreias Cristian Calcan (born 9 April 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club FC Argeș Pitești. In his career he also played for other Romanian sides such as Universitatea Cluj, Viitorul Constanța[1] or CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea and in the Netherlands for Willem II, FC Dordrecht and Almere City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreias Cristian Calcan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | CSȘ Slatina | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ardealul Cluj | ||
| 2010–2012 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Universitatea Cluj | 42 | (1) |
| 2014 | → CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Willem II | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Almere City | 17 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Viitorul Constanța | 18 | (5) |
| 2020 | Újpest | 9 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Politehnica Iași | 22 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Mezőkövesd | 21 | (2) |
| 2022– | Argeș Pitești | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Romania U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2016 | |||
Club career
Early years / Universitatea Cluj
Calcan started playing football in his hometown as a youngster for CSS Slatina under the command of Ion Pârvulescu, the coach who previously discovered two other significant Romanian players: Ionel Dănciulescu and Claudiu Niculescu.[2] When he was fourteen he moved to Ardealul Cluj of Cluj-Napoca and in 2010 he joined FC Universitatea Cluj together with twelve other teammates.[3] On 23 August 2013, Calcan made his debut in Liga I, the Romanian top football league, in a 6–0 away loss against FC Dinamo București.[4]
Willem II
On 22 July 2016, Calcan moved abroad for the first time to sign a two-year contract with Dutch side Willem II.[5]
Honours
Club
Universitatea Cluj
- Cupa României runner-up: 2014–15
Viitorul Constanța
References
- ^ Bine ai venit, Andreias Calcan!. fcviitorul.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Andreas Calcan: Universitatea înseamnă mult pentru mine" [Andreas Calcan: Universitatea means a lot to me]. RomanianSoccer (in Romanian). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ [Are they losing Calcan too? Universitatea's "wonderkid" demands contract termination]. Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ . DigiSport (in Romanian). 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ [Andreas Calcan signed a contract with Willem II]. Willem II (in Dutch). 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
External links
- Andreias Calcan at Soccerbase
- Andreias Calcan at Soccerway
- Andreias Calcan – UEFA competition record ()