Andreas Calcan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Cristian Calcan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Willem II | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | CSS Slatina | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ardealul Cluj | ||
| 2010–2012 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Universitatea Cluj | 42 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Râmnicu Vâlcea (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016– | Willem II | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2016. | |||
Andreas Cristian Calcan (born 9 April 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club Willem II.
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Willem II
On 22 July 2016, Calcan moved abroad for the first time to sign a two-year contract with Dutch side Willem II.[4]
Honours
Club
- Universitatea Cluj
- Cupa României: Runner-up 2014–15
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Îl pierd și pe Calcan? „Puștiul-minune" al Universității cere rezilierea contractului" [Are they losing Calcan too? Universitatea's "wonderkid" demands the contract termination]. Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dinamo – "U" Cluj 6–0". DigiSport (in Romanian). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Andreias Calcan tekent alsnog contract bij Willem II" [Andreas Calcan signed a contract with Willem II]. Willem II (in Dutch). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
External links
- Andreas Calcan career statistics at Soccerbase
- Andreas Calcan profile at Soccerway
- Andreas Calcan – UEFA competition record