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Cătălin Vulturar
Personal information
Full name Cătălin Alin Vulturar [1]
Date of birth (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Arad, Romania [1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UTA Arad
(on loan from Rapid București)
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2019 UTA Arad
2020–2024 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2018–2020 UTA Arad 3 (0)
2023–2024 Lecce 0 (0)
2024– Rapid București 0 (0)
2024– → UTA Arad (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2016 Romania U16 4 (0)
2021 Romania U18 2 (0)
2022–2023 Romania U19 6 (0)
2023– Romania U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Cătălin Alin Vulturar (born 9 March 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club UTA Arad, on loan from Rapid București.

Club career

Born in Arad, Romania, Vulturar started his career with UTA Arad, making his first team debut at the age of fourteen. [2] After rejecting an offer from FCSB, and trialling with Barcelona and Liverpool, he signed for Italian side Lecce in 2020. [3] In completing the transfer, he became the most expensive sale in UTA Arad history. [4] [5]

In October 2021, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide. [6] He has since been named captain of Lecce's under-19 side. [7]

On 1 February 2024, Lecce announced Vulturar's transfer to Rapid București. [8] Lecce reserved 40% of the sell-on fee and an option to match a purchase offer.

International career

Vulturar has represented Romania at under-18 and under-19 level. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 April 2024. [9]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UTA Arad 2018–19 Liga II 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 2 0 1 [a] 0 — 3 0
2020–21 Liga I 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Rapid București 2023–24 Liga I 0 0 — — 0 0
UTA Arad (loan) 2023–24 Liga I 7 0 — — 7 0
Career total 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Cupa României

Honours

UTA Arad

Lecce

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cătălin Vulturar at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Viitor pentru Arad! Vulturar a debutat în Liga a 2-a la doar 14 ani și nouă luni chiar pe terenul unde a debutat Hagi" [Future for Arad! Vulturar debuted in the 2nd League at only 14 years and nine months on the very ground where Hagi debuted]. specialarad.ro (in Romanian). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Cine e singurul fotbalist român inclus de The Guardian în TOP 60 cei mai talentați tineri din lume » În 2018 a refuzat să semneze cu FCSB!" [Who is the only Romanian footballer included by The Guardian in the TOP 60 most talented young people in the world » In 2018 he refused to sign with FCSB!]. gsp.ro (in Romanian). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ Sfara, Leo (5 October 2020). "Cătălin Vulturar lasă UTA pentru Lecce!" [Cătălin Vulturar leaves UTA for Lecce!]. aradon.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Vulturar, at the parting time with UTA and Lecce: "I wanted to make my debut in League 1, but I couldn't miss the opportunity to get into Italian football, one of my favorites"". tekdeeps.com. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ Sperti, Andrea (2 June 2022). "Talento e leadership: il futuro del Lecce si chiama Catalin Vulturar" [Talent and leadership: the future of Lecce is called Catalin Vulturar]. pianetalecce.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "CESSIONE VULTURAR" [VULTURAR ASSIGNMENT] (in Italian). US Lecce. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ^ Cătălin Vulturar at Soccerway
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