Cătălin Cîrjan

Cătălin Ionuț Cîrjan (born 1 December 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club FC Dinamo București.

Cătălin Cîrjan
Personal information
Full name Cătălin Ionuț Cîrjan
Date of birth (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Bucureşti
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2019 Viitorul Domnești
2019–2023 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Arsenal 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Rapid București (loan) 17 (0)
2024– Dinamo Bucureşti 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Romania U16 1 (0)
2023– Romania U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Club career

Early career / Arsenal

During his junior years, Cîrjan was part of the youth setup of Romanian lower league team Viitorul Domnești,[1][2][3][4] and joined the academy of Premier League club Arsenal in July 2019.[5][6][7]

His development in London was hampered by serious knee injuries that put him out of action for over a year. In May 2022, it was announced that Cîrjan signed a new contract with Arsenal.[8]

There was a 480-day gap between his appearance in a friendly with Boreham Wood and his return in an under-21 match in August 2022. By the next month, Cîrjan was already training with the first-team squad.[9]

Cîrjan was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2023–24 season following the expiration of his contract.[10]

On 23 June 2023, after several weeks of speculations,[11] Cîrjan returned to Romania by signing for Liga I club Rapid București on a one-year loan.[12] He made his debut as a senior in a goalless league draw with Sepsi OSK on 14 July.

In June 2024, he signed a three year contract with Dinamo București.[13]

References
  1. "Cătălin Cîrjan, cel mai promițător fotbalist român. Englezii pariază că va ajunge un star. "Mă antrenez cu jucători pe care îi alegeam pe PlayStation"". liga2.prosport.ro.
  2. "Catalin Cirjan, noua senzatie a lui Arsenal! Povestea pustiului care a plecat din Liga 3, direct la clubul de pe Emirates". sport.ro.
  3. "Românul care la 10 ani juca în Liga a 4-a i-a cucerit pe fanii lui Arsenal. Cum l-au poreclit". eurosport.ro. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Arsenal may have their own Anthony Elanga in the first-team after impressing Arteta". Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Catalin Cirjan remains very highly-rated at Arsenal". tbrfootball.com.
  6. "Arsenal make major decision on wonderkid after impressive debut season". football.london.
  7. "Catalin Carjan reveals how Arsenal convinced him to complete transfer". metro.co.uk.
  8. "Catalin Cirjan signs new contract". Arsenal.com.
  9. "Arsenal's dressing room helped Catalin Cirjan battle back – he's now pushing for first team". The Athletic.
  10. "22 players to depart Arsenal at end of contacts". Arsenal FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. "EXCLUSIV Lovituri URIAȘE pregătite de Rapid: Șucu vrea titlul cu Balotelli, marea speranță a lui Arsenal și un ex-jucător de la Barça! Condiția pusă de SuperMario" [EXCLUSIVE HUGE hits prepared by Rapid: Șucu wants the title with Balotelli, Arsenal's great hope and an ex-Barça player! The condition set by SuperMario]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. "OFICIAL - Rapid, transfer pentru titlu în SuperLiga" [OFFICIAL - Rapid, transfer for winning the SuperLiga title] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 23 June 2023.
  13. Luminiţa Turcu (13 June 2024). "FC Dinamo anunţă transferul jucătorului Cătălin Cîrjan" [FC Dinamo announces the transfer of Cătălin Cîrjan] (in Romanian). news.ro.
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