Adrian Păun

Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun[note 1] (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan konstanˈtin alekˈsandru ˈpə.un]; born 1 April 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for CFR Cluj.

For the Romanian poet, journalist, and politician, see Adrian Păunescu.
Adrian Păun
Personal information
Full name Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun
Date of birth (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995
Place of birth Drăgășani, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2008 Triumf Drăgășani
2008–2013 CFR Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– CFR Cluj 155 (20)
National team‡
2011 Romania U17 3 (0)
2013–2014 Romania U19 5 (1)
2015–2016 Romania U21 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2017

Club career

Păun recorded his Liga I debut for CFR Cluj on 14 March 2014, in a 2–2 away draw with Corona Brașov. He scored his first goal on 28 April 2015, in a 2–1 home victory over Concordia Chiajna.[4]

International career

Păun was called up to the Romania national team for the first time by coach Cosmin Contra on 30 August 2019, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Spain and Malta.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 August 2019[6]
Club statistics
Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CFR Cluj 2013–14 Liga I 4010000050
2014–15 201301011252
2015–16 323410010374
2016–17 294200010324
2017–18 192100000202
2018–19 273205000343
2019–20 2470012000367
Total 155201311803118922
Career total 155201311803118922

Honours

Club

CFR Cluj

References
  1. Some sources incorrectly give out his first name as being "Alexandru" and his surname as the single "Păun".[2] His actual surname is the double "Alexandru Păun",[3] in spite of the fact that children in Romania typically only take on their fathers' family names.
  1. "Adrian Paun" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. "Alexandru Păun a vorbit despre cea mai noua achiziţie a CFR-ului. "Este un jucător de valoare"" [Alexandru Păun talked about CFR's newest signing: "He is a valuable player"] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. "Alexandru Păun, de la CFR: "Dacă nu eram fotbalist, mi-ar fi plăcut să fiu actor de comedie"" [Alexandru Păun, of CFR: ”If I wasn't a footballer, I'd be a comedy actor”] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019. Adrian is my first name, Alexandru and Păun are my family names. I have two. Not many know and it creates confusion.
  4. "Fotbal. Adrian Păun a spart gheaţa. Mijlocaşul CFR-ului a marcat primul său gol în Liga 1" [Football. Adrian Păun broke the ice. The CFR midfielder scored his first Liga 1 goal] (in Romanian). Digi 24. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. "Lotul chemat de Contra pentru meciurile cu Spania si Malta: Trei jucatori, convocati in premiera. Niciun jucator de la FCSB si Dinamo" [The squad convoked by Contra for the matches against Spain and Malta: Three players, called up for the first time. No players from FCSB and Dinamo] (in Romanian). Ziare. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. Adrian Păun at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.