Andrei Burcă

Andrei Andonie Burcă (born 15 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team. He can also be deployed as a right back.[1][2]

Andrei Burcă
Personal information
Full name Andrei Andonie Burcă
Date of birth (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993
Place of birth Bacău, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Aerostar Bacău 86 (7)
2013–2016 SC Bacău 71 (4)
2016–2019 Botoșani 104 (4)
2019– CFR Cluj 30 (2)
National team‡
2020– Romania 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

Burcă started his senior career with hometown club Aerostar Bacău, and then moved to SC Bacău in 2013. He made his debut in the second level of the Romanian league system on 14 September that year, in a 0–2 loss to CSM Studențesc Iași. Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, the team withdrew from the championship because of financial issues. Burcă then contemplated about retiring from football and starting college.[3]

He however received offers from Foresta Suceava and FC Botoșani, and after signing with the latter he went on to amass over 100 matches in the Liga I between 2016 and 2019.

CFR Cluj

On 10 June 2019, Burcă joined defending champions CFR Cluj for undisclosed transfer fee.[4][5]

With "The Railwaymen", he was a starter in all eight matches in the 2019–20 edition of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, as his team was eliminated in the play-off round by Slavia Prague. He also played in all eight UEFA Europa League games, scoring once in a 2–0 home victory over Celtic on 12 December.[6] On 3 August 2020, Burcă won his first career trophy after playing in the final Liga I fixture against Universitatea Craiova, which CFR Cluj won 3–1 at the Ion Oblemenco Stadium.[7]

International career

Burcă recorded his debut for the Romania national team on 7 September 2020, after playing the full 90 minutes as a right defender in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League away win over Austria.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of [9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aerostar Bacău 2010–11 25 1 0 0 – – 25 1
2011–12 30 2 0 0 – – 30 2
2012–13 31 4 0 0 – – 31 4
Total 86 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 7
SC Bacău 2013–14 25 1 1 0 – – 26 1
2014–15 19 1 0 0 – – 19 1
2015–16 27 2 1 0 – – 28 2
Total 71 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 73 4
FC Botoșani 2016–17 27 1 1 0 – 1 0 29 1
2017–18 38 1 5 0 – – 43 1
2018–19 39 2 1 0 – – 40 2
Total 104 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 112 4
CFR Cluj 2019–20 21 2 1 1 16 1 0 0 38 4
2020–21 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 18 0
Total 30 2 1 1 25 1 0 0 56 4
Career Total 291 17 10 1 25 1 1 0 327 19

International
As of 14 October 2020[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202040
Total40

Honours

Club

CFR Cluj

References
  1. "Dan Petrescu a explicat cum a ajuns să joace cu Burcă fundaș dreapta, în duelul cu FCSB. Mesaj clar pentru Chipciu" [Dan Petrescu explained how he ended up playing with Burcă as a right back, in the match with FCSB. Clear message Chipciu] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. Măcicășan, Vlad (9 April 2020). "Povestea celui mai ofertat fundaș din Liga 1! Acum 4 ani se gândea la retragere, apoi 5 minute i-au schimbat viața! "Doar din talent nu se poate"" [The story of Liga 1 defender with the most transfer offers! Four years ago he was thinking about retirement, then five minutes changed his life! "You can't do it only with talent"] (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 10 April 2020. At juniors I played as a right back, for about 6 years I played as a right back.
  3. Cîrceag, Răzvan (26 March 2020). "Andrei Burcă, cel mai în vogă fundaș român al momentului, a vrut să se lase de fotbal: "Intrasem la facultatea de construcții"" [Andrei Burcă, the most talked about Romanian defender of the moment, wanted to quit football: "I was admitted to the university of constructions"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. "5 transferuri la reunire!" [5 transfers at the squad reunion!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "Oficial: Andrei Burcă a plecat de la FC Botoșani la CFR Cluj. A costat sub 200.000 de euro" [Official: Andrei Burcă left FC Botoșani for CFR Cluj. He cost under 200,000 euros] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. Coste, Cristi (12 December 2019). "Andrei Burcă, la primul gol în Europa, a dezvăluit secretul vestiarului dominat de Dan Petrescu la CFR Cluj. "Mi-am dat seama încă din prima zi"" [Andrei Burcă, at his first goal in European competitions, revealed the secret of the locker room ruled over by Dan Petrescu at CFR Cluj. "I figured it out on the first day"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. "Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj 1-3. Veni, Vidi, Vinicius. Ardelenii revin spectaculos, câștigă al treilea titlu consecutiv și se pregătesc de preliminariile Champions League" [Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj 1-3. Veni, Vidi, Vinícius. Ardelenii turn the game around in a spectacular manner, win their third consecutive title and prepare for the Champions League qualifiers] (in Romanian). ProSport. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. Podină, Patrice (8 September 2020). "Debut perfect pentru Burcă în tricoul echipei naționale. Emoții pentru Deac" [Perfect debut for Burcă in the national team t-shirt. Worries for Deac] (in Romanian). Transilvania Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. Andrei Burcă at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. "Andrei Burcă". European Football. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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