Mihai Roman
Mihai Roman (born 16 October 1984) is a Romanian professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Liga I club FC Botoșani, on loan from FCSB.
 Roman playing for Romania | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Suceava, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Botoșani (on loan from FCSB) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Cetatea Suceava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Cetatea Suceava | 54 | (14) |
| 2007–2010 | Brașov | 84 | (10) |
| 2010–2013 | Rapid București | 83 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | Toulouse | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Toulouse B | 13 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Botoșani | 67 | (15) |
| 2018– | FCSB | 20 | (1) |
| 2019– | → Botoșani (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Romania | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2012 | |||
Club career
Roman started his football career at the age of 17. He made his way up by being a hard worker, and with the help of Razvan Lucescu, his former coach from FC Braşov.[1] Before signing for Braşov, Roman was linked with other Liga I clubs such as FC Vaslui and Oţelul Galaţi. After two great seasons there, he received his first call-up for the Romania national team in June 2009.
On 27 June 2010, Roman signed for Rapid Bucureşti together with his teammate Sabrin Sburlea. On 29 May 2013, Roman signed for Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC on a free transfer for three seasons.[2]
FCSB
On 20 August 2018, Mihai Roman signed a two-year contract with FCSB.[3] On 23 August, he got his first cap for FCSB. His first match for FCSB, was in UEFA Europa League play-off against SK Rapid Wien. On 30 August, he scored his first goal in Europa League for FCSB on the second leg against SK Rapid Wien on Arena Națională finished 2–1 for FCSB. On 16 September, Mihai Roman made his debut for FCSB in Liga I against CFR Cluj finished 1-1.
International career
Roman made his debut for the Romania national football team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, on 6 June 2009, against Lithuania.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 December 2019[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Lup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cetatea Suceava | 2005–06 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 14 | ||
| Brașov | 2007–08 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 88 | 10 | ||
| Rapid București | 2010–11 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 38 | 7 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 8 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | – | 102 | 12 | ||
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toulouse B | 2013–14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 4 | ||
| Botoșani | 2016–17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 38 | 13 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 80 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 87 | 20 | ||
| FCSB | 2018–19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 339 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | – | – | 377 | 62 | ||
International
- As of 27 January 2012
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
- "5 curiozități despre Mihai Roman I" [5 curiosities about Mihai Roman I] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- "Mihai Roman signé au TFC" (in French). Toulouse FC Official Website. 17 June 2013.
- "Mihai Roman a semnat cu FCSB pe doi ani" (in Romanian). PlayerTube. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "LITHUANIA VS. ROMANIA 0 - 1" (in Romanian). Soccerway.com. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- "M. Roman". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
External links
- Mihai Roman at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Mihai Roman at Soccerway
- Mihai Roman at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in English) Mihai Roman profile at UEFA.com