Andrei Burcă

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Andrei Burcă
Personal information
Full name Andrei Andonie Burcă
Date of birth (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Bacău, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 3
Youth career
2001–2010 FCM Bacău
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 71 (5)
National team‡
2019– Romania 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Andrei Andonie Burcă (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ˈburkə]; born 15 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back.[1][2]

Burcă began his career in the lower divisions with Aerostar Bacău and SC Bacău, before signing for top flight team Botoșani in 2016. Three years later, his good display earned him a transfer to defending champions CFR Cluj.

Burcă made his full international debut for Romania in September 2019, in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League victory over Austria.

Club career[]

Early career / Botoșani[]

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 tier 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, his team withdrew from the championship because of financial issues; Burcă hence contemplated about retiring from football and starting college.[3] He however received contract proposals from Foresta Suceava and Botoșani, and after signing with the latter he went on to amass over one hundred matches in the Liga I between 2016 and 2019.

CFR Cluj[]

On 10 June 2019, Burcă joined reigning champions CFR Cluj for an 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 Europa League games, scoring once in a 2–0 home victory over Scottish club Celtic on 12 December.[6]

On 3 August 2020, Burcă won his first career trophy after a 3–1 success against Universitatea Craiova in the final Liga I fixture.[7] On 15 April 2021, he started in the 4–1 penalty shoot-out defeat of FCSB in the Supercupa României.[8]

International career[]

On 7 September 2020, Burcă recorded his debut for the Romania national team by playing the full 90 minutes as a right-back in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League away win over Austria.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 23 January 2022.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps
Aerostar Bacău 2010–11 Liga III 25 1 0 0 — — — 25 1
2011–12 Liga III 30 2 0 0 — — — 30 2
2012–13 Liga III 31 4 0 0 — — — 31 4
Total 86 7 0 0 — — — 86 7
SC Bacău 2013–14 Liga II 25 1 1 0 — — — 26 1
2014–15 Liga II 19 1 0 0 — — — 19 1
2015–16 Liga II 27 2 1 0 — — — 28 2
Total 71 4 2 0 — — — 73 4
Botoșani 2016–17 Liga I 27 1 1 0 1 0 — — 29 1
2017–18 Liga I 38 1 5 0 — — — 43 1
2018–19 Liga I 39 2 1 0 — — — 40 2
Total 104 4 7 0 1 0 — — 112 4
CFR Cluj 2019–20 Liga I 21 2 1 1 — 16[a] 1 0 0 38 4
2020–21 Liga I 35 2 0 0 — 9[b] 0 1[c] 0 45 2
2021–22 Liga I 13 1 0 0 — 6[d] 0 0 0 19 1
Total 69 5 1 1 — 31 1 1 0 102 7
Career total 330 20 10 1 1 0 31 1 1 0 373 22
  1. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[]

As of 14 November 2021.[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2020 4 0
2021 4 0
Total 8 0

Honours[]

CFR Cluj[10]

Individual

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. ^ "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b Andrei Burcă at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Andrei Burcă". European Football. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ^ "LPF a anunțat echipa sezonului în Liga 1 » CFR Cluj dă cei mai mulți jucători, FCSB doar unul" [LPF has announced the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! CFR Cluj offers the most players, FCSB only one.] (in Romanian). GSP. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  13. ^ "LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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