Ovidiu Hoban

Ovidiu Hoban
	Hoban playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban
Date of birth	27 December 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Baia Mare, Romania
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	CFR II Cluj
Number	28
Youth career
1992–1998	Maramureș Baia Mare
1998–2002	Bihor Oradea
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Clausen
2004	Universitatea Craiova
2005	FC Oradea
2005–2011	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2012	Universitatea Cluj
2012–2014	Petrolul Ploiești
2014–2017	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2017–	CFR Cluj
2021–	CFR II Cluj
National team‡
2013–2017	Romania
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:38, 8 October 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban (born 27 December 1982) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for CFR II Cluj.

International career[]

Hoban made his international debut against Trinidad & Tobago, playing the second half of a friendly game on 4 June 2013.^[1] He scored his first international goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Finland in an eventual 1–1 draw. He was selected in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 and started in Romania's opening match against France before being used as a substitute in their following game against Switzerland. He started in their final match against Albania which they lost 1-0 and were eliminated from the tournament.

Career statistics[]

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania	2013	6	0
	2014	5	0
	2015	5	1
	2016	11	0
	2017	3	0
Total		30	1

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoban goal.

List of international goals scored by Ovidiu Hoban
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 October 2015	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Finland	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours[]

Petrolul Ploiești

Cupa României: 2012–13

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Supercupa României: 2018, 2020^[2]

Individual

Toto Cup top scorer: 2015–16

References[]

^ "România - Trinidad&Tobago 4-0". FRF.ro (in Romanian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ "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.

External links[]

Ovidiu Hoban at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
Ovidiu Hoban – UEFA competition record (archive)
Ovidiu Hoban at Soccerway
Ovidiu Hoban – Israel Football Association league player details

[1] "România - Trinidad&Tobago 4-0". FRF.ro (in Romanian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[2] "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.

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