Ștefan Baiaram

Ștefan Baiaram
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Băilești, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Universitatea Craiova
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2009 FEFS Craiova
2009–2010 Luceafărul Craiova
2010–2014 Casa Bogdan
2014–2019 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Universitatea Craiova 152 (28)
International career‡
2019 Romania U17 2 (0)
2021 Romania U20 4 (1)
2021– Romania U21 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Ștefan Baiaram (born 31 December 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Club career

Baiaram made his professional debut for Universitatea Craiova on 11 July 2019, coming on for Bogdan Vătăjelu in the 90th minute of a 3–2 win over Sabail in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[1] Three days later, he started in a Liga I fixture against Academica Clinceni, also a 3–2 victory.[2]

During his first season as a senior at the club, Baiaram amassed 13 appearances in all competitions without scoring. On 27 August 2020, he netted his first goal for the Alb-albaștrii in a 1–2 Europa League away loss to Locomotive Tbilisi.[3] He recorded his debut goal in the top flight on 6 March 2021, scoring in a 1–0 defeat of Botoșani.[4]

On 15 May 2021, Baiaram contributed with his team's only goal in a 1–3 Liga I loss to defending champions CFR Cluj, and one week later played in the 3–2 victory against Astra Giurgiu in the Cupa României final.[5] At the start of the 2022–23 campaign, Baiaram was handed over the number 10 shirt.[6]

Personal life

Baiaram was abandoned by his parents at a hospital in his native Băilești, Dolj County, at the age of six months.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universitatea Craiova Liga I 2019–20 11 0 1 0 1[a] 0 — 13 0
2020–21 31 2 4 0 1[a] 1 — 36 3
2021–22 35 8 4 0 0 0 1[b] 0 39 8
2022–23 27 3 1 0 6[c] 1 — 34 4
2023–24 28 8 3 1 — — 31 9
2024–25 20 7 2 0 2[c] 0 — 24 7
Career total 152 28 15 1 10 2 1 0 178 31
  1. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Universitatea Craiova[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ioniță și Baiaram au debutat într-o victorie europeană" [Ioniță and Baiaram made their debuts in a European victory] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "VIDEO Craiova – Clinceni 3-2. Final nebun de meci în Bănie. Oltenii se impun după un gol fabulos marcat în minutul 95" [VIDEO Craiova - Clinceni 3–2. Crazy end of the match in Bănie. "The Oltenia People" prevailed after a fabulous goal scored in the 95th minute] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Locomotive Tbilisi – Universitatea Craiova 2–1". UEFA.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Baiaram inscrie PRIMUL GOL din Liga 1 si aduce VICTORIA Craiovei! Trei meciuri consecutive fara victorie pentru echipa lui Croitoru. Aici ai tot ce s-a intamplat in Craiova 1-0 Botosani" [Baiaram scores his FIRST GOAL in the Liga 1 and brings the VICTORY for Craiova! Three consecutive matches without victory for Croitoru's team. Here you see everything that happened in Craiova 1–0 Botoșani] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Universitatea Craiova a învins Astra și a câștigat Cupa României!" [Universitatea Craiova defeated Astra and won the Romanian Cup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Universitatea Craiova are un nou număr 10! Gruparea din Bănie a făcut anunțul" [Universitatea Craiova has a new number 10! The club from Bănie made the announcement] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Ștefan Baiaram pentru naționala României. Povestea răvășitoare a băiatului părăsit la șase luni care a ajuns la reprezentativa U 17" [Ștefan Baiaram for the Romania national team. The tumultuous story of the six-month-old abandoned boy who plays for the U17 team]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 20 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b Ștefan Baiaram at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2022.