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Alexandru Țîrlea
Personal information
Full name	Mircea Alexandru Țîrlea
Date of birth	28 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj
Youth career
2008–2010	Alcalá
2010–2019	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Real Madrid B
2019–2020	→ Salamanca (loan)
2020–2022	Alavés B
2021–2022	Alavés
2022–2025	Gimnàstic
2025–	CFR Cluj
International career‡
2017	Romania U17
2017–2018	Romania U18
2019	Romania U19
2021–2023	Romania U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Mircea Alexandru Țîrlea (born 28 March 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.^[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid to Romanian parents, Țîrlea joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2010, aged ten, from hometown side RSD Alcalá.^[2] On 26 July 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Salamanca CF UDS for one year.^[3]

Țîrlea made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Martín Galván in a 3–1 home win over Arenas Club de Getxo.^[4] A backup to Javier Carpio, he featured in 16 matches during the campaign as it was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alavés

On 27 July 2020, Țîrlea moved to Deportivo Alavés and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division.^[5] He scored his first senior goal the following 31 January, netting the B's second goal in a 2–4 home loss against Racing de Santander.

Țîrlea made his first-team debut on 14 December 2021, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Linares Deportivo in the season's Copa del Rey.^[6] He made his La Liga debut four days later, replacing Martín Aguirregabiria in a 0–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.^[7]

Gimnàstic

On 19 July 2022, Țîrlea signed a one-year deal with Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[8]

CFR Cluj

On 7 January 2025 he joined CFR Cluj.^[9]

Personal life

Țîrlea's father, Mircea Nicolae, is a football coach.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 December 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salamanca	2019–20	Segunda División B	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Alavés B	2020–21	Segunda División B	23	1	—		—		—		23	1
	2021–22	Tercera División RFEF	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	Total		41	1	—		—		—		41	1
Alavés	2021–22	La Liga	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Gimnàstic Tarragona	2022–23	Primera Federación	29	0	1	0	—		1	0	31	0
	2023–24	Primera Federación	19	0	0	0	—		—		19	0
	2024–25	Primera Federación	7	0	2	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		55	0	3	0	—		1	0	59	0
CFR Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career Total			113	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	117	1

References

^ "Crescut de Real Madrid, Tîrlea a fost vândut definitiv la Alaves". digisport.ro.
^ "Alexandru cel Rapid si Indraznet! "Galacticul" nostru din curtea lui Real Madrid! Cine este idolul lui" [Alexander the Great and Bold! Our "Galactic" from Real Madrid's court! Who is his idol?] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "El Real Madrid cede al lateral derecho Álex Tirlea al Salamanca UDS" [Real Madrid loan the right back Álex Tirlea to Salamanca UDS] (in Spanish). Salamanca CF UDS. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "Buen partido del Salamanca CF UDS en su debut ligero para ganar con claridad al Arenas de Getxo" [Good match of Salamanca CF UDS on their league debut to defeat Arenas de Getxo with clarity] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "El MiniGlorias se refuerza con 5 nuevas incorporaciones" [MiniGlorias bolster with 5 new additions] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "El Alavés tropieza con la misma piedra en Jaén" [Alavés stumble in the same rock in Jaén] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "Alexandru Țîrlea a debutat în La Liga. A jucat 10 ani la Real Madrid și a fost selecționat și la România U21" [Alexandru Țîrlea made his debut in La Liga. He played for Real Madrid for 10 years and was also selected for Romania U21] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 18 December 2021.
^ "Alex Tirlea, nova incorporació 2022–2023" [Alex Tirlea, new 2022–2023 addition] (Press release) (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "BUN VENIT, STIPE JURIĆ!" (Press release) (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ "Născut și crescut în Spania, Alexandru Țîrlea a fost convocat în premieră de Florin Bratu la echipa U21(interviu)" [Born and raised in Spain, Alexandru Țîrlea was called up for the first time by Florin Bratu to the U21 team (interview).] (in Romanian). Diaspora Madrid. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ Alexandru Țîrlea at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2021.