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Cătălin Golofca
	Golofca playing for Sepsi OSK in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Cătălin Gheorghiță Golofca
Date of birth	21 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Suceava, Romania
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–2009	Cetatea Suceava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	CS Gura Humorului
2010–2015	Rapid CFR Suceava
2016–2017	Botoșani
2016	→ Rapid CFR Suceava (loan)
2017–2018	FCSB
2017–2018	→ Botoșani (loan)
2018–2019	Botoșani
2019–2021	CFR Cluj
2020–2021	→ Sepsi OSK (loan)
2021–2022	Sepsi OSK
2023	Botoșani
2023–2024	Chindia Târgoviște
2024	CSM Slatina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2024

Cătălin Gheorghiță Golofca (born 21 April 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Career

Early career / Botoșani

Golofca joined FC Botoșani of the Romanian first division in January 2016,^[1] aged 25, but spent the rest of the 2015–16 season on loan at former club Rapid CFR Suceava. He previously only had stints with lower league teams from his native Suceava County area.

On 5 August 2016, Golofca recorded his Liga I debut in a 2–4 loss to FC Voluntari. Thirtheen days later, he scored his first goal for Botoșani in a 5–0 away thrashing of ACS Poli Timișoara.^[2] In his debut campaign at the club, Golofca amassed 34 league appearances and netted nine times.

FCSB / Return to Botoșani

After scoring three goals in the first four opening games of the 2017–18 Liga I, FCSB announced the signing of Golofca on a four-year deal on 7 August 2017.^[3] The capital-based team paid €400,000 for 40% of his economic rights.^[4]^[5] On the 15th that month he played his first European match, starting in a goalless draw with Sporting CP at the Estádio José Alvalade in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.^[6]

Golofca's only goal at FCSB came in a Cupa României 3–0 victory over ACS Poli Timișoara, on 30 November. His poor form and rumours about his nightlife made him fall out of favor^[7]^[8] and be loaned back to FC Botoșani in the 2018 winter transfer window,^[9] eventually rejoining the club on a permanent basis in the summer of that year.

CFR Cluj

On 30 August 2019, Golofca was transferred by two-time defending champions CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee.^[10] The following day, he made his debut and assisted Adrian Păun's late goal in a 2–3 loss to Astra Giurgiu.^[11]

Style of play

Golofca primarily plays as a winger on the right flank, although he has been deployed in the centre as an attacking midfielder or even a main striker on occasion.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CS Gura Humorului	2009–10	Liga III	20	11	?	?	—		—		—		20	11
Rapid CFR Suceava	2010–11	Liga III	?	?	?	?	—		—		—		?	?
	2011–12	Liga III	?	?	?	?	—		—		—		?	?
	2012–13	Liga II	4	1	0	0	—		—		—		4	1
	2013–14	Liga II	21	2	1	0	—		—		—		22	2
	2014–15	Liga II	24	4	3	1	—		—		—		27	5
	2015–16	Liga II	29	6	1	0	—		—		—		30	6
	Total		78	13	5	1	—		—		—		83	14
Botoșani	2016–17	Liga I	34	9	1	0	2	0	—		—		37	9
	2017–18	Liga I	4	3	0	0	—		—		—		4	3
	Total		38	12	1	0	2	0	—		—		41	12
FCSB	2017–18	Liga I	8	0	2	1	—		5	0	—		15	1
FCSB II	2017–18	Liga III	5	5	—		—		—		—		5	5
Botoșani (loan)	2017–18	Liga I	17	2	3	0	—		—		—		20	2
Botoșani	2018–19	Liga I	39	7	1	0	—		—		—		40	7
	2019–20	Liga I	6	1	0	0	—		—		—		6	1
	Total		62	10	4	0	—		—		—		66	10
CFR Cluj	2019–20	Liga I	7	0	1	1	—		5	0	—		13	1
	2020–21	Liga I	1	0	0	0	—		2	1	—		3	1
	Total		8	0	1	1	—		7	1	—		16	2
Sepsi OSK (loan)	2020–21	Liga I	31	3	1	0	—		—		1^[b]	0	33	3
Sepsi OSK	2021–22	Liga I	31	2	5	1	—		0	0	—		36	3
	2022–23	Liga I	11	2	2	0	—		3	0	1^[c]	0	17	2
	Total		73	7	8	1	—		3	0	2	0	86	8
Botoșani	2022–23	Liga I	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
	2023–24	Liga I	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Chindia Târgoviște	2023–24	Liga II	12	2	3	2	—		—		—		15	4
CSM Slatina	2024–25	Liga II	12	1	1	0	—		—		—		13	1
Career total			324	61	25	6	2	0	15	1	2	0	367	68

^ Includes the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
^ appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

Rapid CFR Suceava

Liga III: 2011–12

CFR Cluj^[12]

Liga I: 2019–20, 2020–21

Sepsi OSK

References

^ "FC Botoșani s-a reunit astăzi! Ce lot are la dispoziție Cristi Pustai" [FC Botoşani has gathered today! The squad Cristi Pustai will count on]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 11 January 2016.
^ "ACS Poli Timișoara 0–5 FC Botoșani" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^ "Bine ai venit, Catalin Golofca!" [Welcome, Cătălin Golofca] (in Romanian). FC Steaua București. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Golofca e jucătorul FCSB. Cât va încasa atacantul și pe ce post va evolua" [Golofca is FCSB's player. How much he will earn and what position he will play on] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "Golofca a SEMNAT cu FCSB în această seară! Va fi deținut în coproprietate: câți bani a dat Becali pe 40 la sută din jucător + primele reacții oficiale: "Am făcut o afacere bună pentru toată lumea"" [Golofa SIGNED with FCSB this evening! He will be co-owned: how much money Becali has given for 40% of the player + first official reactions: "We made a good deal for everyone"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "Sporting CP 0–0 FCSB". UEFA.com. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "Gigi Becali n-a glumit. A dat afară un jucător pe care-l luase în vară, dar care l-a nemulţumit" [Gigi Becali din not joke around. He kicked out a player he had brought in the summer, but which had disappointed him] (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Golofca îi răspunde lui Gigi: "Nu sunt curvar! Timpul va demonstra"" [Golofca gives Gigi a reply: "I am not a manwhore! Time will tell"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Multumim, Catalin Golofca!" [Thank you, Cătălin Golofca] (in Romanian). FC Steaua București. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^ "Bun venit, Catalin Golofca!" [Welcome, Cătălin Golofca!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Astra Giurgiu 3–2 CFR Cluj" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Cătălin Golofca at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2021.