Constantin Grameni

Constantin Grameni
Grameni with Romania U21 in 2024
Personal information
Full name Constantin Grameni
Date of birth (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rapid București
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2020 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Viitorul Constanța 11 (0)
2021–2024 Farul Constanța 116 (10)
2024– Rapid București 11 (0)
International career‡
2018 Romania U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Romania U17 11 (0)
2019–2020 Romania U18 7 (0)
2021 Romania U20 5 (0)
2022– Romania U21 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Constantin "Dina" Grameni (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin ˈdina ɡraˈmeni]; born 23 October 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.

Club career

Viitorul Constanța / Farul Constanța

Grameni made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța on 4 April 2021, in a 0–1 Liga I away loss to Botoșani.[1] He became a first-team regular after the club merged with Farul Constanța in the summer of 2021,[2] amassing 30 league games in the 2021–22 season. On 17 February 2022, Grameni scored his first and only goal of the campaign in a 8–2 Liga I thrashing of Academica Clinceni.[3]

On 31 August 2022, Grameni netted a goal in a 3–1 Liga I home defeat of FCSB.[4] In the 2022–23 season, he collected six goals from 39 appearances to aid his side in winning the national title. Shortly before the conclusion of the championship, fellow league club Rapid București submitted a €1 million offer for Grameni,[5] which was deemed too low by Farul president Gheorghe Popescu.[6]

Grameni made his debut in European competitions on 18 July 2023, starting in a 0–3 away loss to Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[7]

Rapid București

On 8 September 2024, more than one year after its initial bid, Rapid București transferred Grameni on a three-year contract with the option of another year for €400,000 and 30% interest.[8][9]

International career

Grameni was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship,[10] but missed out on the final tournament after being ruled out with an injury.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2020–21 Liga I 11 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 13 0
Farul Constanța 2021–22 Liga I 30 1 0 0 — — 30 1
2022–23 Liga I 39 6 0 0 — — 39 6
2023–24 Liga I 39 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 46 3
2024–25 Liga I 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 116 10 0 0 7 0 0 0 123 10
Rapid București 2024–25 Liga I 11 0 3 1 — — 14 1
Career total 138 10 3 1 7 0 2 0 150 11
  1. ^ Appearances in Liga I European play-offs

Honours

Farul Constanța[12]

References

  1. ^ "Constantin Grameni, al 46-lea jucător format la Academia Gheorghe Hagi, promovat în Liga 1 !" (in Romanian). FC Viitorul Constanța. 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltán Iasko] (in Romanian). ProSport. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "La 19 ani, Constantin Grameni a marcat primul său gol în Liga 1. "Un vis devenit realitate" (GALERIE FOTO)!" [At the age of 19, Constantin Grameni scored his first Liga 1 goal. "A dream come true" (PHOTO GALLERY)] (in Romanian). Ziua de Constanța. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "VIDEO Farul - FCSB 3-1. Spectacol total! După ce au învins campioana, puștii lui Hagi au bătut și vicecampioana cu același scor" [VIDEO Farul - FCSB 3–1. Total show! After defeating the champion, Hagi's kids also defeat the vice-champion with the same score] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIV Rapid, ofertă de un milion de euro pentru una din "perlele" lui Gică Hagi" [EXCLUSIVE Rapid, one million euros offer for one of Hagi's "jewels"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Gică Popescu le închide uşa în nas celor de la Rapid, după ce giuleştenii au făcut o ofertă oficială pentru fotbalistul de la Farul: "Nu e de luat de seamă! Noi vrem să vindem scump!" | VIDEO EXCLUSIV" [Gică Popescu closes the door in the face of those from Rapid, after the people from Giulești made an official offer for the Farul footballer: "It's not enough! We want to sell high!" | EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] (in Romanian). Prima Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Sheriff - Farul Constanța 3–0". UEFA.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "CONSTANTIN GRAMENI ESTE NOUL JUCĂTOR AL RAPIDULUI" [CONSTANTIN GRAMENI IS RAPID'S NEWEST PLAYER] (in Romanian). FC Rapid București. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Gică Hagi dezvăluie suma reală pe care a primit-o de la Rapid pentru Grameni! Antrenorul Farului confirmă exclusivitatea Fanatik" [Gică Hagi reveals the real amount he received from Rapid for Grameni! The coach of Farul confirms the Fanatik exclusivity] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Ce spune Emil Săndoi despre debutul la EURO 2023, după ce Mihăilă și Grameni s-au accidentat: "Avem și noi o experiență"" [What does Emil Săndoi say after Mihăilă and Grameni got injured: "We also have experience"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b Constantin Grameni at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2023.