George Ganea

Not to be confused with Cristian Ganea.

George Ganea
Personal information
Full name George Dănuț Ganea
Date of birth (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Újpest
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2014 Universitatea Cluj
2014–2015 Dinamo București
2016–2017 Virtus Entella
2017–2018 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rapid București 13 (3)
2018–2019 CFR Cluj 0 (0)
2019–2021 Viitorul Constanța 66 (8)
2021–2022 Farul Constanța 14 (2)
2022 → Argeș Pitești (loan) 13 (1)
2022–2023 FC U Craiova 28 (4)
2023– Újpest 24 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Romania U16 3 (2)
2015–2016 Romania U17 7 (0)
2016 Romania U18 1 (0)
2019–2021 Romania U21 9 (1)
2021 Romania Olympic 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024

George Dănuț Ganea (born 26 May 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest.[1]

Personal life

George Ganea is the son of former Romanian international Ionel Ganea.[2][3]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 13 April 2024[4]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Competition Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Bucuresti 2015–16 Liga II 13 3 0 0 – – 13 3
CFR Cluj 2018–19 Liga I 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Viitorul Constanța 2018–19 Liga I 7 2 1 0 – – 8 2
2019–20 Liga I 29 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 33 4
2020–21 Liga I 30 2 1 0 – – 31 2
Total 66 8 3 0 2 0 1 0 72 8
Farul Constanța 2021–22 Liga I 14 2 0 0 – – 14 2
Argeș Pitești (loan) 2021–22 Liga I 13 1 2 0 – – 15 1
FC U Craiova 2022–23 Liga I 28 4 5 0 – 2[a] 0 33 4
Újpest 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 24 0 2 0 – – 26 0
Career Total 158 18 13 0 2 0 3 0 176 18
  1. ^ appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

Rapid București

Viitorul Constanța

References

  1. ^ "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 Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "VIDEO Primul gol al lui Ganea jr. la Rapid: "Cel mai frumos moment din viața mea!"" [VIDEO The first goal of Ganea jr. at Rapid: "The most beautiful moment of my life!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Fiul lui Ionel Ganea: "Tata şi-a făcut treaba, eu trebuie să-mi fac singur un nume în fotbal"" [The son of Ionel Ganea: "Dad has done his job, I have to make on my own in football"] (in Romanian). Realitatea.net. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "G. Ganea". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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