Alexandru Țîrlea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mircea Alexandru Țîrlea | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 2000 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Alcalá | ||
| 2010–2019 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Salamanca (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Alavés B | 41 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Alavés | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Gimnàstic | 55 | (0) |
| 2025– | CFR Cluj | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Romania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Romania U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Romania U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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] On 5 January 2025, he terminated his link with the club.[9]
CFR Cluj
On 7 January 2025 he joined CFR Cluj.[10]
Personal life
Țîrlea's father, Mircea Nicolae, is a football coach.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 13 July 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[b] | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 115 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearance in Primera Federación promotion play-offs
Honours
CFR Cluj
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2025
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.
- ^ "Tirlea finalitza la seva etapa al Nàstic" [Tirlea ends his spell at Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Alexandru Țîrlea at BDFutbol
- Real Madrid official profile