Andrei Cordea

Andrei Cordea
Cordea with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Full name Andrei Ioan Cordea
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
Place of birth Aiud, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2012 CSM Metalul Aiud
2012–2017 Ardealul Cluj
2017–2018 Novara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Novara 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Hermannstadt (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2021 Academica Clinceni 33 (3)
2021–2023 FCSB 79 (12)
2023–2025 Al-Tai 62 (17)
2025– CFR Cluj 1 (1)
International career‡
2016–2017 Romania U17 2 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U18 4 (1)
2018–2019 Romania U19 4 (0)
2021– Romania 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 September 2023

Andrei Ioan Cordea (born 24 June 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Club career

Cordea moved to FCSB from Academia Clinceni for an undisclosed transfer fee on 5 June 2021,[1] signing a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause. On 15 July, he registered his debut in a goalless draw at Botoșani.

Cordea scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii seven days later, in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League defeat of Shakter Karagandy. On the 25th, he netted his first Liga I goal against Universitatea Craiova.

On 12 September 2021, he scored in a 6–0 rout of Dinamo București, which registered the greatest goal difference ever in the Eternal derby.

On 22 August 2023, Cordea joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a two-year deal.[2]

On 30 July 2025, Cordea returned to his native country by signing with CFR Cluj.[3]

International career

Following his good display at FCSB, Cordea received his first call-up to the Romania national team and made his debut on 5 September 2021, in a 2–0 defeat of Liechtenstein counting for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Novara 2018–19 Serie C 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Hermannstadt 2019–20 Liga I 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Academica Clinceni 2020–21 Liga I 33 3 1 1 — — 34 4
FCSB 2021–22 Liga I 38 5 1 0 2[b] 1 — 41 6
2022–23 Liga I 37 7 0 0 9[b] 3 — 46 10
2023–24 Liga I 4 0 0 0 4[b] 0 — 8 0
Total 79 12 1 0 15 4 — 95 16
Al-Tai 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 29 3 0 0 — — 29 3
2024–25 Saudi First Division League 33 14 2 0 — 1[c] 0 36 14
Total 62 17 2 0 — 1 0 65 17
CFR Cluj 2025–26 Liga I 1 1 0 0 2[d] 0 — 3 1
Career total 194 33 6 1 17 4 1 0 218 38
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Cupa României, King's Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in promotion play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Cordea celebrating with FCSB after a win against CFR Cluj, April 2022.
As of match played 17 September 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2021 2 0
2022 3 0
Total 5 0

Honours

FCSB

References

  1. ^ "Andrei Cordea a bătut palma cu FCSB și jubilează: "Merg să iau titlul!"". gsp.ro.
  2. ^ "رسميا.. الطائي يضم الروماني كورديا". 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Andrei Cordea, prezentat la CFR Cluj: „Am venit unde am fost dorit cel mai mult"" [Andrei Cordea, presented at CFR Cluj: "I came where I was wanted the most"]. gsp.ro (in Romanian). 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Lotul României convocat de Mirel Rădoi pentru partidele echipei naționale din septembrie 2021". Federația Română de Fotbal. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ Andrei Cordea at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Andrei Cordea". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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