Adrian Păun

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Adrian Păun
Personal information
Full name Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun
Date of birth (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Drăgășani, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(on loan from CFR Cluj)
Number 33
Youth career
2005–2008 Triumf Drăgășani
2008–2014 CFR Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– CFR Cluj 235 (26)
2022–Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Romania U17 3 (0)
2013–2014 Romania U19 12 (1)
2014–2016 Romania U21 12 (3)
2021– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021

Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun[note 1] (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan konstanˈtin alekˈsandru ˈpə.un]; born 1 April 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva on loan from CFR Cluj.

Păun has spent his entire career as a professional at CFR Cluj, for which he made his debut in 2014 and appeared in over two hundred Liga I games.

Club career

Păun recorded his Liga I debut for CFR Cluj on 14 March 2014, in a 2–2 away draw with Corona Brașov. He scored his first goal for the team on 28 April 2015, in a 2–1 home victory over Concordia Chiajna.[4]

On 28 September 2022, Păun joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5]

International career

Păun was called up to the Romania national team for the first time by coach Cosmin Contra on 30 August 2019, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Spain and Malta.[6] He finally registered his debut on 6 June 2021 by starting in a 0–1 friendly loss to England.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CFR Cluj 2013–14 Liga I 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15 20 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 25 2
2015–16 32 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 37 4
2016–17 29 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 32 4
2017–18 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
2018–19 27 3 2 0 5 0 1 0 35 3
2019–20 24 7 0 0 14 0 0 0 38 7
2020–21 39 5 1 0 8 0 1 0 49 5
2021–22 36 1 0 0 13 0 1 0 50 1
2022–23 5 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 16 1
Total 235 26 14 1 51 0 7 2 307 29
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 236 26 14 1 51 0 7 2 308 29

International

As of match played 6 June 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

CFR Cluj[8]

References

  1. ^ Some sources incorrectly give out his first name as being "Alexandru" and his surname as the single "Păun".[2] His actual surname is the double "Alexandru Păun",[3] in spite of the fact that children in Romania typically only take on their fathers' family names.
  1. ^ "Adrian Paun" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Păun a vorbit despre cea mai noua achiziţie a CFR-ului. "Este un jucător de valoare"" [Alexandru Păun talked about CFR's newest signing: "He is a valuable player"] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Alexandru Păun, de la CFR: "Dacă nu eram fotbalist, mi-ar fi plăcut să fiu actor de comedie"" [Alexandru Păun, of CFR: ”If I wasn't a footballer, I'd be a comedy actor”] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019. Adrian is my first name, Alexandru and Păun are my family names. I have two. Not many know and it creates confusion.
  4. ^ "Fotbal. Adrian Păun a spart gheaţa. Mijlocaşul CFR-ului a marcat primul său gol în Liga 1" [Football. Adrian Păun broke the ice. The CFR midfielder scored his first Liga 1 goal] (in Romanian). Digi24. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Adrian Păun, prezentat de Hapoel Beer Sheva. Ce a declarat fostul jucător al CFR-ului" (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Lotul chemat de Contra pentru meciurile cu Spania si Malta: Trei jucatori, convocati in premiera. Niciun jucator de la FCSB si Dinamo" [The squad convoked by Contra for the matches against Spain and Malta: Three players, called up for the first time. No players from FCSB and Dinamo] (in Romanian). Ziare. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ "England v Romania game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b Adrian Păun at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Adrian Păun". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ^ "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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