Lucian Cristea
Full name: Lucian Cristea
Current team: Universitatea Cluj
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Romania
Date of birth: 17 July, 1994 (31 years)
Place of birth: Mediaş, Romania
Weight: 169.8 lb
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €1M
Current team: Universitatea Cluj
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Romania
Date of birth: 17 July, 1994 (31 years)
Place of birth: Mediaş, Romania
Weight: 169.8 lb
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €1M
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Transfers
Injuries
Where to Watch Lucian Cristea
TV and streaming coverage by competition
Lucian Cristea plays as a defender for Universitatea Cluj and represents Romania internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.
TelevisaUnivision
CBS Sports, TelevisaUnivision
TelevisaUnivision, Turner, Fanatiz, CONMEBOL TV
Statistics
Lucian Cristea Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | U. Cluj | Liga I | 2414 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024/25 | U. Cluj | Liga I | 1973 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023/24 | FC Rapid Bucuresti | Liga 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022/23 | FCSB | Liga 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | FCSB | Liga 1 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020/21 | FCSB | Liga 1 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | FCSB | Liga 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | FCSB | Liga 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | Gaz Metan Medias | Liga 1 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Gaz Metan Medias | Liga 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Gaz Metan Medias | Liga 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015/16 | Gaz Metan Medias | Liga II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | Gaz Metan Medias | Liga 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | U. Cluj | Cupa Romaniei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023/24 | FC Rapid Bucuresti | Cupa Romaniei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | FCSB | Cupa Romaniei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | FCSB | Cupa Romaniei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | Gaz Metan Medias | Cupa Romaniei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Gaz Metan Medias | Cupa Romaniei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | U. Cluj | UEFA Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | FCSB | UEFA Conference League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020/21 | FCSB | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | FCSB | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Romania | UEFA Nations League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | Romania | UEFA Nations League | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Romania | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Romania | UEFA Euro Qualifying | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Romania U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Lucian Cristea Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania - Liga I | 2nd Place | 4 | 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2018/2019, |
| Romania - Cupa României | Winner | 1 | 2019/2020, |
| Romania - Supercupa | 2nd Place | 1 | 2021, |
Transfers
Lucian Cristea Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.06.2024 | FC Rapid Bucuresti | U. Cluj | Free agent |
| 01.07.2023 | FCSB | FC Rapid Bucuresti | Free agent |
| 10.03.2019 | Gaz Metan Medias | FCSB | Transfer |
| 30.06.2014 | Metalurgistul Cugir | Gaz Metan Medias | Return from loan |
| 01.02.2014 | Gaz Metan Medias | Metalurgistul Cugir | Loan |
Sidelined
Lucian Cristea Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Injury | 23.11.2024 | 13.12.2024 |
| Yellow Cards | 30.01.2025 | 01.02.2025 |
| Knee Injury | 04.06.2022 | 13.12.2022 |
| Red Card | 07.02.2025 | 09.02.2025 |
| Inactive | 14.03.2025 | 17.04.2025 |
| Injury | 27.04.2017 | 26.10.2017 |
