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Andrei Burcă
Romanian footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrei Andonie Burcă (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ˈburkə]; born 15 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for the Romania national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back.[1][2]
![]() Burcă with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrei Andonie Burcă | ||
Date of birth | (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Bacău, Romania | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2010 | FCM Bacău | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Aerostar Bacău | 86 | (7) |
2013–2016 | SC Bacău | 71 | (4) |
2016–2019 | Botoșani | 104 | (4) |
2019–2023 | CFR Cluj | 114 | (6) |
2023–2024 | Al-Okhdood | 28 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Romania | 31 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024 |
Burcă began his career in the lower divisions with his hometown clubs Aerostar Bacău and SC Bacău, before signing for top flight team Botoșani in 2016. Three years later, his good display earned him a transfer to defending champions CFR Cluj. He aided to four domestic trophies during his spell in Cluj-Napoca, and in 2023 moved abroad to Saudi club Al-Okhdood.
Burcă made his full international debut for Romania in September 2019, starting in a 3–2 UEFA Nations League victory over Austria. He represented the country in the Euro 2024.