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Horațiu Moldovan
Romanian footballer (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Horațiu Alexandru Moldovan (Romanian pronunciation: [hoˈrat͡sju alekˈsandru moldoˈvan]; born 20 January 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Romania national team.
![]() Moldovan with Rapid București in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horațiu Alexandru Moldovan | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Școala de Fotbal Ivansuc Cluj | |||
0000–2010 | Ardealul Cluj | ||
2010–2017 | CFR Cluj | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Hermannstadt (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2018 | → Voința Turnu Măgurele (loan) | ||
2018 | → Energeticianul (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Ripensia Timișoara | 15 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Sepsi OSK | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Ripensia Timișoara | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | UTA Arad | 4 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Rapid București | 112 | (0) |
2024– | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Romania | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024 |
A youth product of his hometown club CFR Cluj, Moldovan briefly represented several sides during the first part of his career before becoming a starter at Rapid București in 2021. Three years later, his performances inspired a transfer to Spanish team Atlético Madrid.
Internationally, Moldovan earned his first cap for Romania in November 2022, in a 2–1 friendly loss to Slovenia. He represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2024.