Alex Pașcanu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Bârlad, Romania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Sporting Gijón (on loan from Ponferradina) | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2019 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | CFR Cluj | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → Voluntari (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2020–2022 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 53 | (1) |
2022– | Ponferradina | 52 | (4) |
2023– | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 25 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Romania U18 | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Romania U19 | 6 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Romania U21 | 29 | (1) |
2021 | Romania Olympic | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2021 |
Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu (born 28 September 1998) is a Romanian professional
.Early life
Pașcanu grew up in Bogdănești, Vaslui County, before moving to England with his family where he spent the rest of his childhood and teenage years.[1]
Club career
Pașcanu began his football career in the
Pașcanu only amassed five appearances for "the White-Burgundies", before joining fellow Liga I side Voluntari in January 2020 on a loan deal until the end of the season.[3] On 28 August 2020, he was sent out on a two-year loan to Spanish Segunda División side Ponferradina.[4]
On 17 January 2022, Ponferradina announced it had reached an agreement with his parent club for the permanent transfer of Pașcanu.[5] On 12 August 2023, after Ponfe's relegation, he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón also in the second division, for one year.[6]
International career
Pașcanu started in all but one of Romania under-21's ten qualifying matches for the 2019 European Championship as the nation won its group undefeated. His performances led to a first call-up to the senior team, on 11 November 2018.[7] In the final stage of the under-21 tournament hosted by Italy and San Marino, Pașcanu aided his side in reaching the semi-finals and thus qualified the country to the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His age also made him eligible for the
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 April 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CFR Cluj | 2019–20 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Voluntari (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga I | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
Ponferradina (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
Total | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 71 | 3 | ||||
Ponferradina | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
Career total | 153 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 7 |
Honours
CFR Cluj
Individual
- Leicester City U23 Player of the Season: 2016–17[10]
References
- ^ "Cu Vardy în echipă! Ascensiunea fulminantă a lui Alex Pașcanu, luat de Ranieri la antrenamentele seniorilor campioanei Angliei" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Youngster Pascanu joins CFR Cluj". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "BUN VENIT, ALEX PAȘCANU!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Alexandru Pascanu, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Alexandru Pascanu, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la adquisición de los derechos de Pascanu" [Agreement for the acquisition of Pascanu's rights] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Alexandru Pascanu al Real Sporting" [Agreement for the loan of Alexandru Pascanu to Real Sporting] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Lituania și Muntenegru" [Romania's squad for the fixtures against Lithuania and Montenegro] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Alex Pașcanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- Pro X. 16 May 2017.
External links
- Alex Pașcanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Alex Pașcanu at BDFutbol
- Alex Pașcanu – UEFA competition record (archive)