Andreias Calcan

Andreias Cristian Calcan (born 9 April 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Mezőkövesd. In his career he also played for other Romanian sides such as Universitatea Cluj, Viitorul Constanța[1] or CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea and in the Netherlands for Willem II, FC Dordrecht and Almere City.

Andreias Calcan
Personal information
Full name Andreias Cristian Calcan
Date of birth (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994
Place of birth Slatina, Romania
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mezőkövesd
Youth career
2001–2008 CSȘ Slatina
2008–2010 Ardealul Cluj
2010–2012 Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Universitatea Cluj 42 (1)
2014 → Râmnicu Vâlcea (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2018 Willem II 12 (0)
2017–2018 → Dordrecht (loan) 33 (6)
2018–2019 Almere City 17 (4)
2019–2020 Viitorul Constanța 18 (5)
2020 Újpest 9 (2)
2020–2021 Politehnica Iași 22 (4)
2021– Mezőkövesd 2 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Romania U–21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:03, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2016

Club career

Early years / Universitatea Cluj

Calcan started playing football in his hometown as a youngster for CSS Slatina under the command of Ion Pârvulescu, the coach who previously discovered two other significant Romanian players: Ionel Dănciulescu and Claudiu Niculescu.[2] When he was fourteen he moved to Ardealul Cluj of Cluj-Napoca and in 2010 he joined FC Universitatea Cluj together with twelve other teammates.[3] On 23 August 2013, Calcan made his debut in Liga I, the Romanian top football league, in a 6–0 away loss against FC Dinamo București.[4]

Willem II

On 22 July 2016, Calcan moved abroad for the first time to sign a two-year contract with Dutch side Willem II.[5]

Honours

Club

Universitatea Cluj

Viitorul Constanța

References
  1. Bine ai venit, Andreias Calcan!. fcviitorul.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Andreas Calcan: Universitatea înseamnă mult pentru mine" [Andreas Calcan: Universitatea means a lot to me]. RomanianSoccer (in Romanian). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. "Îl pierd și pe Calcan? "Puștiul-minune" al Universității cere rezilierea contractului" [Are they losing Calcan too? Universitatea's "wonderkid" demands contract termination]. Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. "Dinamo – "U" Cluj 6–0". DigiSport (in Romanian). 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. "Andreias Calcan tekent alsnog contract bij Willem II" [Andreas Calcan signed a contract with Willem II]. Willem II (in Dutch). 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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