Constantin Dima

Constantin Cristian Dima (born 21 July 1999) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club UTA Arad.

Constantin Dima
Personal information
Full name Constantin Cristian Dima
Date of birth (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 UTA Arad
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2016 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Dinamo București 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Metalul Reșița (loan) 25 (1)
2017–2018 → Sepsi OSK (loan) 24 (0)
2018 Viitorul Constanța 0 (0)
2019–2021 Astra Giurgiu 37 (0)
2021 Desna Chernihiv 1 (0)
2021– UTA Arad 5 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Romania U16 4 (1)
2015–2016 Romania U17 3 (0)
2016 Romania U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Romania U19 6 (0)
2019 Romania U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2019

Club career

A product of Dinamo București's academy, Dima started his professional career in Liga II side Sportul Snagov, where he played 25 matches and scored once during the 2016-17 campaign.

Desna Chernihiv

In January 2021, he moved to Desna Chernihiv, the main club in the city of Chernihiv, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and becoming the first Romanian player of Desna's history.[1][2][3] The club paid 100,000 euros for Dima, with Astra supposed to receive 20% of the amount of any Dima's resale.

On 30 January 2021, he made his debut in a friendly match against KF Shkëndija, replacing Andriy Mostovyi.[4] On 31 January 2021, he played in the friendly match against PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent.[5] On 3 February 2021, he played against Ahrobiznes in a friendly match won 4-0 by Desna.[6] On 4 February 2021, he played against Rudar in a 2-0 friendly match victory for Desna.[7] On 26 February 2021 he made his Ukrainian Premier League debut against Inhulets Petrove at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, replacing Pylyp Budkivskyi in the second half of a fixture won by his team 3-0.[8]

On 16 July 2021, he was released by the club.[9]

UTA Arad

On 4 October 2021, Dima joined UTA Arad in Liga I on a two-year deal.[10][11][12]

International career

Dima has represented Romania national football team at numerous youth level: U17, U19 and U21. In May 2021, he was called up for the Romanian Olympic football team.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 March 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metalul Reșița (loan) 2016–17 Liga II 25100——251
Sepsi OSK (loan) 2017–18 Liga I 24010——250
Viitorul Constanța 2018–19 Liga I 0010——10
Astra Giurgiu 2018–19 Liga I 3010——40
2019–20 25020——270
2020–21 9010——100
Total 37040——410
Desna Chernihiv 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 1000——10
UTA Arad 2021–22 Liga I 5000——50
Career total 92160——981

Honours

Astra Giurgiu

References
  1. "Astra Giurgiu l-a cedat pe Dima cu o sumă foarte mică în Ucraina, deşi e internaţional Under21". www.digisport.ro. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Костянтин Діма з "Астри" Джурджу і Богдан Білошевський", — написав Франков". www.sport.ua. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. "Константін Діма - гравець ФК Десна". www.desna.football. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ""Десна" уверенно переиграла "Шкендию-79" в контрольном матче". www.xsport.ua. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "Підготовка чернігівської "Десни" на зборах у Туреччині триває". cheline.com.ua. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. "ТМ. Десна – Агробізнес 4:0". www.desna.football. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. "ТМ. Десна (Україна) - Рудар (Чорногорія) - 2:0". www.desna.football. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ""Десна" — "Інгулець" — 3:0". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. "Десна розлучилася з двома захисниками". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. "Экс-защитник Десны продолжит карьеру в чемпионате Румынии". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  11. "CONSTANTIN DIMA: "OBIECTIVUL ESTE PLAYOFF!"". www.uta-arad.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. "Constantin Dima a revenit în Liga 1". www.gsp.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. "Ionuț Radu poate ajunge la Verona". www.digisport.ro. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  14. Constantin Dima at Soccerway
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.