Marius Pena

Marius George Pena (born 2 May 1985) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.

Marius Pena
Personal information
Full name Marius George Pena
Date of birth (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Progresul București 2 (1)
2003 Torpedo Moscow 0 (0)
2004–2005 Rapid II București 24 (6)
2006 Râmnicu Vâlcea 14 (1)
2006–2008 Concordia Chiajna 31 (17)
2008–2013 Oțelul Galați 124 (26)
2013–2014 FC Baku 30 (6)
2014–2018 Concordia Chiajna 120 (11)
Total 350 (68)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2019

He is the son of Gheorghe Pena, a striker who played in the 80's for Progresul București, Olt Scornicești and Steaua București.[1]

Career

On 14 September 2011, he scored the equalizing goal in Galaţi's 2–1 loss to Basel in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage after chipping in cleverly a shot that Swiss goalkeeper spilled.[2]

In August 2014, Pena signed a two-year contract with Concordia Chiajna.[3]

Honours

FC Oțelul Galați

References
  1. "Tatăl lui Pena de la Oţelul: "Nu de la mine a învăţat Marius execuţii din astea! La gol a răsunat tot blocul!"" [Pena from Oţelul's father: "Marius did not learn from me these kind of executions!At the goal, the hole block screamed!"] (in Romanian). evz.ro. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. "Freis double up as Basel beat Oţelul". UEFA.com. 14 September 2011.
  3. "Concordia și-a luat atacant! Marius Pena a semnat pe doi ani cu formația din Chiajna". digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 August 2014.


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