Alex Pașcanu

Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu (born 28 September 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club SD Ponferradina, on loan from CFR Cluj, and the Romania national under-21 team.

Alex Pașcanu
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
Place of birth Bârlad, Romania
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ponferradina
(on loan from CFR Cluj)
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2019 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– CFR Cluj 4 (0)
2020 → Voluntari (loan) 19 (1)
2020– → Ponferradina (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2016 Romania U19 3 (0)
2017– Romania U21 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

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

Leicester City

Pașcanu began his football career in the academy of Leicester City, playing alongside the likes of Ben Chilwell, Harvey Barnes and Hamza Choudhury. He was however unable to follow them into the first-team squad.

CFR Cluj

On 30 August 2019, Pașcanu returned to Romania and signed with reigning champions CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee.[2] On 17 January 2020, he was sent out on loan to fellow Liga I side FC Voluntari until the end of the campaign.[3]

On 28 August 2020, Pașcanu signed for Spanish Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a two-year loan deal.[4]

Career Statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
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 La Liga 2 15 1 1 0 – – 16 1
Career Total 38 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2

International career

Pașcanu started in all but one of Romania's ten qualification matches for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the nation won its group undefeated. At the final tournament, he helped his side reach the semi-finals and qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

On 11 November 2018, Pașcanu received his first call-up for the senior team of Romania.[5]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Youngster Pascanu joins CFR Cluj". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. Mihaitalazarica (17 January 2020). "BUN VENIT, ALEX PAȘCANU!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Un roman, jucatorul ANULUI la Leicester! Urias: Alex Pascanu, cel mai bun fotbalist al academiei fostei campioane a Angliei" (in Romanian). Pro X. 16 May 2017.
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