Alex Pașcanu

Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu (born 28 September 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Ponferradina, on loan from CFR Cluj.

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. He amassed five appearances for "the White-Burgundies", before joining fellow Liga I side FC Voluntari in January on a loan deal until the end of the season.

On 28 August 2020, Pașcanu was sent out on a two-years loan to Spanish Segunda Division side SD Ponferradina.

International Career

Pașcanu started in all but one of Romania's ten qualifying matches for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the nation won its group undefeated.