Andrei Ivan

Andrei Virgil Ivan (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej virˈd͡ʒil iˈvan]; born 4 January 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CS Universitatea Craiova.

He started out at Universitatea Craiova in 2014, and three and a half years later earned a transfer abroad to Russian team Krasnodar. Ivan did not impose himself and had a one-season spell with Rapid Wien, before returning to Craiova in the summer of 2019.

Ivan registered his senior debut for the Romania national team in 2015, in an exhibition game with Italy.

Club Career

Early years / Universitatea Craiova

Ivan began playing youth football at local Flacara Moreni, before moving in 2011 to Sporting Pitești. On 30 December 2013, Ivan joined CS Universitatea Craiova on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 May 2014, in a 2–0 home victory over ASA Targu Mureș counting for the Liga II championship. Ivan made eight appearances during the season, as his team managed to achieve promotion by winning its series.

On 2 August 2014, he netted his first Liga I goal after coming off the bench as an 82nd-minute substitute in an 1–3 away loss to defending champions FC Steaua București. In January 2016, Ivan refused to sign for the latter club, which had reached a transfer agreement with Craiova for a fee of €2.15 million. Several foreign teams were interested in transferring him and Ivan also revealed his dream of playing abroad. At the start of 2017, he gained team captaincy following the departure of Bogdan Vatajelu to Sparta Prague.

Krasnodar

Russian side FC Krasnodar signed Ivan for a rumoured fee of €4 million on 17 July 2017, with the player penning a five-year contract and Universitatea Craiova retaining 25% interest on a future transfer. He recorded his competitive debut on 20 August, after entering as an 84th-minute subsitute for Viktor Claesson in a Russian Premier League goalless d

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