Olimpiu Moruțan

Olimpiu Vasile Moruțan (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈlimpju vaˈsile moruˈt͡san]; born 25 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super Lig club Galatasaray.

A youth exponent of Universitatea Cluj, he recorded his debut for the seniors at the start of 2016. Moruțan went on to amass over 140 appearances in the top tier for Botoșani and FCSB in the following seasons, before moving abroad at age 22 to sign for Galatasaray in Turkey.

Internationally, Moruțan represented Romania under-21 at the 2021 UEFA European Championship.

Club Career

Universitatea Cluj / Botoșani

Born in Cluj-Napoca and raised in Catina, Moruțan joined the academy of Universitatea Cluj in 2008. At age 16, he played his first senior match for U Cluj in a 0–0 Liga II draw with CS Mioveni on 27 February 2016. On 16 April of the same year, he scored in a 1–3 away loss to Olimpia Satu Mare.

Moruțan moved to FC Botoșani in August 2016, and made his Liga I debut on 15 October by coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 1–2 defeat at Pandurii Targu Jiu. During early 2017, it was reported that FCSB, Atalanta and PSV Eindhoven were interested in acquiring the player. Moruțan scored his first goal for the club–and in the top division–on 25 September 2017, in a 1–0 win over defending champions Viitorul Constanța.

FCSB

On 21 December 2017, FCSB announced a deal in advance for the signing of Moruțan on a five-year contract from the start of the 2018–19 season. They reportedly paid a €700,000 transfer fee, while Botoșani retained 20% interest. Moruțan made his first competitive appearance for FCSB on 21 July 2018, in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to Astra Giurgiu. His debut in European competitions came four days later, in a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round 2–0 away success over Rudar Velenje. In the second leg in Bucharest on 2 August, he netted a goal after dribbling past several opponents and offe