Cristian Manea

€1MMarket Value

Rapid Bucuresti•Defender•

Romania

Cristian Manea

€1MMarket Value

Rapid Bucuresti•Defender•

Romania

6.6

Season Score

Aug 9, 1997

183 cm

Height

0.05

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.6

Season Score

Aug 9, 1997

183 cm

Height

0.05

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 44
Avg Rating: 6.63

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

CFR Cluj

2017/2018 - 2023/2024

2013/2014 - 2014/2015

27100.042,227-

Royal Excel Mouscron

2015/2016 - 2016/2017

17000.001,198-

Total

28013150.0521,882

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Romania

2008 - now

28210.072,3066.93

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Romania U21

2017/2018 - 2019/2020

16010.001,4406.90

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Rapid Bucuresti

26/27

10—44—006.63

Rapid Bucuresti

25/26

243—1,5410.35206.99

Rapid Bucuresti

24/25

280—2,2930.08406.98

Rapid Bucuresti

23/24

10—900.0000-

CFR Cluj

23/24

130—5300.00106.43

CFR Cluj

22/23

345—2,7750.36507.10

CFR Cluj

21/22

333—2,5950.21307.29

CFR Cluj

20/21

160—1,1110.00006.98

CFR Cluj

19/20

90—7870.00007.30

CFR Cluj

18/19

421—3,5410.0550-

CFR Cluj

17/18

350—3,1500.0040-

Royal Excel Mouscron

16/17

80—5600.0000-

Royal Excel Mouscron

15/16

90—6380.0010-

Viitorul

14/15

231—1,9570.0520-

Viitorul

13/14

40—2700.0000-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Romania

24/25

10—900.00006.60

Romania

23/24

50—4500.00007.12

Romania

21/22

101—6860.26107.02

Romania

19/20

30—2700.00006.43

Romania

17/18

61—5400.1710-

Romania

14/15

20—1800.0000-

Romania

13/14

10—900.0000-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Romania U21

18/19

100—9000.10106.90

Romania U21

16/17

60—5400.0000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2013/2014	Superliga (Romania)	4	270	0	0	0	—
2014/2015	Superliga (Romania)	22	1890	1	0	0.05	—
2015/2016	Pro League	7	548	0	0	0	—
2016/2017	Pro League	3	200	0	0	0	—
2017/2018	Superliga (Romania)	35	3150	0	0	0	—
2018/2019	Superliga (Romania)	34	3003	1	1	0.06	—
2019/2020	Superliga (Romania)	7	607	0	0	0	—
2020/2021	Superliga (Romania)	9	557	0	0	0	—
2021/2022	Superliga (Romania)	25	1968	1	3	0.18	—
2022/2023	Superliga (Romania)	31	2561	5	6	0.39	7.1
2023/2024	Superliga (Romania)	11	440	0	0	0	6.43
2024/2025	Superliga (Romania)	25	2023	0	2	0.09	6.98
2025/2026	Superliga (Romania)	23	1451	3	3	0.37	6.99
2026/2027	Superliga (Romania)	1	44	0	0	—	6.63

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Cristian Manea — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2022/2023 · 7.1Superliga (Romania)
Lowest-rated season: 2023/2024 · 6.43Superliga (Romania)
Rating trend: +0.22last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.13 G+A per 9011 goals + 15 assists across 14 league seasons (per-90 from 18712 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 14 (2013–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 5

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 94thrating 6.99 vs 122 rated peers
Goals rank: #8 of 1223 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 99th0.37 per 90

Cohort: 122 Superliga (Romania) defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(46)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Botoşani	6	1	4	1	0	2	0	—
Argeş	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	—
KV Kortrijk	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	Mar 2017
Farul Constanța	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	—
Young Boys	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	Aug 2021
SK Beveren	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	Feb 2017
Universitatea Craiova	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	—
Club Brugge	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	Dec 2016
Standard Liège	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	Apr 2016
FCSB	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	—
UTA Arad	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	—
Sepsi	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	Dec 2024
Hermannstadt	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	—
Roma	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	Nov 2020
Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Dec 2016
CSKA Sofia	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	Dec 2020
Sevilla	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	Feb 2020
Dinamo Bucureşti	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	—
Astra	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	Apr 2019
Zulte-Waregem	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	Mar 2016

1–20 of 46

Rival National Teams(4)

Player stats against each opponent national team

Team	MP	W	D	G	Last
Moldova	3	3	0	0	Oct 2025
Cyprus	2	2	0	0	Nov 2024
Finland	1	1	0	1	—
Israel	1	0	1	0	—

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

CFR Cluj

Rapid Bucuresti

Jul 1, 2024Free Transfer

Apollon

CFR Cluj

Sep 6, 2020Transfer€400K

CFR Cluj

Apollon

Aug 10, 2020End of loan

Jan 31, 2020Loan

Jan 30, 2020End of loan

Sep 2, 2019Loan

Jun 30, 2019End of loan

Jul 1, 2017Loan

Jun 30, 2017End of loan

Aug 31, 2015Loan

Jul 1, 2015Transfer€3M

Trophies & Awards

5 titles won

Championships

Player Information

Rapid Bucuresti

Current Team

Date of Birth

Aug 9, 1997

Place of Birth

Agigea, Romania

Nationality

Romania

Height

183 cm

Weight

77 kg

Shirt Number

#23

Age

29 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€1M

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.63

Highest: 6.6 | Lowest: 6.6

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

78%

Matches

Total played1

Started (Lineups)0

From Bench0

Total Minutes44

Minutes per game44

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy78%

Total passes9

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses1

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles1

Interceptions-

Clearances-

Blocks-

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels3

Duels Won1

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles-

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

280

total appearances

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About Cristian Manea

In the 2025/2026 Superliga (Romania), Cristian Manea made 23 appearances (1,451 minutes), with 3 goals and 3 assists — 0.37 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.99. Few compare: against 122 Superliga (Romania) defenders with at least 450 minutes in 2025/2026, he sits in the top 7% by match rating, while ranking 8th of 122 for goals.

Between 2013 and 2026 he accumulated 14 league seasons across 5 clubs. His best-rated season remains 2022/2023 (7.1, Superliga (Romania)); his lowest was 2023/2024 (6.43). His last two rated seasons average 0.22 above his earlier career level — an upward curve.

Those league minutes are spread over 2 domestic leagues: Superliga (Romania) (227 appearances, 11 goals) and Pro League (10 appearances, 0 goals). In 5 of the 14 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. His busiest three-season stretch was 2017/2018–2019/2020: 76 league appearances, 25 a season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Cristian Manea play?

Cristian Manea plays as a Defender for Rapid Bucuresti in the Superliga (Romania). He has played 44 minutes across 1 appearance in the Superliga (Romania) 2026/2027.

What team does Cristian Manea play for?

Cristian Manea currently plays for Rapid Bucuresti in the Superliga (Romania). He has 1 appearance in the Superliga (Romania) 2026/2027.

How old is Cristian Manea?

Cristian Manea is 29 years old, born on August 9, 1997. He is from Romania. At 29, he has already won 5 trophies in his professional career.

How tall is Cristian Manea?

Cristian Manea is 183 cm tall. He weighs 77 kg.

How many trophies has Cristian Manea won?

Cristian Manea has won 5 trophies throughout his career. He currently plays for Rapid Bucuresti.

What nationality is Cristian Manea?

Cristian Manea is from Romania and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Rapid Bucuresti.