Mihai Costea Explained

Mihai Costea
Fullname:Mihai Alexandru Costea
Height:1.79 m
Birth Date:1988 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Drăgășani, Romania
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Mioveni
Clubnumber:29
Youthyears1:–2005
Youthclubs1:CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Youthyears2:2006–2007
Youthclubs2:Universitatea Craiova
Years1:2006–2011
Clubs1:Universitatea Craiova
Caps1:83
Goals1:14
Years2:2011–2015
Clubs2:Steaua București
Caps2:35
Goals2:9
Years3:2015–2016
Clubs3:Voluntari
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Ittihad Kalba
Caps4:14
Goals4:17
Years5:2017–2018
Clubs5:Al-Fujairah
Caps5:14
Goals5:5
Years6:2018–2019
Clubs6:Al-Arabi
Caps6:11
Goals6:10
Years7:2020–2021
Clubs7:Chindia Târgoviște
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Years8:2022
Clubs8:Progresul 05 București
Years9:2022–2023
Clubs9:ARO Câmpulung
Caps9:14
Goals9:16
Years10:2023
Clubs10:Viitorul Dăești
Caps10:11
Goals10:10
Years11:2023–
Clubs11:Mioveni
Caps11:19
Goals11:1
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalteam1:Romania U21
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:11 May 2024

Mihai Alexandru Costea (born 29 May 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga II club Mioveni. He is the younger brother of Florin Costea.[1] [2]

Club career

FC U Craiova

Costea played in Universitatea Craiova youth team. In 2008 the player was promoted to the first team, where he joined his older brother Florin Costea. Though his favorite positions are striker or winger, due to lack of players at Universitatea Craiova he was often used as a left midfielder. This usually brought criticism to Universitatea Craiova officials.[3]

Steaua București

Costea was transferred to Steaua București for a reported transfer fee of €1.4 million.[4]

In July 2013, Costea was excluded from the team, after refusing to comply with the team schedule, being unhappy that he wasn't called for game against Vardar Skopje, in the Champions League qualifying stage.[5]

Gulf

In 2016, it was announced that United Arab Emirates's Al-Ittihad Kalba signed Romanian free-agent Mihai Costea.[6] Costea concluded his debut season as the club's top scorer with 17 goals in addition to ten league assists in only eleven games played.

International career

Costea was a Romania U-21 international being capped thirteen times and scored one goal against Latvia U-21 on 14 November 2009.[7]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova
Steaua București

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fraţii Florin și Mihai Costea revin în fotbal. Nu vor să mai audă de Liga 1. digisport.ro. Romanian . The brothers Florin and Mihai Costea return to football. They don't want to hear about Liga 1 anymore. 8 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Succesul lui MIHAI COSTEA, drama fratelui său!. cancan.ro. Romanian . The success of MIHAI COSTEA, the drama of his brother!. 8 October 2017.
  3. http://www.adevarul.ro/sport/fotbal_intern/emeric_ienei_0_516548557.html Adevarul.ro Costea
  4. http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/exclusiv-mihai-costea-va-semna-cu-steaua-vezi-ce-suma-va-primi-craiova-8090855 EXCLUSIV Mihai Costea va semna cu Steaua! VEZI ce sumă va primi Craiova! (Romanian)
  5. Web site: Mihai Costea a fost EXCLUS din lotul echipei Steaua . Adrian Petculescu . 2013 . . Romanian.
  6. Web site: Hat-trick Mihai Costea şi promovare cu Al Ittihad Kalba: "Lumea îmi apreciază munca" . 2016 . digisport.ro . Romanian.
  7. http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/live-text-romania-letonia-4-0-hora-marcheaza-5105432 Costea deschide scorul cu Letonia