Cristian Ignat (born 29 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești, on loan from Rapid București.[1][2] Born in Moldova, he represents Romania at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Petrolul Ploiești (on loan from Rapid București) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSCA Buiucani | |||
| –2019 | Juniorul București | ||
| 2019–2021 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Rapid București | 31 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Unirea Constanța (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Mioveni (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Moldova U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Romania U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Romania U21 | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2025 | |||
Club career
editIgnat made his Liga I debut on 14 December 2022 for Rapid București in a match against Petrolul Ploiești.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 18 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid București | 2020–21 | Liga II | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Mioveni (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga II | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2 | |||
- ↑ Appearances in Supercupa României
- ↑ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
References
edit- ↑ "Cine sunt puștii care au debutat aseară la Rapid. Un stoper născut la Chișinău și extrema considerată "Noul Rareș Ilie"". sport.ro.
- ↑ "Fotbalistul pe care l-a remarcat Adrian Mutu după meciurile cu Dortmund și Fiorentina: "Cea mai mare surpriză"". digisport.ro.
- ↑ "Rapid - Petrolul 3-1. Spectacol total! Giuleștenii câștigă "Primvs Derby"". digisport (in Romanian). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
External links
edit- Cristian Ignat – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
- Cristian Ignat at Soccerway
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