Mario Tudose

Mario Tudose
Personal information
Full name	Mario Cristian Tudose
Date of birth	21 January 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth	Pitești, Romania
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Argeș Pitești
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2021	Argeș Pitești
2021–2023	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–	Argeș Pitești
International career‡
2020–2021	Romania U16
2021	Romania U17
2022–2023	Romania U18
2023–2024	Romania U19
2024–2025	Romania U20
2025–	Romania U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026

Mario Cristian Tudose (born 21 January 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga I club Argeș Pitești.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

On 19 August 2021, Benfica announced that they had enrolled the 16-year-old Tudose for €200,000.^[4]

In the summer of 2023, Tudose returned to Argeș Pitești. As part of the agreement, Benfica retained 50% of the player's co-ownership rights.^[5]

As of 22 May 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cupa României		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Argeș Pitești
	2023–24	Liga II	25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
	2024–25	Liga II	20	4	3	0	—		—		23	4
	2025–26	Liga I	39	0	6	0	—		—		45	0
Career total			84	4	9	0	—		—		93	4