Costel Pantilimon — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

10

clubs played for

06/07

debut season

0

goals / match

FC Timisoara

top club · 99 apps

Position rank · 20/21

#284

goals rank

#379

assists rank

0

season goals

1

season assists

Among 2,932 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€6.00m

peak value · 2015

€3.30m

top transfer fee · 11/12

—

best season

47 / 0

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Patrik Mraz

Midfield - Left Midfield · MSK Puchov

€10k

Giuseppe Rossi

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Sebastian Boenisch

Defender - Left-Back · Retired

Vladan Milosavljev

Attack - Left Winger · FK Usce Novi Beograd

Shares 1987-02-01 · 6 players total

287Appearances

0Goals

1Assists

25Yellow cards

0Red cards

284Full matches (90′)

Full name	Costel Pantilimon
Name in home country	Costel Fane Pantilimon
Date of birth	1987-02-01 (39 yrs)
Place of birth	Bacău, Romania
Citizenship	Romania
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	203.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2021-03-31
Contract expires	—
Agent	Darren Dein

Mar 2021

Transfer: Denizlispor → Retired

20/21 · Transfer

Mar 2021

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Dec 2020

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Sep 2020

Transfer: Forest → Denizlispor

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

20/21 — Denizlispor

15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jun 2020

Transfer: Omonia Nicosia → Forest

19/20 · Return from loan

Jan 2020

Transfer: Forest → Omonia Nicosia

19/20 · Loan

Jul 2019

19/20 — Omonia Nicosia

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2018

Transfer: Watford → Forest

18/19 · Transfer

Jul 2018

18/19 — Nottingham Forest

44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2018

Transfer: Forest → Watford

17/18 · Return from loan

Jan 2018

Transfer: Watford → Forest

17/18 · Loan

Jan 2018

Transfer: Dep. La Coruña → Watford

17/18 · Return from loan

Dec 2017

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Sep 2017

Transfer: Watford → Dep. La Coruña

17/18 · Loan

Jul 2017

17/18 — Nottingham Forest, Deportivo de La Coruña, Watford FC

20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jan 2017

Injury: unknown

5 games missed

Jul 2016

16/17 — Watford FC

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2016

Transfer: Sunderland → Watford

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

15/16 — Watford FC, Sunderland AFC

21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

May 2015

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2014

14/15 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21

32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2014

Transfer: Man City → Sunderland

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2013

13/14 — Manchester City

18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2012

12/13 — Manchester City

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jan 2012

Transfer: Poli. Timisoara → Man City

11/12 · Transfer · €3.30m

Jan 2012

Transfer: Man City → Poli. Timisoara

11/12 · Return from loan

Aug 2011

Transfer: Poli. Timisoara → Man City

11/12 · Loan

Jul 2011

11/12 — Manchester City

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2010

10/11 — FC Timisoara

33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — FC Timisoara

30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — FC Timisoara

36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2007

07/08 — Politehnica Timișoara

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2006

06/07 — Politehnica Timișoara

10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2006

Transfer: P. Timisoara B → Poli Timișoara

06/07 · Transfer

Feb 2006

Transfer: Aerostar → P. Timisoara B

05/06 · Transfer · €200k

Jul 2003

Transfer: Own Youth → Aerostar

03/04 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €6.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2287 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards1 total · 0.07/90

34

Clean sheets2 total · 2.00/90

14

Minutes played by club

Denizlispor 5.3%

Omonia Nicosia 2.5%

Nottingham Forest 20.0%

Deportivo de La Coruña 2.5%

Watford FC 2.4%

Sunderland AFC 17.2%

Sunderland AFC U21 0.4%

Manchester City 10.4%

FC Timisoara 34.3%

Politehnica Timișoara 5.1%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Denizlispor	1	20/21	20/21	15	0	1,350
Omonia Nicosia	1	19/20	19/20	7	0	630
Nottingham Forest	2	17/18	18/19	57	0	5,130
Deportivo de La Coruña	1	17/18	17/18	7	0	630
Watford FC	3	15/16	17/18	8	0	603
Sunderland AFC	2	14/15	15/16	49	0	4,410
Sunderland AFC U21	1	14/15	14/15	1	0	90
Manchester City	3	11/12	13/14	29	1	2,670
FC Timisoara	3	08/09	10/11	99	0	8,773
Politehnica Timișoara	2	06/07	07/08	15	0	1,305

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
20/21	Süper Lig	Denizlispor	15	0	1	1,350
19/20	Champions Round	Omonia Nicosia	1	0	0	90
19/20	Kypello Kyprou	Omonia Nicosia	1	0	0	90
19/20	Protathlima Cyta	Omonia Nicosia	5	0	0	450
18/19	Championship	Nottingham Forest	44	0	3	3,960
18/19	EFL Cup	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0
17/18	Championship	Nottingham Forest	13	0	1	1,170
17/18	Copa del Rey	Deportivo de La Coruña	1	0	0	90
17/18	EFL Cup	Watford FC	0	0	0	0
17/18	LaLiga	Deportivo de La Coruña	6	0	0	540
17/18	Premier League	Watford FC	0	0	0	0
16/17	EFL Cup	Watford FC	1	0	0	120
16/17	FA Cup	Watford FC	2	0	0	132
16/17	Premier League	Watford FC	2	0	0	81
15/16	FA Cup	Watford FC	3	0	1	270
15/16	League Cup	Sunderland AFC	1	0	0	90
15/16	Premier League	Watford FC	0	0	0	0
15/16	Premier League	Sunderland AFC	17	0	3	1,530
14/15	FA Cup	Sunderland AFC	1	0	0	90
14/15	League Cup	Sunderland AFC	2	0	0	180
14/15	Premier League	Sunderland AFC	28	0	2	2,520
14/15	U21 PL	Sunderland AFC U21	1	0	0	90
13/14	Champions League	Manchester City	1	0	0	90
13/14	FA Cup	Manchester City	5	0	0	450
13/14	League Cup	Manchester City	5	0	0	480
13/14	Premier League	Manchester City	7	1	1	630
12/13	Champions League	Manchester City	0	0	0	0
12/13	Community Shield	Manchester City	1	0	1	90
12/13	FA Cup	Manchester City	5	0	0	450
12/13	League Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	120
12/13	Premier League	Manchester City	0	0	0	0
11/12	Champions League	Manchester City	0	0	0	0
11/12	Europa League	Manchester City	0	0	0	0
11/12	FA Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	90
11/12	League Cup	Manchester City	3	0	0	270
11/12	Premier League	Manchester City	0	0	0	0
10/11	Europa League Qualifying	FC Timisoara	3	0	0	270
10/11	Liga 1	FC Timisoara	28	0	3	2,483
10/11	Romanian Cup	FC Timisoara	2	0	0	153
09/10	Champions League Qu.	FC Timisoara	4	0	1	360
09/10	Europa League	FC Timisoara	5	0	1	422
09/10	Liga 1	FC Timisoara	21	0	4	1,890
08/09	Liga 1	FC Timisoara	31	0	3	2,745
08/09	Romanian Cup	FC Timisoara	3	0	0	270
08/09	UEFA Cup	FC Timisoara	2	0	0	180
07/08	Liga 1	Politehnica Timișoara	5	0	0	405
06/07	Liga 1	Politehnica Timișoara	8	0	0	720
06/07	Romanian Cup	Politehnica Timișoara	2	0	0	180

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
03/04	2003-07-01	Own Youth	Aerostar	Transfer	0	—
05/06	2006-02-01	Aerostar	P. Timisoara B	Transfer	0	€200k
06/07	2006-07-01	P. Timisoara B	Poli Timișoara	Transfer	0	—
11/12	2011-08-11	Poli. Timisoara	Man City	Loan	3000000	—
11/12	2012-01-30	Man City	Poli. Timisoara	Return from loan	3000000	—
11/12	2012-01-31	Poli. Timisoara	Man City	Transfer	3000000	€3.30m
14/15	2014-07-01	Man City	Sunderland	Transfer	2500000	—
15/16	2016-01-19	Sunderland	Watford	Transfer	6000000	—
17/18	2017-09-01	Watford	Dep. La Coruña	Loan	3000000	—
17/18	2018-01-30	Dep. La Coruña	Watford	Return from loan	1500000	—
17/18	2018-01-31	Watford	Forest	Loan	1500000	—
17/18	2018-05-31	Forest	Watford	Return from loan	1500000	—
18/19	2018-07-03	Watford	Forest	Transfer	1500000	—
19/20	2020-01-30	Forest	Omonia Nicosia	Loan	1000000	—
19/20	2020-06-30	Omonia Nicosia	Forest	Return from loan	800000	—
20/21	2020-09-04	Forest	Denizlispor	Transfer	800000	—
20/21	2021-03-31	Denizlispor	Retired	Transfer	250000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
14/15	Knee problems	2015-05-20	2015-07-20	62	2
16/17	Foot injury	2017-01-29	2017-02-25	28	5
17/18	Back injury	2017-12-14	2017-12-28	15	2
20/21	Hip problems	2020-12-19	2020-12-24	6	2
20/21	unknown injury	2021-03-01	2021-03-15	15	2

Current—

Peak€6.00m

Low—

Δ since start−€200k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.70m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.70m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.30m
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #27851	#1	5	—	—	former national player
Team #21428	#1	3	—	—	former national player
Team #16864	#1	12	—	—	former national player
Team #3447	#1	27	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Lukas Magera	2	0	0
Dorin Goga	2	0	0
Joe Lolley	1	0	0
Ben Osborn	1	0	0
Matty Cash	1	0	0
Tendayi Darikwa	1	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
19/20	2020-06-30	Omonia Nicosia	Forest	Return from loan	—	€800k
19/20	2020-01-30	Forest	Omonia Nicosia	Loan	—	€1.00m
17/18	2018-05-31	Forest	Watford	Return from loan	—	€1.50m
17/18	2018-01-31	Watford	Forest	Loan	—	€1.50m
17/18	2018-01-30	Dep. La Coruña	Watford	Return from loan	—	€1.50m
17/18	2017-09-01	Watford	Dep. La Coruña	Loan	—	€3.00m
11/12	2012-01-30	Man City	Poli. Timisoara	Return from loan	—	€3.00m
11/12	2011-08-11	Poli. Timisoara	Man City	Loan	—	€3.00m

Teams faced most often by Costel Pantilimon's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Tottenham Hotspur	66	20	12	34	85	104	-19	30%
Chelsea FC	64	15	7	42	73	122	-49	23%
Liverpool FC	64	11	17	36	65	115	-50	17%
Manchester United	63	18	6	39	67	96	-29	29%
Arsenal FC	63	17	15	31	72	100	-28	27%
Everton FC	62	20	13	29	68	95	-27	32%
West Ham United	60	28	13	19	95	68	+27	47%
Newcastle United	58	35	13	10	108	53	+55	60%
Crystal Palace	57	25	14	18	87	63	+24	44%
Swansea City	55	26	17	12	82	57	+25	47%
Aston Villa	55	24	13	18	91	71	+20	44%
Middlesbrough FC	54	23	17	14	70	63	+7	43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
06/07	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
20/21	15	1,350	1	0.07
18/19	44	3,960	3	0.07
17/18	20	1,800	1	0.05
15/16	21	1,890	4	0.19
14/15	32	2,880	2	0.06
13/14	18	1,650	1	0.05
12/13	7	660	1	0.14
10/11	33	2,906	3	0.09
09/10	30	2,672	6	0.2
08/09	36	3,195	3	0.08

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
20/21	15	1,350	2	13%	27	1.8
19/20	7	630	4	57%	4	0.57
18/19	44	3,960	15	34%	51	1.16
17/18	20	1,800	5	25%	25	1.25
16/17	5	333	3	60%	6	1.62
15/16	21	1,890	5	24%	38	1.81
14/15	32	2,880	14	44%	35	1.09
13/14	18	1,650	9	50%	15	0.82
12/13	7	660	4	57%	7	0.95
11/12	4	360	2	50%	5	1.25
10/11	33	2,906	8	24%	37	1.15
09/10	30	2,672	15	50%	27	0.91
08/09	36	3,195	14	39%	38	1.07
07/08	5	405	3	60%	3	0.67
06/07	10	900	5	50%	11	1.1