Career snapshot
Career highs
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Shares 1984-04-05 · 5 players total
| Full name | Cristian Săpunaru |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ionuţ Cristian Săpunaru |
| Date of birth | 1984-04-05 (42 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bukarest, Romania |
| Citizenship | Romania |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Soccer Republic |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Rapid 1923 | 4 | 21/22 | 24/25 | 125 | 6 | 4 | 6,806 |
| Kayserispor | 4 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 2,736 |
| Denizlispor | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 1,852 |
| Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022) | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 410 |
| Rapid Bucharest | 4 | 06/07 | 14/15 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 3,401 |
| Elche CF | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 664 |
| Real Zaragoza | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1,277 |
| FC Porto | 4 | 08/09 | 11/12 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 889 |
| FC National Bukarest | 3 | 03/04 | 05/06 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 622 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Romanian Cup | FC Rapid 1923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SuperLiga | FC Rapid 1923 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SuperLiga - Championship group | FC Rapid 1923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Romanian Cup | FC Rapid 1923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SuperLiga | FC Rapid 1923 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2,526 |
| 23/24 | SuperLiga - Championship group | FC Rapid 1923 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Romanian Cup | FC Rapid 1923 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | SuperLiga | FC Rapid 1923 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 870 |
| 22/23 | SuperLiga - Championship group | FC Rapid 1923 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 900 |
| 21/22 | Liga 1 | FC Rapid 1923 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2,510 |
| 21/22 | Romanian Cup | FC Rapid 1923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | SuperLiga - Relegation group | FC Rapid 1923 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Süper Lig | Kayserispor | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Süper Lig | Kayserispor | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 19/20 | Süper Lig | Denizlispor | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Türkiye Kupasi | Denizlispor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Süper Lig | Kayserispor | 31 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,296 |
| 18/19 | Türkiye Kupasi | Kayserispor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 17/18 | Süper Lig | Kayserispor | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Türkiye Kupasi | Kayserispor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Champions League Qu. | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Europa League | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| 16/17 | Europa League Qualifying | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga 1 | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 401 |
| 16/17 | Romanian Cup | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 480 |
| 16/17 | SuperLiga - Championship group | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 251 |
| 15/16 | Liga 1 | Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 250 |
| 15/16 | Romanian Cup | Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 15/16 | SuperLiga - Championship group | Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucharest | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 275 |
| 13/14 | Copa del Rey | Elche CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | LaLiga | Elche CF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 664 |
| 12/13 | Copa del Rey | Real Zaragoza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | LaLiga | Real Zaragoza | 29 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1,277 |
| 11/12 | Allianz Cup | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Europa League | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Liga ZON Sagres | FC Porto | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 561 |
| 11/12 | Supertaça | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | UEFA Super Cup | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Allianz Cup | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | FC Porto | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Liga ZON Sagres | FC Porto | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Supertaça | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Champions League | FC Porto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucharest | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 297 |
| 09/10 | Liga Sagres | FC Porto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Allianz Cup | FC Porto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 328 |
| 08/09 | Champions League | FC Porto | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Liga Sagres | FC Porto | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Supertaça | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Taça de Portugal | FC Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucharest | 32 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,434 |
| 07/08 | Romanian Cup | Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Romanian Supercup | Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | Rapid Bucharest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucharest | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,395 |
| 06/07 | Romanian Cup | Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Romanian Supercup | Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | Rapid Bucharest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Rapid Bucharest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Divizia A | FC National Bukarest | 23 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 622 |
| 05/06 | Romanian Cup | FC National Bukarest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Divizia A | FC National Bukarest | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Divizia A | FC National Bukarest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Progresul U19 | FC National | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | FC National | Rapid Bucharest | Transfer | 0 | €500k |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Rapid Bucharest | FC Porto | Transfer | 1400000 | €5.00m |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | FC Porto | Rapid Bucharest | Loan | 2900000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Rapid Bucharest | FC Porto | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-31 | FC Porto | Real Zaragoza | Transfer | 4000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-25 | Real Zaragoza | Elche CF | Transfer | 3000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-21 | Elche CF | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-02 | Without Club | Rapid Bucharest | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Rapid Bucharest | Pandurii | Transfer | 1100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-21 | Pandurii | Astra Giurgiu | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Astra Giurgiu | Kayserispor | Transfer | 800000 | €300k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Kayserispor | Denizlispor | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-23 | Denizlispor | Kayserispor | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Kayserispor | FC Rapid 1923 | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | FC Rapid 1923 | Retired | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Muscle strain | 2011-09-06 | 2011-09-14 | 9 | 3 |
| 11/12 | muscular problems | 2011-10-01 | 2011-10-05 | 5 | 1 |
| 11/12 | Back problems | 2011-11-04 | 2011-11-25 | 22 | 6 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2017-10-22 | 2017-10-31 | 10 | 3 |
| 19/20 | unknown injury | 2019-12-01 | 2019-12-17 | 17 | 4 |
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-10-19 | 2020-10-21 | 3 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Quarantine | 2020-10-21 | 2020-11-02 | 13 | 1 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-05-07 | 2021-05-16 | 10 | 3 |
| 24/25 | Heel injury | 2024-10-21 | 2024-11-22 | 33 | 5 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.90m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #40487 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16864 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3447 | #22 | 36 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandru Ioniță | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Silviu Lung Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Júnior Morais | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Horațiu Moldovan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandru Albu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hulk | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mattias Käit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ștefan Pănoiu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dragoș Grigore | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Sefer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Răzvan Onea | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| João Moutinho | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Iacob | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Papeau | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deniz Türüç | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Liga 1 | Astra Giurgiu (- 2024) | 5 | 23 |
| 15/16 | Liga 1 | Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022) | 5 | 14 |
| 14/15 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucharest | 4 | 13 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | SuperLiga | FC Rapid 1923 | 2 | 29 |
| 11/12 | Liga ZON Sagres | FC Porto | 1 | 15 |
| 08/09 | Champions League | FC Porto | 1 | 8 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Rapid Bucharest | FC Porto | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | FC Porto | Rapid Bucharest | Loan | — | €2.90m |
Teams faced most often by Cristian Săpunaru'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Tenerife | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 36% |
| AD Alcorcón | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 43% |
| CD Mirandés | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 23% |
| UD Almería | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 31% |
| CD Lugo | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 27% |
| Real Oviedo | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 25% |
| SD Huesca | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 36% |
| RCD Mallorca | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 36% |
| Girona FC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 36% |
| CD Numancia | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 27% |
| Málaga CF | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 32% |
| Sporting Gijón | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 38 | 2,526 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 22/23 | 41 | 1,770 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 21/22 | 37 | 2,510 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 |
| 20/21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 28 | 1,170 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 18/19 | 34 | 1,566 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 17/18 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 49 | 1,852 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 15/16 | 24 | 410 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.41 |
| 14/15 | 13 | 275 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 |
| 13/14 | 9 | 664 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 12/13 | 35 | 1,277 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.55 |
| 11/12 | 21 | 561 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 |
| 10/11 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 19 | 297 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| 08/09 | 33 | 328 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 07/08 | 36 | 1,434 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 06/07 | 28 | 1,395 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 05/06 | 25 | 622 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 |
| 04/05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Cristian Săpunaru
Who is Cristian Săpunaru?
Cristian Săpunaru is a Romania professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Cristian Săpunaru?
Cristian Săpunaru is 42 years old. He was born on April 5, 1984 in Bukarest.
What position does Cristian Săpunaru play?
Cristian Săpunaru plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Cristian Săpunaru play for?
Cristian Săpunaru currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Cristian Săpunaru scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cristian Săpunaru has scored 45 goals in 585 appearances.
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