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Emil Dica

Emil Dica

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipRomania
Height1.79 m
Footright
BornJuly 17, 1982
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Rapid Bucharest
top club · 132 apps

Position rank · 2012

#144
goals rank
#88
assists rank
17
season goals
12
season assists

Among 229 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2008
top transfer fee
6
best season · 12/13
9 · 52.9%
pens / of goals
282Appearances
17Goals
12Assists
60Yellow cards
0Red cards
78Full matches (90′)
Full nameEmil Dica
Name in home countryEmil Cosmin Dică
Date of birth1982-07-17 (43 yrs)
Place of birthScornicești, Romania
CitizenshipRomania
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height179.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2018-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2018
Transfer: National Sebis → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: ASA Tg. Mures → National Sebis
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018)
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Minaur → ASA Tg. Mures
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: V. Saelele → Minaur
15/16 · Transfer
Oct 2015
Transfer: Without Club → V. Saelele
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Minaur Baia Mare
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Otelul Galati → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Rapid Bucharest → Otelul Galati
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Otelul Galati, Rapid Bucharest
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2014
Transfer: Ceahlăul → Rapid Bucharest
13/14 · Transfer
Aug 2013
Transfer: Rapid Bucharest → Ceahlăul
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, Rapid Bucharest
17 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: CS Mioveni → Rapid Bucharest
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2012
Transfer: FC Astana → CS Mioveni
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Rapid Bucharest, CS Mioveni
26 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — FC Astana
8 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2012
Transfer: Skoda Xanthi → FC Astana
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Skoda Xanthi
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: CFR Cluj → Skoda Xanthi
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — CFR Cluj
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — CFR Cluj
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Rapid Bucharest → CFR Cluj
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Rapid Bucharest
9 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Rapid Bucharest
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Rapid Bucharest
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Rapid Bucharest
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: CS Dacia Mioveni → Rapid Bucharest
05/06 · Transfer
Mar 2005
Transfer: FC Arges → CS Dacia Mioveni
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Arges Pitesti
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Arges Pitesti
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2003
Transfer: International P. → Arges Dacia Pit.
02/03 · Return from loan
Jul 2002
Transfer: Arges Dacia Pit. → International P.
02/03 · Loan
Jun 2002
Transfer: Pandurii → Arges Dacia Pit.
01/02 · Return from loan
Aug 2001
Transfer: Arges Dacia Pit. → Pandurii
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
Transfer: FC Arges U19 → Arges Dacia Pit.
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 180 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2012. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.44/90
92
Assists1 total · 0.44/90
96
G+A2 total · 0.89/90
95
Yellow cards1 total · 0.44/90
40
7,055 min
Minutes played by club
FC Astana 2.9%
AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018) 0.0%
Minaur Baia Mare 0.0%
Rapid Bucharest 45.5%
Otelul Galati 0.0%
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1.3%
CS Mioveni 5.3%
Skoda Xanthi 0.0%
CFR Cluj 17.7%
FC Arges Pitesti 27.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Astana 1 2012 2012 8 1 1 203
AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018) 1 16/17 16/17 25 0 1 0
Minaur Baia Mare 1 15/16 15/16 3 0 0 0
Rapid Bucharest 7 05/06 14/15 132 6 6 3,207
Otelul Galati 1 14/15 14/15 6 0 1 0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1 13/14 13/14 4 1 0 90
CS Mioveni 1 12/13 12/13 12 5 3 375
Skoda Xanthi 1 11/12 11/12 7 0 0 0
CFR Cluj 2 09/10 10/11 41 3 0 1,251
FC Arges Pitesti 2 03/04 04/05 44 1 0 1,929

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€375K5€750K8€1.1M10€1.5M04/05 — 1 goals (FC Arges Pitesti)104/0505/06 — 1 assists105/0607/08 — 3 goals (Rapid Bucharest)307/0808/09 — 2 assists208/0909/10 — 1 goals (CFR Cluj)109/1010/11 — 2 goals (CFR Cluj)210/1111/1212/13 — 6 goals (Rapid Bucharest)12/13 — 4 assists1012/1313/14 — 2 goals (Rapid Bucharest)13/14 — 2 assists413/1414/15 — 1 goals (Rapid Bucharest)14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/1616/17 — 1 assists116/172012 — 1 goals (FC Astana)2012 — 1 assists2201205/06 — €250K07/08 — €400K08/09 — €1.5M09/10 — €875K10/11 — €600K11/12 — €600K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €650K14/15 — €250K15/16 — €200K16/17 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/172012: 112012

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/172012: 112012
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2012 Premier Liga FC Astana 8 1 1 1 0 203
16/17 Cupa Ligii AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018) 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Liga 1 AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018) 13 0 1 3 0 0
16/17 Romanian Cup AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018) 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 SuperLiga - Relegation group AS Ardealul Tg. Mures (- 2018) 8 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 Liga II - Seria II Minaur Baia Mare 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Liga 1 Otelul Galati 6 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 11 1 0 7 0 886
14/15 Romanian Cup Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Liga 1 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga 2 Rapid Bucharest 7 1 0 2 0 506
13/14 Liga 2 Play-Off Rapid Bucharest 6 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 Romanian Cup Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1 1 0 0 0 90
12/13 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 14 1 1 6 0 1,200
12/13 Liga II - Seria II CS Mioveni 10 4 2 1 0 209
12/13 Romanian Cup CS Mioveni 2 1 1 1 0 166
11/12 Super League 1 Skoda Xanthi 7 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 Champions League CFR Cluj 5 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 Liga 1 CFR Cluj 16 2 0 5 0 583
10/11 Romanian Cup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Romanian Supercup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League CFR Cluj 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Liga 1 CFR Cluj 15 1 0 2 0 668
09/10 Romanian Cup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 9 0 2 2 0 0
07/08 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 29 3 0 2 0 615
07/08 Romanian Cup Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Romanian Supercup Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 16 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Romanian Cup Rapid Bucharest 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Romanian Supercup Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Divizia A Rapid Bucharest 17 0 0 4 0 0
05/06 Romanian Cup Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Rapid Bucharest 12 0 1 2 0 0
05/06 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Rapid Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Divizia A FC Arges Pitesti 24 1 0 6 0 1,929
03/04 Divizia A FC Arges Pitesti 18 0 0 6 0 0
03/04 Romanian Cup FC Arges Pitesti 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 FC Arges U19 Arges Dacia Pit. Transfer 0
01/02 2001-08-01 Arges Dacia Pit. Pandurii Loan 0
01/02 2002-06-30 Pandurii Arges Dacia Pit. Return from loan 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Arges Dacia Pit. International P. Loan 0
02/03 2003-06-30 International P. Arges Dacia Pit. Return from loan 0
04/05 2005-03-01 FC Arges CS Dacia Mioveni Transfer 250000
05/06 2005-07-01 CS Dacia Mioveni Rapid Bucharest Transfer 250000
09/10 2009-07-01 Rapid Bucharest CFR Cluj Transfer 825000
11/12 2011-07-01 CFR Cluj Skoda Xanthi Transfer 600000
11/12 2012-01-01 Skoda Xanthi FC Astana Transfer 600000
12/13 2012-08-24 FC Astana CS Mioveni Transfer 500000
12/13 2013-01-22 CS Mioveni Rapid Bucharest Transfer 500000
13/14 2013-08-14 Rapid Bucharest Ceahlăul Transfer 650000
13/14 2014-02-21 Ceahlăul Rapid Bucharest Transfer 300000
14/15 2015-01-23 Rapid Bucharest Otelul Galati Transfer 250000
15/16 2015-07-01 Otelul Galati Without Club Transfer 200000
15/16 2015-10-10 Without Club V. Saelele Transfer 200000
15/16 2016-01-27 V. Saelele Minaur Transfer 100000
16/17 2016-07-01 Minaur ASA Tg. Mures Transfer 50000
17/18 2017-07-01 ASA Tg. Mures National Sebis Transfer 50000
17/18 2018-01-01 National Sebis Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€1.50m
Low
Δ since start−€150k
€375k€750k€1.13m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €825k
Jan 1, 1970 €875k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Andrei Ciolacu 1 1 0
Alexandru Coman 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Liga II - Seria II CS Mioveni 4 10
07/08 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 3 29
10/11 Liga 1 CFR Cluj 2 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Liga II - Seria II CS Mioveni 2 10
08/09 Liga 1 Rapid Bucharest 2 9
13/14 Liga 2 Play-Off Rapid Bucharest 2 6

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
02/03 2003-06-30 International P. Arges Dacia Pit. Return from loan
02/03 2002-07-01 Arges Dacia Pit. International P. Loan
01/02 2002-06-30 Pandurii Arges Dacia Pit. Return from loan
01/02 2001-08-01 Arges Dacia Pit. Pandurii Loan

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester United 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50%
Sporting Braga 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100%
Galatasaray 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2012 8 203 1 0 0 0.44
16/17 25 0 6 0 0 0
15/16 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 18 886 9 0 0 0.91
13/14 17 596 2 0 0 0.3
12/13 26 1,575 8 0 0 0.46
11/12 7 0 2 0 0 0
10/11 23 583 7 0 0 1.08
09/10 18 668 2 0 0 0.27
08/09 9 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 32 615 2 0 0 0.29
05/06 31 0 6 0 0 0
04/05 24 1,929 6 0 0 0.28
03/04 20 0 6 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga 1
191 apps
9 G
5 A
Liga II - Seria II
13 apps
4 G
2 A
Romanian Cup
15 apps
2 G
1 A
Premier Liga
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Liga 2
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga 2 Play-Off
6 apps
0 G
2 A
UEFA Cup
13 apps
0 G
1 A
SuperLiga - Relegation group
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Super League 1
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Emil Dica

Who is Emil Dica?

Emil Dica is a Romania professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Emil Dica?

Emil Dica is 43 years old. He was born on July 17, 1982 in Scornicești.

What position does Emil Dica play?

Emil Dica plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Emil Dica play for?

Emil Dica currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Emil Dica scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Emil Dica has scored 17 goals in 282 appearances.