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Daniel Bîrligea

George Daniel Bîrligea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe daniˈel bɨrˈlidʒe̯a]; born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.

Raised in Italy from age 12, Bîrligea started his senior career with Serie C club Teramo in 2020. Two years later, he returned to his native country at defending champions CFR Cluj. In 2024, he transferred to domestic rivals FCSB for an initial fee of €2 million.

At international level, Bîrligea made his full debut for Romania in October 2023, in a 4–0 UEFA Euro qualifier win over Andorra. The next year, he was selected in the squad for Euro 2024.

Born in Brăila, Bîrligea spent part of his childhood in Constanța, where he started practising young football with local club Metalul. He also trained at the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, before returning to his native city at Luceafărul Brăila.

Bîrligea relocated again at age 12, moving abroad to Italy with his mother and elder sister, and represented the academies of ASD Cantera Ribolla and Palermo.

After the bankruptcy of Palermo, Bîrligea moved to Teramo in 2019. On 22 January 2020, he made his senior debut for in a 1–0 Serie C win over Catanzaro. Over the course of two years with Il diavolo, he amassed seven goals from 43 appearances in all competitions.

On 26 January 2022, Bîrligea returned to Romania by signing with four-time defending champions CFR Cluj. He made his debut on 5 February, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Claudiu Petrila in a 1–1 Liga I draw at Universitatea Craiova. Bîrligea scored his first goal for CFR Cluj on 1 May, in a 1–0 league defeat of Farul Constanța. Two weeks later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over Universitatea Craiova, as his club was crowned national champion one fixture prior to the end of the season.

On 20 October 2022, Bîrligea scored his first Cluj derby goal in a 1–1 away draw with Universitatea Cluj in the Cupa României group stage. On 10 November, he netted his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of Dumbrăvița, also in the national cup. On 16 February 2023, Bîrligea recorded his European debut by starting in a 0–1 away loss to Lazio in the knockout round play-offs of the UEFA Europa Conference League. On 9 April, he opened the scoring in a 1–1 home Liga I draw with rivals FCSB.

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