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Romanian footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Răzvan Gabriel Marin (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan ɡabriˈel maˈrin]; born 23 May 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Cagliari, and the Romania national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Răzvan Gabriel Marin[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Empoli (on loan from Cagliari) | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2009 | Pro Luceafărul București | ||
2009–2013 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Viitorul Constanța | 75 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Standard Liège | 89 | (16) |
2019–2021 | Ajax | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Cagliari (loan) | 37 | (3) |
2021– | Cagliari | 36 | (0) |
2022– | → Empoli (loan) | 56 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Romania U17 | 3 | (1) |
2014 | Romania U19 | 4 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
2016– | Romania | 54 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
He began his senior career with local club Viitorul Constanța at age 17, quickly establishing himself as a first-team regular. His performances earned him a move to Standard Liège at the start of 2017, where he won the Belgian Cup in his first year. Two and a half seasons later, Marin transferred to Dutch team Ajax for a reported fee of €12.5 million, but did not impose himself and moved to Cagliari on an initial loan.
Marin made his debut with the Romania senior team in 2016,[3] after having previously represented the country at several youth levels.