Ștefania Vătafu
.jpg) Vătafu with Anderlecht in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ştefania Iuliana Vătafu | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Clujana | |||
| 2010–2018 | Olimpia Cluj | 119 | (16) |
| 2018 | UD Granadilla TS | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | Anderlecht | 93 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 2009– | Romania | 43 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ştefania Iuliana Vătafu (born 12 July 1993) is a Romanian football midfielder currently playing for Anderlecht in Belgium's Super League Vrouwenvoetbal. She is a member of the Romanian national team.[1]
Career
[edit]Vătafu earned her first call-up for the Romanian national team at age 16.[2] She played in Romania's Liga I for a decade, first for Clujana and later for Olimpia Cluj, also playing regularly the UEFA Champions League in both, before moving to Spain's UD Granadilla in the 2017–18 winter transfer window.
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 March 2019 | Gold City, Antalya, Turkey |  India |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 8 November 2019 | Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia, Romania |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 4. | 23 October 2020 | Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania | Lithuania |
1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 2 September 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania |
3–0 | 7–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 16 February 2023 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Hungary |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 8. | 16 July 2023 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania |  Bulgaria |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 5 April 2024 | Armavir City Stadium, Armavir, Armenia |  Armenia |
2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 10. | 31 May 2024 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Bulgaria |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 11. | 4 June 2024 | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
1–0 | 3–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ Arena Valceana
External links
[edit]- Ștefania Vătafu at WorldFootball.net
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