Răzvan Sava
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Răzvan Sergiu Sava | ||
Date of birth | 21 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | LPS Banatul Timișoara | ||
2017–2018 | Pro Sesto | ||
2018–2020 | Juventus | ||
2019–2020 | → Pescara (loan) | ||
2020 | → Lecce (loan) | ||
2020–2022 | Torino | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | CFR Cluj | 48 | (0) |
2024– | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Romania U16 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Romania U17 | 8 | (0) |
2019 | Romania U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Romania U20 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Romania U21 | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 |
Răzvan Sergiu Sava (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan ˈserd͡ʒju ˈsava]; born 21 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Timișoara, Sava left Romania in 2017 and spent his next years in the academies of Italian clubs Pro Sesto, Juventus, Pescara, Lecce, and Torino, respectively.[1]
CFR Cluj
[edit]On 28 January 2022, Sava returned to Romania by signing a contract with four-time defending champions CFR Cluj.[1] He made his senior debut on 14 August that year, in a 0–1 home Liga I loss to Botoșani.[2]
After the departure of Simone Scuffet, Sava became the starting goalkeeper of CFR Cluj in the 2023–24 season. He made his European debut on 27 July 2023, in a 1–1 draw with Adana Demirspor in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[3] Sava appeared in all 40 league matches and kept 11 clean sheets, and was named the Under-21 Player of the Season by LPF.[4]
Udinese
[edit]On 23 August 2024, Sava joined Serie A club Udinese on a five-year deal,[5][6] for a transfer fee reportedly worth €2.5 million plus €1 million in bonuses.[7] He made his debut on 25 September, starting and saving a penalty kick in a 3–1 home win over Salernitana in the second round of the Coppa Italia.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 25 September 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]CFR Cluj[9]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CFR Cluj a făcut al cincilea transfer al iernii, un portar de la Torino" [CFR Cluj made its fifth transfer of the winter, a goalkeeper from Torino] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 28 January 2022.
- ^ "CFR Cluj - FC Botoșani 0-1. Trupa lui Teja e noul lider. Campioana, două "transversale" și multe ocazii" [CFR Cluj - FC Botoșani 0–1. Teja's side is the new leader. The champion hit the post two times and had many chances]. Digi Sport. 14 August 2022.
- ^ "CFR Cluj - Adana Demirspor 1–1". UEFA.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Gândurile portarului nostru, Răzvan Sava, după ce a fost desemnat cel mai bun jucător U21 din sezonul trecut" [The reflections of our goalkeeper, Răzvan Sava, after being named the best U21 player of last season] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj on Facebook. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "ÎNCĂ UN PORTAR CFRIST AJUNGE ÎN SERIA A!" [ANOTHER CFR GOALKEEPER REACHES THE SERIE A!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Sava joins Udinese". Udinese Calcio. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Răzvan Sava semnează! Detaliile contractului + Suma pe care o va primi CFR Cluj" [Răzvan Sava signs! Contract details + The amount that CFR Cluj will receive] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "UDINESE VS SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Serie A. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b Răzvan Sava at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Răzvan Sava at Soccerway
- Răzvan Sava – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Timișoara
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- US Lecce players
- Torino FC players
- Liga I players
- CFR Cluj players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Romania men's youth international footballers
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy