George Pușcaș

George Pușcaș
Personal information
Full name George Alexandru Pușcaș
Date of birth (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996
Place of birth Marghita, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Palermo
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2012 Liberty Oradea
2013–2014 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Liberty Oradea 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Bihor Oradea (loan) 13 (2)
2013–2018 Internazionale 4 (0)
2015–2016 → Bari (loan) 17 (5)
2016–2018 → Benevento (loan) 32 (8)
2018 → Novara (loan) 19 (9)
2018– Palermo 4 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Romania U17 5 (0)
2014–2015 Romania U19 9 (5)
2014– Romania U21 20 (12)
2018– Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018

George Alexandru Pușcaș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒe̯ord͡ʒe alekˈsandru ˈpuʃkaʃ]; born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Palermo.

Club career

Internazionale

Pușcaș made his Internazionale debut on 1 February 2015 by appearing in the last minutes of a 3–1 loss to Sassuolo in the 2014–15 Serie A matchday 21.[1] On 26 February 2015 he made his UEFA Europa League debut as a substitute replacing Rodrigo Palacio in the 89th minute of a 1–0 home win over Celtic.[2] On 4 April 2014, Pușcaș played his first match as a starter for Internazionale, a 1–1 home draw against Parma, he was replaced by Mateo Kovačić in the 46th minute.[3]

Loan to Bari

On 4 August 2015, Pușcaș, along with his teammate Gaston Camara, were sent on loan at Serie B for the 2015–16 season.[4] On 9 August he made his debut for Bari as a substitute replacing Anthony Partipilo in the 60th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against Foggia in the second round of Coppa Italia.[5] He played his first Serie B match later on 22 September 2015 in the 4–1 away loss to Crotone, starting and playing for 57 minutes.[6] On 22 February he played his first entire match for Bari, a 1–0 away defeat against Virtus Lanciano.[7] On 1 March, Pușcaș scored twice in a 4–0 home win over Ternana.[8] Pușcaș ended his loan to Bari with 18 appearances, 5 goals and 1 assist.

Loan to Benevento

On 15 July, Pușcaș was loaned to Serie B side Benevento on a 2-years loan deal. On 7 August he made his debut in a match loss 4–2 at penalties after a 0–0 home draw against Salernitana in the second round of Coppa Italia; he was replaced by Fabio Mazzeo in the 68th minute.[9] On 27 August he made his Serie B debut for Benevento as a substitute replacing Fabio Ceravolo in the 71st minute and scoring his first goal 8 minutes later in a 2–0 home win over SPAL.[10] On 20 September he played his first entire match for Benevento, a 1–1 home draw against Pro Vercelli.[11] On 19 November, Pușcaș scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 4–0 home win over Brescia.[12] His third of the campaign came on 13 March in the 43rd minute of a 2–1 home win over Frosinone.[13] In June 2017 he scored the goal that sealed Benevento's promotion to Serie A.[14] Pușcaș ended his first season to Benevento with 22 appearances and 7 goals.

Pușcaș started his second season with Benevento by playing 80 minutes in a 4–0 home defeat against Perugia in the third round of Coppa Italia.[15] On 20 August, Pușcaș his Serie A debut for Benevento in a 2–1 away defeat against Sampdoria, he was replaced by Karamoko Cissè in the 82nd minute.[16] On 20 September, he played his first entire match in Serie A for Benevento, a 4–0 home defeat against Roma.[17] On 3 December 2017, Pușcaș scored his first Serie A goal in the 2–2 home draw versus Milan that gave Benevento their first ever point in the top flight.[18] In January 2018 he was recalled by Inter, thus leaving Benevento with a total of 34 appearances and 8 goals.[19]

Loan to Novara

On 29 January 2018, Pușcaș was again sent on loan, this time returning at Serie B to Novara.[19][20] He debuted for his new team five days later in the 1–2 home defeat to Ascoli, netting his team's only goal in the first half.[21] The following week, in his second appearance, Pușcaș scored his first career hat-trick to give his side the 3–1 win at Cittadella.[22]

Palermo

On 8 August 2018, Pușcaș joined Palermo on a four-year deal.[23] The deal was reported to be €3.25 million plus bonuses.[24][25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 October 2018[26][27]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bihor Oradea
2012–13 Liga II 13200——132
Total 13200——132
Internazionale 2014–15 Serie A 40201[lower-alpha 1]0—70
Total 402010—70
Bari (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 17511——185
Total 17511——185
Benevento (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 21710——227
2017–18 Serie A 11110——121
Total 32820——348
Novara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 199———199
Total 199———199
Palermo 2018–19 Serie B 40———40
Total 40———40
Career total 90245010—9624
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in Europa League

International

As of 5 June 2018[28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 201820
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "Sassuolo 3–1 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Internazionale vs. Celtic – 26 February 2015 – Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Internazionale vs. Parma 1 – 1". Soccerway. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "CAMARA AND PUSCAS TO BARI". inter.it. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bari 1908 vs. Foggia 1 – 2". Soccerway. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Crotone vs. Bari 4 – 1". Soccerway. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Virtus Lanciano vs. Bari 1908 1 – 0". Soccerway. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bari 1908 vs. Ternana 4 – 0". Soccerway. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Benevento vs. Salernitana 0 – 0". Soccerway. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Benevento vs. SPAL 2 – 0". Soccerway. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Benevento vs. Pro Vercelli 1 – 1". Soccerway. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Benevento vs. Brescia 4 – 0". Soccerway. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Benevento vs. Frosinone 2 – 1". Soccerway. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "BENEVENTO CLINCH SERIE A PROMOTION FOR FIRST TIME". goal.com. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Benevento vs. Perugia 0 – 4". Soccerway. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sampdoria vs. Benevento 2 – 1". Soccerway. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "Benevento vs. Roma 0 – 4". Soccerway. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "Benevento 2–2 AC Milan". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  19. 1 2 "PUSCAS MOVES TO NOVARA". inter.it. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Inter, Puscas torna dal Benevento e va subito al Novara" [Inter, Puscas returns from Benevento and goes straight to Novara] (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Novara vs. Ascoli 1 – 2". Soccerway. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "Serie B, Cittadella-Novara 1–3. Super Puscas, è tripletta" [Serie B, Cittadella-Novara 1–3. Super Puscas, the treble] (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Palermo, colpo in attacco: arriva Puscas" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Palermo l-a transferat pe George Pușcaș" (in Romanian). stiripesurse.ro. 8 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Inter îl vinde pe George Puscaș pe 3 milioane de euro. Unde va juca atacantul român" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 18 July 2018.
  26. ↑ George Pușcaș at Soccerway
  27. ↑ "George Pușcaș". inter.it. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "George Pușcaș". European Football. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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