István Fülöp (footballer)

István Fülöp
Personal information
Full name István Sándor Fülöp
Date of birth (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990
Place of birth Târgu Mureș, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Avântul Reghin 50 (20)
2012–2017 Botoșani 103 (25)
2017–2018 Diósgyőr 4 (1)
2017–2018 → Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (loan) 28 (9)
2018– Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 9 (0)
National team
2018– Székely Land 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2018

István Sándor Fülöp (born 18 May 1990)[1] is a Romanian footballer of Hungarian ethnicity, who plays as a forward or midfielder for Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.

His brother, Lóránd Fülöp is also a footballer.[2][3]

Club career

He made his debut on the professional league level in the Liga I for Botoșani on 21 July 2013 as a starter in a game against CFR Cluj.[4]

Diósgyőr

On 23 December 2016, Fülöp was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri VTK.[5] A couple of days later he joined the club and took part in the first training session with Diósgyőr.[6]

National team

In September 2016, it was widely rumored that, in case of him obtaining Hungarian citizenship and being invited to play for the Hungarian national football team by the Hungarian Football Federation, he might choose to play for the Hungary instead of his native Romania.[7] He expressed frustrations with not being selected by Romania coach Christoph Daum for the Romanian squad traveling for the October 2016 away double against Armenia and Kazakhstan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) despite his good form for Botosani.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "István Fülöp". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "4 jucători noi la FC Botoşani: Muscă, fratele lui Fulop şi încă 2 - FOTOGALERIE" [4 new players at FC Botosani: Musca, Fulop's brother and 2 more - PHOTOGALLERY] (in Romanian). botosaneanul.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Debut cu gol - Frații Fulop s-au unit și-au băgat mingea în poartă – VIDEO" [Debut with goal - The Fulop brothers united and put the ball in the nest - VIDEO] (in Romanian). botosaneanul.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "FC Botoşani vs CFR Cluj" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 21 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "DVTK: megállapodtak a klubok, Romániából jöhet gólvágó – sajtóhír" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 29 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "DVTK: az erdélyi Fülöp István már Diósgyőrben edz" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 9 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Péter, Csillag. "Egyszerre dörömböl a magyar és a román válogatott kapuján". nso.hu. Nemzeti Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ↑ ""Dacă voi nu mă vreţi, Ungaria mă vrea!" Cine e Istvan Fulop, golgheterul Ligii I, care aşteaptă un semn de la maghiari". adevarul.ro. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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