Răzvan Sava

Romanian footballer (born 2002)

Răzvan Sava
Personal information
Full name Răzvan Sergiu Sava
Date of birth (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 90
Youth career
0000–2017 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– CFR Cluj 48 (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 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Răzvan Sergiu Sava (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan ˈserd͡ʒju ˈsava]; born 21 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Club career

Early career

Born in Timișoara, Sava left Romania in 2017 and spent several years in the academies of Italian clubs Pro Sesto, Juventus, Pescara, Lecce, and Torino, respectively.[1]

CFR Cluj

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 to Cagliari, 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 Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CFR Cluj 2021–22 Liga I 0 0 — — — 0 0
2022–23 Liga I 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2023–24 Liga I 40 0 3 0 2[a] 0 — 45 0
2024–25 Liga I 5 0 0 0 4[a] 0 — 9 0
Total 48 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 59 0
Career total 48 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 59 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

CFR Cluj[5]

Individual

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "CFR Cluj - Adana Demirspor 1–1". UEFA.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Răzvan Sava at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  • Răzvan Sava at Soccerway
  • Răzvan Sava – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
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