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Adrian Mazilu (born 13 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Mazilu made his professional debut for his boyhood team Farul Constanța in 2022, and aided to a national title in his first season as a senior. At the start of 2024, he joined English club Brighton & Hove Albion, which immediately loaned him to Vitesse.
Internationally, Mazilu represented Romania under-21 in the 2023 UEFA European Championship.
Club career
= Farul Constanța
=Mazilu made his senior debut for Farul Constanța on 9 November 2022, in a 2–0 Cupa României away win over Rapid București; he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Luca Andronache and scored an injury-time goal. Three days later, he recorded his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw at Chindia Târgoviște.
On 6 February 2023, Mazilu netted his first goal in the latter competition by opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Universitatea Craiova. On 22 April, he took his league tally to six goals after scoring in a 1–0 defeat of title contenders CFR Cluj. Mazilu amassed 19 Liga I appearances during his first season as a senior, as his club won the national title.
On 12 July 2023, Mazilu played his first European game by starting in a 1–0 home success over Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. Three days later, Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion announced that it agreed a deal in advance to sign him in January 2024. On 28 July, following Farul's elimination from the Champions League, Mazilu scored in a 3–2 home win against Urartu in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.
= Brighton & Hove Albion
=On 22 January 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced that their transfer of Mazilu had gone through and that he had subsequently joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the remainder of the season.
International career
Mazilu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship. He came on as a substitute in the opening 0–3 loss to Spain and in the 0–0 draw with Croatia, as his side finished in last place in its group.
Career statistics
= Club
=As of match played 7 April 2024
Honours
Farul Constanța
Liga I: 2022–23
Supercupa României runner-up: 2023
Individual
Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Player of the Month: March 2023
References
External links
Adrian Mazilu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
FCV Farul Constanța official profile (in Romanian)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Skuad Kejuaraan Eropa U-21 UEFA 2023
- Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2006 – Grup 1 UEFA
- Adrian Mazilu
- Adrian
- Ionuț Mazilu
- 2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
- 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
- Louis Munteanu
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy
- Romania national under-21 football team
- 2022–23 Liga I
- Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy
