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Liga I · Romania

Universitatea Cluj

2nd of 6
Transfer news →
22.3
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
25.2
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 19/19 rated

Club profile

LeagueLiga I
League position2nd of 6
Squad size19
Average age23.5
CountryRomania

Team scout report

European push2nd of 6 · Liga I

Universitatea Cluj sit 2nd of 6 in the Liga I, in the European places. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 22.3 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 25.2 across the wider group. Recent form reads LWWLD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 53.1% on last season (Season 15.1 → 23.1), while squad talent has eased 46% (Rating 44.3 → 23.9). Of the 2 players with a season to compare, 0 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

J. Lukić is the form pick (Season 45), while Ştefan Daniel Lefter carries the highest ceiling (Rating 34). In the market, the headline arrival is Ştefan Daniel Lefter (Value 3.7), and O. Mendy is the most valuable asset at 6.9.

22.3
53.1%
Squad season
25.2
46%
Squad rating
2ndof 6
League finish
LWWLD
Last 5
Top performer
J. Lukić
Season 45
Highest potential
Ştefan Daniel Lefter
Rating 34
Marquee signing
Ştefan Daniel Lefter
Value 3.7
Top asset
O. Mendy
Value 6.9

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
431
Defence
2323
Midfield
1419
Attack
1430

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Lukić
4531
Mikanović
3917
Nistor
318
Bic
3017
Cissé
2321
Codrea
1721
Mendy
1732
Lefter
1434
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1J. Lukić18goals
  2. 2D. Nistor8goals
  3. 3O. Mendy5goals
  4. 4D. Mikanović2goals
  5. 5J. Stanojev2goals

Top assists

  1. 1D. Nistor7assists
  2. 2D. Mikanović3assists
  3. 3J. Stanojev3assists
  4. 4O. Mendy3assists
  5. 5J. Lukić2assists

Squad · 19

Nat.
1Ştefan Daniel LefterGoalkeeperRomania213.74—1434
12D. MoldovanNewGoalkeeperRomania213.2——029
33I. ChirilăNewGoalkeeperRomania203.2——231
99Tudor CosaGoalkeeper—162.4——030
2A. ChinteșFull-backRomania203.34—731
8D. CodreaDefensive midfielderRomania291.9911721
24D. MikanovićFull-backCroatia321.41123917
26J. CisséCentre-backCôte d'Ivoire292.41—2321
10D. NistorAttacking midfielderRomania380.4108318
31M. MoraruCentral midfielderRomania213.2——029
33J. StanojevAttacking midfielder
played MID · DEF
earlier at Kairat Almaty · 758 min, 2g
Serbia274.41721126
80A. OrbanCentral midfielder—00.8——013
94O. BicDefensive midfielderRomania321.31113017
98G. SimionDefensive midfielderRomania281.73—1223
17J. LukićCentre-forwardBosnia and Herzegovina276.38184531
22Quadri TaiwoNewCentre-forward—192.9——030
29O. MendyCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
earlier at RAAL La Louvière · 930 min, 1g
France256.92751729.6%3244.3%
93V. PostolachiCentre-forwardMoldova263.341651.6%2753.1%
96L. PallCentre-forward
Loanfrom Viitorul Cluj
—152.2——030

Season form

Record (W-D-L)22-7-11 in 40
Goals (for / against)61 / 38
Clean sheets15
Last 5LWWLD

Fixtures & results

Liga I22W 7D 11LCupa României3W 3D 0LFriendlies Clubs2W 0D 3LUEFA Europa Conference League0W 1D 1L
27W 11D 15L in 53 · 80–56
May 23HDinamo Bucuresti1–1D
May 17AUniversitatea Craiova0–5L
May 13HUniversitatea Craiova0–0D
May 9HRapid1–0W
May 2HArges Pitesti1–0W
Apr 25ACFR 1907 Cluj0–1L
Apr 21AArges Pitesti1–1D
Apr 18ADinamo Bucuresti1–2L
Apr 13HUniversitatea Craiova4–0W
Apr 5ARapid2–1W
Mar 21AArges Pitesti1–0W
Mar 16HCFR 1907 Cluj2–1W
Mar 7AFCSB3–1W
Mar 3HAFC Hermannstadt2–1W
Feb 27HOţelul4–0W
Feb 20AFC Botosani3–1W
Feb 14HCsikszereda4–1W
Feb 11HOţelul2–0W
Feb 7ACFR 1907 Cluj2–3L
Feb 3HArges Pitesti3–1W
Jan 31ARapid2–0W
Jan 24HUnirea Slobozia1–0W
Jan 18ADinamo Bucuresti0–1L
Dec 21HFarul Constanta1–0W
Dec 14APetrolul Ploiesti1–0W
Dec 7HAFC Hermannstadt3–0W
Dec 4ASepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe2–2D
Dec 1HUniversitatea Craiova0–0D
Nov 22AUta Arad2–0W
Nov 7HMetaloglobus3–1W
Nov 1HFCSB0–2L
Oct 29AMetalul Buzău2–1W
Oct 25AOţelul2–1W
Oct 18HFC Botosani0–2L
Oct 4ACsikszereda1–2L
Sep 29HCFR 1907 Cluj2–2D
Sep 20AArges Pitesti0–1L
Sep 12HRapid0–0D
Aug 30AUnirea Slobozia1–0W
Aug 23HDinamo Bucuresti0–1L
Aug 18AFarul Constanta1–0W
Aug 9HPetrolul Ploiesti1–1D
Aug 3AAFC Hermannstadt2–2D
Jul 31HArarat-Armenia1–2L
Jul 28AUniversitatea Craiova1–2L
Jul 24AArarat-Armenia0–0D
Jul 19HUta Arad1–1D
Jul 11AMetaloglobus4–1W
Jul 4ASlovan Liberec1–4L
Jun 30HSigma Olomouc1–3L
Jun 28ASKU Amstetten2–1W
Jan 22ADobrudzha—·
Jan 11HMTK Budapest1–2L
Jan 8HGangwon FC4–1W

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

I. ChirilăCCSM Reşiţa· Return from loan2026/27
I. BârstanAFC Hermannstadt· Return from loan2026/27
Tobias HornSSănătatea Cluj· Return from loan2026/27
A. CoubișSampdoria· Transfer2026/27
A. CoubișSampdoria· Transfer2026/27
Ayomide RajiCCSM Satu Mare· Return from loan2026/27
A. SuciuCCeahlăul Piatra Neamţ· Return from loan2026/27
S. OprișPPolitehnica Iasi· Return from loan2026/27

Out

J. van der WerffVvan der Werff Jasper· Free agent2026/27
J. van der WerffFFC Aarau· Free agent2026/27
J. van der WerffFFC Aarau· Free agent2026/27
E. GertmonasServette FC· Free agent2026/27
E. GertmonasServette FC· Free agent2026/27
I. ChirilăBBihor Oradea· Loan2026/27
A. GheorghițăFCSB· Return from loan2026/27
A. MurgiaGGuidonia Montecelio 1937· Transfer2026/27