Denis Alibec
Denis Alibec (born 5 January 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Muaither and the Romania national team.
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Alibec in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Denis Alibec | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mangalia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Muaither | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Callatis Mangalia | ||
| 2006 | Steaua București | ||
| 2006–2008 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 2009–2010 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Farul Constanța | 18 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Inter Milan | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mechelen (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Bologna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 64 | (32) |
| 2017–2018 | FCSB | 34 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | Astra Giurgiu | 56 | (20) |
| 2020–2022 | Kayserispor | 15 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Atromitos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Farul Constanța | 31 | (14) |
| 2023– | Muaither | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Romania U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Romania U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Romania U21 | 5 | (3) |
| 2015– | Romania | 37 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Alibec began his senior career at Farul Constanța, and at age 18 was signed by Italian club Inter Milan. He only made two Serie A appearances and was loaned out several times, before being brought back to Romania by Astra Giurgiu. He became a regular starter and goalscorer with the latter, and also aided it in winning its first national title in the 2015–16 season. This inspired a move to his former youth team FCSB in 2017, but Alibec transferred back to Astra after only one and a half years. Since 2020, in addition to Romania he has had brief stints in Turkey, Greece and Qatar.
Internationally, Alibec featured for Romania at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, prior to earning his full debut in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands in October 2015. The following year, he represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2016.