George Țucudean
Marius George Țucudean (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmari.us ˈd͡ʒord͡ʒe t͡sukuˈde̯an]; born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Țucudean playing for Viitorul Constanța in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marius George Țucudean | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Atletico Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | UTA Arad | 41 | (12) |
| 2010–2013 | Dinamo București | 52 | (11) |
| 2010 | → UTA Arad (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Standard Liège | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2014–2016 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Steaua București (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2016 | → ASA Târgu Mureș (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 15 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 26 | (15) |
| 2018–2020 | CFR Cluj | 47 | (23) |
| Total | 272 | (89) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Romania U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Romania U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Romania | 10 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2019 | |||
He made his senior debut with UTA Arad in 2009, and throughout his career represented among others Dinamo București, Steaua București, Viitorul Constanța and CFR Cluj, winning a combined ten domestic trophies. Țucudean also had two unsuccessful spells abroad, with Standard Liège and Charlton Athletic respectively. With CFR Cluj, he was the top scorer of the Romanian first division in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, and was named the Romanian Footballer of the Year for 2018 by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper.
Țucudean made his first appearance for the Romania national team in November 2017, and scored his first goal for the country the following year in a 2–1 victory over Israel.