Bogdan Vătăjelu

Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu (born 24 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Romanian club CS Universitatea Craiova.

Bogdan Vătăjelu
Vătăjelu (left) playing for Universitatea Craiova in 2016
Personal information
Full name Bogdan Ilie Vătăjelu
Date of birth (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993
Place of birth Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Left winger / Left back
Club information
Current team
 Universitatea Craiova
Number 18
Youth career
Sporting Râmnicu Vâlcea
Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Steaua II București 25 (0)
2011–2013 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 44 (1)
2013 Metalul Reșița 14 (0)
2014–2016 Universitatea Craiova 104 (8)
2016–2019 Sparta Prague 34 (0)
2019 → Jablonec (loan) 14 (2)
2019– Universitatea Craiova 22 (2)
National team
2009–2010 Romania U17 6 (3)
2011–2012 Romania U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2019

Club career

Early years

Vătăjelu is a product of the Steaua București youth academy and made his professional debut with the reserves in 2010.[1] Making 25 appearances for the reserves, he joined CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2011 playing there until 2013 in Liga II.[2]

In 2013, he signed for Metalul Reșița where he had a brief spell playing in 14 outings. He was named tha captain after playing just two matches.[2] During his time in the club, it was reported that Premier League club Sunderland, Championship club Watford and even Spanish club RCD Mallorca showed their interest in signing him.[3]

Universitatea Craiova

In January 2014, Vătăjelu penned a three-year deal with CS Universitatea Craiova, who were playing in the second league at that time.[4] He made 14 appearances in the remainder of the season and helped his team achieve promotion to the Liga I.

Vătăjelu was Universitatea's most featured player in the 2014–15 season and in 2016 he eventually gained team captaincy.[5] On 2 October 2016, he scored from action in a 1–2 loss against his former club Steaua București.[6]

Sparta Prague

On 27 December 2016, Vătăjelu signed a ​3 1⁄2-year contract with Czech club Sparta Prague for an undisclosed transfer fee,[7] rumoured to be around €1.4 million.[8]

On 26 June 2019, Vătăjelu signed a four-year contract with Romanian club Universitatea Craiova.[9]

International career

Between 2011 and 2012, he played for Romania under-19 team on 4 occasions. On 25 May 2014, while still in the second division, he was called to the senior national team for the friendlies against Algeria and Albania.[2]

Honours

Club
Universitatea Craiova
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References
  1. "Vâlceanul Bogdan Vătăjelu, la prima echipă a Stelei [Bogdan Vătăjelu Valcea, the first team of the Star]". Arenavalceana. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. "Povestea lui Bogdan Vătăjelu, jucătorul ajuns la lotul național din Liga a II-a! [Bogdan's story Vătăjelu, reached national team player in League II!]". Sportsnews. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. "CSU Craiova l-a luat pe "noul Chivu"! Oltenii atacă promovarea cu Bogdan Vătăjelu, "viitorul fundaș stânga al Naționalei" [CSU Craiova took the 'new Chivu'! Oltenii attack Bogdan Vătăjelu promotion, "the future of the National Left Back"]". Stiridesport. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. "Bogdan Vătăjelu vrea să-i calce pe urme lui Cristi Chivu" [Bogdan Vătăjelu wants to follow the footsteps of Cristi Chivu] (in Romanian). Gazeta de Sud. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. "Bogdan Vătăjelu" (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. "Liga 1: Steaua invinge pe CS U Craiova si se distanteaza in fruntea clasamentului" [Liga 1: Steaua defeats CS U Craiova and distances on the first place of the table] (in Romanian). Ziare. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  7. "Bogdan Vatajelu posílil Spartu" [Bogdan Vătăjelu strengthened Sparta] (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. "Cel mai tare transfer al iernii în Liga 1. Vătăjelu semnează azi şi Craiova dă lovitura" [The biggest transfer of the winter in Liga I. Vătăjelu signs today and Craiova hits the jackpot] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. "#BineAiRevenitBogdan / Vătă se întoarce ACASĂ" (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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