George Țucudean

George Țucudean
Țucudean playing for Viitorul Constanța in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marius George Țucudean
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991
Place of birth Arad, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2005–2008 Atletico Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 UTA Arad 41 (12)
2010–2013 Dinamo București 52 (10)
2010UTA Arad (loan) 12 (9)
2013–2014 Standard Liège 3 (0)
2013–2014Dinamo București (loan) 22 (7)
2014–2016 Charlton Athletic 20 (2)
2015Steaua București (loan) 17 (3)
2016ASA 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 264 (88)
International career
2007–2008 Romania U17 3 (0)
2009–2010 Romania U19 5 (1)
2011–2012 Romania U21 5 (2)
2017–2019 Romania 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius George Țucudean (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmari.us ˈd͡ʒord͡ʒe t͡sukuˈde̯an]; born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He made his senior debut with UTA Arad in 2008, 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.