Cristian Melinte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Costel Melinte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara,[1] Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fortuna Covaci | |||
| 2009 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Auxerre Lugoj | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | UTA Arad | 23 | (0) |
| 2007 | → CS Ineu (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Palermo | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Piacenza (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Petrolul Ploieşti (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Concordia Chiajna | 26 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Politehnica Iași | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Poli Timișoara | 94 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Concordia Chiajna (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | UTA Arad | 56 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Romania U-19 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2009 | Romania U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:51, 14 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:51, 14 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Cristian Costel Melinte (born 9 May 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a full back.
Club career
[edit]He began his career at Fortuna Covaci, but just some months later he went to play for Auxerre Lugoj in Liga II. Then he joined UTA Arad in 2005, playing three times in his first season[2] and four times in the following one, in Liga I.[3] He then was sent on loan to CS Ineu and then returned to UTA Arad in early 2008 playing regularly with the side. In late 2008 he joined AS Monaco FC for an unsuccessful trial,[3] and then left to join FC Dinamo București later in March 2009.[2]
Career in Italy
[edit]He was acquired by Palermo in a free transfer in August 2009, after a successful trial with the Sicilians, being awarded a four-year contract with the rosanero club.[4]
He made his debut on 29 October 2009, playing the first half in a Serie A game ended in a 3–5 away loss to Inter. After playing a Coppa Italia home game against Reggina, he was again featured in the Italian Serie A on 30 January 2010 as a replacement for injured Federico Balzaretti in an away game versus Bari. Melinte's performance was then verbally criticized by club chairman Maurizio Zamparini after the Romanian caused a penalty (then scored) with the game being 2–2, and then making a mistake that was instrumental in Bari's fourth goal. Two days later, he was sent out on loan to Serie B club Piacenza in switch with Marco Calderoni.[5]
He returned at Palermo at the end of his loan spell, but no interested party was found and he was subsequently excluded from the first team. On 31 August 2011 he moved on loan to Petrolul Ploiești. On 3 July 2012, he was loaned to Astra Giurgiu, until the end of the season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CRISTIAN COSTEL MELINTE" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "CRISTIAN MELINTE:LA SCHEDA DEL GIOCATORE" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Utistul Melinte în probe la AS Monaco" (in Romanian). Arad Online. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Ingaggiato Cristian Melinte" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Ultimi movimenti di mercato per i rosa" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Cristian Melinte a debutat la ... Astra, pe fulgere şi trăsnete" (in Romanian). Gazeta de Prahova. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Cristian Melinte at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Cristian Melinte at Soccerway
- Player profile at UEFA