Deniz Giafer

Deniz Giafer
Personal information
Date of birth	11 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Constanța, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bihor Oradea
Number	24
Youth career
2009–2010	Gheorghe Hagi Academy
2010–2021	Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2024	Dinamo București
2024	→ Tunari (loan)
2024–	Bihor Oradea
International career
2017	Romania U16
2021	Romania U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Deniz Giafer (Dobrujan Tatar: Deñíz Ğafer; born 11 May 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga II club Bihor Oradea.

Club career

Dinamo București

While a junior at Dinamo in 2017, Giafer traveled to Portugal club Benfica for a trial and he came close to sign for them, but the transfer failed due to Dinamo's demands.^[1] He made his Liga I debut for Dinamo București against FC Voluntari on 19 July 2021.^[2]^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		Europe		Other^[b]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo București	2021–22	Liga I	15	0	0	0	–		0	0	15	0
	2022–23	Liga II	28	2	5	0	–		2	0	35	2
	2023–24	Liga I	4	0	3	0	–		–		7	0
	Total		47	2	8	0	—		2	0	57	2
Tunari (loan)	2023–24	Liga II	8	0	–		–		–		8	0
Bihor Oradea	2024–25	Liga II	12	0	1	0	–		–		13	0
Career Total			67	2	9	0	–		2	0	78	2

^ Includes Cupa României
^ Appearances in Liga I promotion play-off

Personal life

He is of Tatar ethnicity.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Povestea lui Deniz Giafer, un puști buftean care a debutat la Dinamo în Liga 1" (in Romanian). expresuldebuftea.ro. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "Șefii lui Dinamo exultă: "Am câștigat un jucător! Hai să vedem și partea pozitivă"". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "Surprizele lui Dario Bonetti în echipa de start a lui Dinamo! Italianul a apelat la un cuplu inedit de fundași centrali". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

External links

Deniz Giafer at Soccerway
Deniz Giafer – Romanian league stats at LPF (archived 2022-05-29) (in Romanian)

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[4] Includes Cupa României

[SCR-5] Appearances in Liga I promotion play-off

[tatar-1] "Povestea lui Deniz Giafer, un puști buftean care a debutat la Dinamo în Liga 1" (in Romanian). expresuldebuftea.ro. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[2] "Șefii lui Dinamo exultă: "Am câștigat un jucător! Hai să vedem și partea pozitivă"". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[3] "Surprizele lui Dario Bonetti în echipa de start a lui Dinamo! Italianul a apelat la un cuplu inedit de fundași centrali". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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