Ioan Neag

Ioan Neag

Personal information
Full name	Ioan Neag
Date of birth	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994
Place of birth	Pianu, Romania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Unirea Alba Iulia
Number	6
Youth career
	CSȘ Sebeș
2008–2010	Ardealul Cluj
2010–2012	Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Universitatea Cluj	1	(0)
2012–2013	Petrolul Ploiești	5	(1)
2013–2015	Universitatea Cluj	32	(0)
2016	Gaz Metan Mediaș	4	(0)
2016	Râmnicu Vâlcea	16	(0)
2017	Juventus București	4	(0)
2018	Șirineasa
2018–2019	CSU Alba Iulia
2019–	Unirea Alba Iulia
International career‡
2011–2012	Romania U-17	3	(0)
2014–2015	Romania U-21	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2015

Ioan Neag (born 18 February 1994) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back for Unirea Alba Iulia.

Club career

Neag started playing football at CSȘ Sebeș. In 2008, he was spotted by Ardealul Cluj's trainer, Mihai Georgescu, at a competition that was organised by the Romanian Football Federation for 14-year-old players. Georgescu brought Neag to Ardealul and in 2010, together with other teammates, he joined Universitatea Cluj. He made his debut in Liga I on 15 May 2012, in a match against Voința Sibiu.

In 2012, Universitatea Cluj's owner, Florian Walter transferred most of the team's players at Petrolul Ploiești, including Ionuț Neag. The player spent one season at Petrolul Ploiești and returned to Universitatea Cluj in 2013.

International career

Neag made his debut for Romania U-17 on 24 March 2011 in a game against Iceland U-17. He was part of the squad that played for the Romania under-17 national team that took part in the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, but didn't play a game.

Honours

Petrolul Ploieşti

• Cupa României (1): 2012–13

External links

• Ioan Neag at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Ioan Neag at Soccerway