Cristian Costin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Ionuț Costin | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Beclean, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftchi Baku | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Liberty Oradea | ||
| 2014–2015 | UTA Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | UTA Arad | 46 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → CSMȘ Reșița (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Voluntari | 118 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | Dinamo București | 61 | (1) |
| 2025– | Neftchi Baku | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025 | |||
Cristian Ionuț Costin (born 17 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back or right midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.
Playing career
Dinamo București
In June 2023, Costin signed with Liga I club Dinamo București.[1] He started the season in the first team, alternating between the full back and winger positions. On 19 August 2023, he scored once and produced an assist for Gonçalo Gregório in the 3-2 away win against his former club Voluntari.[2] For this performance, he was named as man of the match[3] and he was selected in the Liga I team of the week.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UTA Arad | 2015–16 | Liga II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| CSMȘ Reșița (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga III | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 6 | ||
| Voluntari | 2019–20 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 118 | 8 | 7 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 127 | 8 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 70 | 1 | |||
| Neftchi Baku | 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 254 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 277 | 17 | ||
- ^ Includes Cupa României, Azerbaijan Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
Honours
Voluntari
- Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22
References
- ^ "Încă două transferuri la Dinamo! Clubul a bătut palma cu jucătorii". digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Soccerway - Voluntari vs. Dinamo București - 19 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Superliga - Vedetele etapei a 6-a". lpf.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Superliga - Echipa etapei a 6-a". lpf.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
- Cristian Costin at Soccerway
- Cristian Costin – Romanian league stats at LPF (archived 2019-07-14) (in Romanian)