Virgil Ghiță
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virgil Eugen Ghiță | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pitești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | LPS Pitești | ||
| 2010–2011 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2011–2017 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Viitorul Constanța | 69 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Farul Constanța | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Cracovia | 103 | (10) |
| 2025– | Hannover 96 | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Romania U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | Romania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Romania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Romania | 8 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Virgil Eugen Ghiță (born 4 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 and the Romania national team.[1]
International career
He made his debut for the Romania national football team on 5 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, a 2–0 home victory. He substituted Ionuț Nedelcearu in the 79th minute.[2] On 12 October 2025, he scored his first goal for the national team, a last-minute header to win a potentially decisive World Cup qualifier game against Austria 1-0.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 March 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2017–18 | Liga I | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 8 | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2021–22 | Liga I | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| Cracovia | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 103 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 108 | 12 | ||||
| Hannover 96 | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 24 | ||
- ^ Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghiță goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2025 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Viitorul Constanța
References
- ^ "Virgil Ghita nowym zawodnikiem Pasów!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Romania v Liechtenstein game report". FIFA. 5 September 2021.
- ^ Virgil Ghiță at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Virgil Ghiță". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
- Virgil Ghiță at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)