Cătălin Itu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cătălin Mihai Itu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dej, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Unirea Dej | ||
| 2016–2017 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Unirea Dej | ||
| 2018–2019 | CFR Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | CFR Cluj | 61 | (7) |
| 2021 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Politehnica Iași | 23 | (1) |
| 2025 | Krumovgrad | 17 | (3) |
| 2025– | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Cătălin Mihai Itu (born 26 October 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
Club career
Itu made his debut in the Liga I for CFR Cluj on 19 May 2019, in a 0–1 loss to FCSB.[1] In January 2025, he signed a contract with Bulgarian First League club Krumovgrad.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 May 2025.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 3 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 7 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 7 | ||
| Dinamo București (loan) | 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Politehnica Iași (loan) | 2022–23 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Politehnica Iași | 2023–24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 3 | |||
| Krumovgrad | 2024–25 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 126 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 13 | |
Honours
CFR Cluj[3]
Politehnica Iași
References
- ^ "Dejeanul Cătălin Itu, debut în Liga I în tricoul celor de la CFR Cluj". dej24.ro.
- ^ Popov, Krasimir (22 January 2025). "Халф с четири титла на Румъния подписа с Крумовград" (in Bulgarian). eurocom.bg. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b Cătălin Itu at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.