Claudiu Bumba

Claudiu Bumba

Personal information
Full name	Claudiu Vasile Bumba
Date of birth	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994
Place of birth	Baia Mare, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number	7
Youth career
2004–2009	Atletic Club Satu Mare
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Baia Mare	27	(7)
2011–2015	Târgu Mureș	81	(15)
2012–2013	→ Roma Primavera (loan)	23	(7)
2015–	Hapoel Tel Aviv	16	(2)
International career‡
2010–2011	Romania U-17	11	(3)
2011–	Romania U-19	6	(0)
2012–	Romania U-21	15	(2)
2012–	Romania	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2015

Claudiu Vasile Bumba (born 5 January 1994 in Baia Mare) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv as a left winger or in a more central position as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Baia Mare

Bumbă made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Gaz Metan CFR Craiova on 10 October 2009, at the age of 15, playing for FC Baia Mare.

After FC Baia Mare's dissolution, he remained at the newly created FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare, helping his team to win the promotion to Liga II. In the summer of 2011, he moved to Liga I side FCM Târgu Mureş.

Târgu Mureș

On 22 July 2011, Bumbă made his Liga I debut in a match against Dinamo Bucureşti, at the age of 17. In October 2011 he scored a goal in a game against Sportul Studențesc to earn a draw for his team. On 25 March, in a game against Astra Ploiești, Bumba opened the score in the 44th minute. The game ended in a 2–0 victory for Târgu Mureş, with Andrei Cordoş scoring the second goal.

In March 2012 it was confirmed by manager Maurizio Trombetta that Udinese is monitoring Bumbă. In May 2012, after continuous good plays, he was included by Sport.ro in a Top 10 list of Romanian youths to watch. He was mentioned alongside names like: Vlad Morar and Nicolae Stanciu.

Bumba finished his breakthrough season at Târgu Mureş by putting in 29 appearances and scoring three goals. His good plays couldn't help his team avoid relegation to Liga II, as they finished 15th out of 18.

Loan to Roma Primavera

In the summer of 2012 Roma paid €600,000 to secure Bumbă's services on a one-year loan deal. On 6 September, after he recovered from an injury, Bumba scored a goal for Roma Primavera in the Supercoppa Primavera to help his team win the trophy.

Return to Târgu Mureș, failed move to Astra Giurgiu

In July 2013, Bumbă returned to Târgu Mureș, where he found a new team, after FCM changed its name to ASA.

On 11 January 2015, Bumbă signed a contract for three and a half years with Astra Giurgiu. After less than a month, Bumba returned to ASA Târgu Mureș due to a breach of contract.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 19 June 2015, he signed a four-year contract with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 28 September 2015)

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Baia Mare
	2009–10	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2010–11	15	7	0	0	0	0	15	7
Total		27	7	0	0	0	0	27	7
FCM Târgu Mureș
	2011–12	28	3	1	0	0	0	29	3
	2013–14	24	5	0	0	0	0	24	5
	2014–15	29	7	2	1	0	0	31	8
Total		81	15	3	1	0	0	84	16
Hapoel Tel Aviv
	2015–16	16	2	3	0	0	0	19	2
Total		16	2	3	0	0	0	19	2
Career total		124	24	6	1	0	0	130	25

International career

Bumba made his debut for Romania U-17 on 21 September 2010 in a game against Kazakhstan U-17. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

On 6 October 2011, in a game against Sweden U-19, Bumba came in as a substitute after 44 minutes to make his debut for Romania U-19.

In January 2012, Bumbă appeared for the first time for Romania in a game against Turkmenistan. He impressed with his physical fitness, having an excellent muscular mass and stamina for his age.

External links

• Claudiu Bumba @ Ygsp.ro
• Claudiu Bumba at Soccerway