| Adrian Mazilu | |
| Fullname: | Adrian Mazilu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Constanța, Romania |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gheorghe Hagi Academy |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Farul Constanța |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Vitesse (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Romania U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | Romania U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Romania U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam6: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Adrian Mazilu (born 13 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Mazilu made his professional debut for his boyhood team Farul Constanța in 2022, and aided to a national title in his first season as a senior. At the start of 2024, he joined English club Brighton & Hove Albion, which immediately loaned him to Vitesse.
Internationally, Mazilu represented Romania under-21 in the 2023 UEFA European Championship.
Mazilu made his senior debut for Farul Constanța on 9 November 2022, in a 2–0 Cupa României away win over Rapid București; he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Luca Andronache and scored an injury-time goal.[2] Three days later, he recorded his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw at Chindia Târgoviște.[3]
On 6 February 2023, Mazilu netted his first goal in the latter competition by opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Universitatea Craiova.[4] On 22 April, he took his league tally to six goals after scoring in a 1–0 defeat of title contenders CFR Cluj.[5] Mazilu amassed 19 Liga I appearances during his first season as a senior, as his club won the national title.
On 12 July 2023, Mazilu played his first European game by starting in a 1–0 home success over Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[6] Three days later, Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion announced that it agreed a deal in advance to sign him in January 2024.[7] On 28 July, following Farul's elimination from the Champions League, Mazilu scored in a 3–2 home win against Urartu in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.[8]
On 22 January 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced that their transfer of Mazilu had gone through and that he had subsequently joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]
Mazilu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[10] He came on as a substitute in the opening 0–3 loss to Spain[11] and in the 0–0 draw with Croatia,[12] as his side finished in last place in its group.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | Liga I | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 9 | |||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 9 | |||
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