| Claudiu Petrila | |
| Upright: | 0.75 |
| Fullname: | Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Sânnicolau Român, Romania |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Winger, attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rapid București |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | LPS Bihorul Oradea |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Hidișelu de Sus (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | CFR Cluj |
| Years1: | 2018–2024 |
| Clubs1: | CFR Cluj |
| Caps1: | 95 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Sepsi OSK (loan) |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Rapid București (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Rapid București |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 28 June 2023 |
Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila (born 7 November 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.
Born in Sânnicolau Român, Bihor County, Petrila started his football career with LPS Bihorul Oradea. At age 14, he was loaned out along with other players from his age group to fourth division side FC Hidișelu de Sus, where he debuted as a senior. He then had an unsuccessful trial with Sampdoria in Italy, before moving to the academy of Liga I club CFR Cluj.[1]
On 8 December 2018, manager Toni Conceição handed 18-year-old Petrila his professional debut for CFR in a 2–2 league draw with Gaz Metan Mediaș.[2] [3] He scored his first goal on 23 August 2020, in a 2–1 away victory over Academica Clinceni.[4] After making six appearances in the 2020–21 Liga I, he was sent on loan to Sepsi OSK for the remainder of the season,[5] where he totalled five goals from 26 games in all competitions.
Upon his return in Cluj-Napoca in July 2021, he netted in the consecutive 3–2 and 2–1 league wins over FC U Craiova and Academica Clinceni, respectively. On 30 September 2021, Petrila scored his first European goal in a 1–1 draw with Danish club Randers in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.[6]
Petrila can play as an attacking midfielder or a winger on either flank.[7] He has been acknowledged for his pace and dribbling skills.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2018–19 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Total | 95 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 15 | |||
| Sepsi OSK (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga I | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Rapid București (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| Rapid București | 2024–25 | Liga I | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||||
| Career total | 152 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 27 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
CFR Cluj
2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
2020; runner-up: 2019, 2021, 2022
Individual