| Francisc Cristea | |
| Fullname: | Francisc Ionuț Cristea |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Vaslui, Romania |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting Vaslui |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Politehnica Iași |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Politehnica Iași |
| Caps1: | 76 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | CSM Reșița |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 April 2024 |
Francisc Ionuț Cristea (born 15 January 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]
In 2019, Cristea moved to Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[2] On 22 April, he made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Concordia Chiajna.[3] On 19 May 2021 Cristea scored his first professional goal as Politehnica lost 2–4 against Gaz Metan Mediaș and were subsequently relegated to the Romanian Liga II.[4] [5]
| Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Politehnica Iași | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 82 | 4 | |||
| CSM Reșița | 2023–24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 91 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 97 | 4 | |||
Politehnica Iași