Răzvan Sava

Răzvan Sava
Sava (center) with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Full name Răzvan Sergiu Sava
Date of birth (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 90
Youth career
–2017 LPS Banatul Timișoara
2017–2018 Pro Sesto
2018–2020 Juventus
2019–2020 → Pescara (loan)
2020 → Lecce (loan)
2020–2022 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 CFR Cluj 48 (0)
2024– Udinese 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Romania U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 Romania U17 8 (0)
2019 Romania U18 2 (0)
2021–2023 Romania U20 6 (0)
2023– Romania U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Răzvan Sergiu Sava (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan ˈserd͡ʒju ˈsava]; born 21 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese.

Club career

Early career

Born in Timișoara, Sava left Romania in 2017 and spent his next years in the academies of Italian clubs Pro Sesto, Juventus, Pescara, Lecce, and Torino, respectively.[1]

CFR Cluj

On 28 January 2022, Sava returned to Romania by signing a contract with four-time defending champions CFR Cluj.[1] He made his senior debut on 14 August that year, in a 0–1 home Liga I loss to Botoșani.[2]

After the departure of Simone Scuffet, Sava became the starting goalkeeper of CFR Cluj in the 2023–24 season. He made his European debut on 27 July 2023, in a 1–1 draw with Adana Demirspor in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[3] Sava appeared in all 40 league matches and kept 11 clean sheets, and was named the Under-21 Player of the Season by LPF.[4]

Udinese

On 23 August 2024, Sava joined Serie A club Udinese on a five-year deal,[5][6] for a transfer fee reportedly worth €2.5 million plus €1 million in bonuses.[7] He made his debut on 25 September, starting and saving a penalty kick in a 3–1 home win over Salernitana in the second round of the Coppa Italia.[8]

Sava recorded his Serie A debut on 9 December 2024, in a 2–1 away victory over Monza.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 December 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CFR Cluj 2021–22 Liga I 0 0 — — — 0 0
2022–23 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2023–24 40 0 3 0 2[a] 0 — 45 0
2024–25 5 0 — 4[a] 0 — 9 0
Total 48 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 59 0
Udinese 2024–25 Serie A 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Career total 52 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 64 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Sava lining up for Romania U21 in October 2024.

CFR Cluj[10]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "CFR Cluj a făcut al cincilea transfer al iernii, un portar de la Torino" [CFR Cluj made its fifth transfer of the winter, a goalkeeper from Torino] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "CFR Cluj - FC Botoșani 0-1. Trupa lui Teja e noul lider. Campioana, două "transversale" și multe ocazii" [CFR Cluj - FC Botoșani 0–1. Teja's side is the new leader. The champion hit the post two times and had many chances]. Digi Sport. 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "CFR Cluj - Adana Demirspor 1–1". UEFA.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Gândurile portarului nostru, Răzvan Sava, după ce a fost desemnat cel mai bun jucător U21 din sezonul trecut" [The reflections of our goalkeeper, Răzvan Sava, after being named the best U21 player of last season] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj on Facebook. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "ÎNCĂ UN PORTAR CFRIST AJUNGE ÎN SERIA A!" [ANOTHER CFR GOALKEEPER REACHES THE SERIE A!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Sava joins Udinese". Udinese Calcio. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Răzvan Sava semnează! Detaliile contractului + Suma pe care o va primi CFR Cluj" [Răzvan Sava signs! Contract details + The amount that CFR Cluj will receive] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ "UDINESE VS SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Serie A. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Monza vs Udinese". beIN Sports. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b Răzvan Sava at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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