Rareș Burnete

Rareș Burnete

Personal information
Full name	Rareș Cătălin Burnete
Date of birth	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Sighișoara, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lecce
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2020	Colțea Brașov
2018–2020	→ Gheorghe Hagi Academy (loan)
2020–2024	Lecce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Lecce	1	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Romania U16	2	(0)
2021–2022	Romania U18	4	(0)
2021–2023	Romania U19	9	(2)
2023–	Romania U20	3	(1)
2023–	Romania U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Rareș Cătălin Burnete (born 31 January 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Lecce.^[1]

Club career

Rareș Burnete grew up through Colțea Brașov youth academy, before joining the US Lecce in October 2020, along with fellow Romanian footballers Răzvan Pașcalău and Cătălin Vulturar.^[2]

Having started training with the Serie B first team on the summer 2021,^[3] Burnete made his professional debut for Lecce on 16 December 2021, entering as a substitute in a 0–2 away win over Spezia.^[4] He signed a 3 years contract extension the following spring, tying him to the club until 2025.^[5]

International career

Burnete is a youth international for Romania, having featured for the under-18 national team.^[6]

References

1. Rareș Burnete at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
2. "Trei, dintr-o lovitură! Lecce a achiziționat 3 tineri români de mare perspectivă". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
3. Vârlan, Petra (19 July 2021). "Braşoveanul Burnete, în lotul primei echipe a lui Lecce". Bună Ziua Brașov [ro]. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
4. S.A, Telewizja Polska (16 December 2021). "Polak bohaterem. Niespodzianka w Pucharze Włoch". sport.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
5. Verri, Filippo (5 April 2022). "Lecce, poker di rinnovi nella formazione Primavera". PianetaLecce. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
6. "Victorie pentru naţionala U18 în amicalul cu Serbia". Mediafax (in Romanian). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

External links

• Rareș Burnete at Soccerway