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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihai Alexandru Costea | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Drăgășani, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| 2006–2007 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Universitatea Craiova | 83 | (14) |
| 2011–2015 | Steaua București | 35 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Voluntari | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ittihad Kalba | 14 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Fujairah | 14 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Arabi | 11 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Chindia Târgoviște | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | Progresul 05 București | ||
| 2022–2023 | ARO Câmpulung | 14 | (16) |
| 2023 | Viitorul Dăești | 11 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Mioveni | 19 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Viitorul Budești | ? | (?) |
| Total | 221 | (82) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:15, 8 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mihai Alexandru Costea (born 29 May 1988) is a Romanian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forSparta Râmnicu Vâlcea. He is the younger brother ofFlorin Costea.[1][2]
Costea played inUniversitatea Craiova youth team. In 2008 the player was promoted to the first team, where he joined his older brotherFlorin Costea. Though his favorite positions arestriker orwinger, due to lack of players atUniversitatea Craiova he was often used as aleft midfielder. This usually brought criticism toUniversitatea Craiova officials.[3]
Costea was transferred toSteaua București for a reported transfer fee of €1.4 million.[4]
In July 2013, Costea was excluded from the team, after refusing to comply with the team schedule, being unhappy that he wasn't called for game againstVardar Skopje, in the Champions League qualifying stage.[5]
In 2016, it was announced thatUnited Arab Emirates'sAl-Ittihad Kalba signed Romanian free-agent Mihai Costea.[6] Costea concluded his debut season as the club's top scorer with 17 goals in addition to ten league assists in only eleven games played.
Costea was aRomania U-21 international being capped thirteen times and scored one goal againstLatvia U-21 on 14 November 2009.[7]