Gabriel Enache
Gabriel Nicolae Enache (Romanian pronunciation: [gabriˈel nikoˈla.e eˈnake]; born 18 August 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a right back for Liga I club Astra Giurgiu .
 Enache with Rubin Kazan in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Nicolae Enache | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1990 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Colibași, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Astra Giurgiu | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | LPS Pitești | ||
| 2002–2008 | Dacia Mioveni | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Mioveni | 102 | (12) |
| 2012–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 103 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Steaua București | 55 | (4) |
| 2018 | Rubin Kazan | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Partizan | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | Kyzylzhar | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | FCSB | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Zhetysu | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | FC U Craiova | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Romania U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 | |||
Club career
Mioveni
Enache scored his first Mioveni goal in a 1–1 second division draw with FCM Târgoviște on 23 August 2008.[1]
On 22 July 2011, aged 20, he recorded his first Liga I appearance in a 0–1 loss to Universitatea Cluj.[2]
Astra Giurgiu
In the summer of 2012, Enache agreed to a four-year contract with the option of another year with Astra Ploiești, soon relocated and renamed Astra Giurgiu.[3]
On 23 October 2014, Enache scored the last goal of a UEFA Europa League group stage away game with Celtic, which ended in a 2–1 victory for "the Bhoys".[4]
He amassed Liga I totals of 102 matches and ten goals during his time at the club.
FCSB
On 22 February 2016, FCSB signed Enache on a five-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.[5] He was handed the number 44 shirt and played eleven games in the remainder of the 2015–16 Liga I. He scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii in a 1–1 draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu, on 1 May that year.[6]
In his following season at the club, Enache netted three goals in 29 league matches.
On 24 February 2018, FCSB announced that his contract had been terminated on mutual agreement.[7]
Rubin Kazan
On 28 February 2018, Enache signed a contract with Russian team Rubin Kazan.[8] He made his competitive debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 league draw to Anzhi Makhachkala.[9] His contract was not extended by Rubin as it expired at the end of the 2017–18 season.[10]
Partizan
On 20 July 2018, it was announced Enache will join Partizan for the 2018–19 season.[11] He made a deal with the club on same day, afternoon, choosing to wear number 44 shirt, which was assigned to Armin Đerlek in the past season.[12] Enache made his debut for new club in starting line-up in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja.[13] On 7 September 2019, Enache left the club.[14]
Return to Astra Giurgiu
On 19 September 2019, Enache signed a two-year contract with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu.[15]
International career
On 7 September 2014, Enache made his full debut for Romania in a 1–0 win against Greece counting for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, coming on as a substitute for Alexandru Maxim.[16]
Personal life
Enache wed his partner Mădălina in May 2014.[17] She gave birth to a daughter, however the couple filed for divorce in 2017.[18] Enache has since been in a relationship with a women he met during the marriage.[19]
Some of Enache's tattoos are a representation of his religious beliefs.[17]
Career statistics
Club
Astra Giurgiu
Steaua București
International
- As of 3 March 2018[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
References
- ↑ FCM Târgovişte vs. Mioveni - 23 August 2008. Soccerway. 23 August 2008. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/08/23/romania/liga-ii/sc-fc-targoviste-sa/cs-dacia-mioveni/677568/. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ (in ro) Machado, omul cu golul » Mioveni - U Cluj 0-1. 21 July 2011. http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/machado-omul-cu-golul-mioveni-u-cluj-0-1-248538.html. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ Gabriel Enache a semnat cu Astra Ploieşti (in ro) (15 June 2012)ZiarTop.ro. Retrieved 3 March 2018.[dead link]
- ↑ Celtic 2-1 Astra Giurgiu. BBC Sport. 23 October 2014. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29681934. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ Bine ai venit, Gabriel Enache! (in ro) (22 February 2016)FC Steaua București. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Steaua - Pandurii 1-1. Gorjenii au trimis titlul la Giurgiu! Astra e deja campioană! (in ro) (1 May 2016)Digi Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ Multumim, Gabriel Enache! (in ro) (24 February 2016)FC Steaua București. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ No Title (in ru) (28 February 2018)FC Rubin Kazan. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ No Title (in ru) (2 March 2018)Soccer.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ No Title (in ru) (17 June 2018)FC Rubin Kazan. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Treći potpis u Humskoj! Partizan ima i desnog beka - stranca (in sr) (20 June 2018)mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ No Title (in sr) (20 June 2018)Radio Television of Serbia. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ LE: Partizan već u Nikšiću obezbedio prolaz u drugo kolo (in sr) (12 July 2018)B92. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ Gafiuc, Justin. Gabi Enache are liber la transfer de la FIFA: "M-am certat cu antrenorul de la Partizan" + unde vrea să ajungă (in ro). gsp.ro (7 September 2019). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ Încă o revenire – Gabi Enache (in ro) (19 September 2019)Astra Giurgiu. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ↑ Enache şi-a văzut visul cu ochii. Vezi ce planuri are mijlocaşul Astrei la echipa naţională (in ro) (7 September 2014)Look TV. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 INTERVIU Revelaţia Astrei, Gabriel Enache, autoportret înainte de meciul cu Dinamo Zagreb: "De ce joc bine? Pentru că m-am căsătorit acum patru luni" (in ro) (18 September 2014)ProSport.
- ↑ Fotbalistul Gabi Enache a divorțat. Prima declarație a fostei neveste (in ro) (2 November 2017). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ S-a decis. Cât plăteşte Gabi Enache pentru că şi-a lăsat soţia pentru amantă. Primele declaraţii ale Mădălinei Enache (in ro) (6 December 2017)SpyNews. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ Gabriel EnacheEuropean Football. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Other websites
- Gabriel Enache at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Gabriel Enache at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gabriel Enache – UEFA competition record