Constantin Dima

Constantin Cristian Dima (born 21 July 1999) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club UTA Arad.

Constantin Dima
Personal information
Full name Constantin Cristian Dima
Date of birth (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 UTA Arad
Youth career
Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Dinamo București 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Metalul Reșița (loan) 25 (1)
2017–2018 → Sepsi OSK (loan) 24 (0)
2018–2019 Viitorul Constanța 0 (0)
2019–2021 Astra Giurgiu 37 (0)
2021 Desna Chernihiv 1 (0)
2021– UTA Arad 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Romania U17 2 (0)
2017–2019 Romania U19 5 (0)
2019 Romania U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2019

Club career

A product of Dinamo București's academy, Dima started his professional career in Liga II side Sportul Snagov, where he played 25 matches and scored once during the 2016-17 campaign.

Desna Chernihiv

In January 2021, he moved to Desna Chernihiv, the main club in the city of Chernihiv, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and becoming the first Romanian player of Desna's history.[1][2][3] The club paid 100,000 euros for Dima, with Astra supposed to receive 20% of the amount of any Dima's resale.

On 30 January 2021, he made his debut in a friendly match against KF Shkëndija, replacing Andriy Mostovyi.[4] On 31 January 2021, he played in the friendly match against PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent.[5] On 3 February 2021, he played against Ahrobiznes in a friendly match won 4-0 by Desna.[6] On 4 February 2021, he played against Rudar in a 2-0 friendly match victory for Desna.[7] On 26 February 2021 he made his Ukrainian Premier League debut against Inhulets Petrove at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, replacing Pylyp Budkivskyi in the second half of a fixture won by his team 3-0.[8]

On 16 July 2021, he was released by the club.[9]

UTA Arad

On 4 October 2021, Dima joined UTA Arad in Liga I on a two-year deal.[10][11][12]

International career

Dima has represented Romania national football team at numerous youth level: U17, U19 and U21. In May 2021, he was called up for the Romanian Olympic football team.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 October 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metalul Reșița (loan) 2016–17 Liga II 25100——251
Sepsi OSK (loan) 2017–18 Liga I 24010——250
Viitorul Constanța 2018–19 Liga I 0010——10
Astra Giurgiu 2018–19 Liga I 3010——40
2019–20 25020——270
2020–21 9010——100
Total 37040——410
Desna Chernihiv 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 1000——10
UTA Arad 2021–22 Liga I 0000——00
Career total 87160——931

International
As of match played 2 June 2021[14]
Romania U21
Year Apps Goals
202110
Total 10
Romania U19
Year Apps Goals
201840
201710
Total 50
Romania U17
Year Apps Goals
201620
Total 20

    Honours

    Astra Giurgiu

    References
    1. "Astra Giurgiu l-a cedat pe Dima cu o sumă foarte mică în Ucraina, deşi e internaţional Under21". www.digisport.ro. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
    2. "Костянтин Діма з "Астри" Джурджу і Богдан Білошевський", — написав Франков". www.sport.ua. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
    3. "Константін Діма - гравець ФК Десна". www.desna.football. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
    4. ""Десна" уверенно переиграла "Шкендию-79" в контрольном матче". www.xsport.ua. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
    5. "Підготовка чернігівської "Десни" на зборах у Туреччині триває". cheline.com.ua. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
    6. "ТМ. Десна – Агробізнес 4:0". www.desna.football. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    7. "ТМ. Десна (Україна) - Рудар (Чорногорія) - 2:0". www.desna.football. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    8. ""Десна" — "Інгулець" — 3:0". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
    9. "Десна розлучилася з двома захисниками". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    10. "Экс-защитник Десны продолжит карьеру в чемпионате Румынии". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
    11. "CONSTANTIN DIMA: "OBIECTIVUL ESTE PLAYOFF!"". www.uta-arad.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
    12. "Constantin Dima a revenit în Liga 1". www.gsp.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
    13. "Ionuț Radu poate ajunge la Verona". www.digisport.ro. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
    14. Constantin Dima at Soccerway
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