Cornel Râpă (born 16 January 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club UTA Arad.[1]
 Râpă in March 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornel Emilian Râpă | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UTA Arad | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Oțelul Galați | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Oțelul Galați | 118 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Steaua București | 49 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Pogoń Szczecin | 55 | (1) |
| 2018–2024 | Cracovia | 179 | (8) |
| 2024– | UTA Arad | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Romania U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Romania U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 | |||
Club career
Râpă made his professional debut for his youth club Oțelul Galați, in 2008. He scored his first professional goal in March 2011, in a match against Universitatea Cluj.[2] In 2013, Râpă left Oțelul Galați in order to join fellow Liga I club Steaua București.
International career
Râpă made his debut for the Romania national team at the age of 20 in 2010 in a friendly game against Italy played in Klagenfurt.[3]
Club statistics
As of 19 October 2024.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oțelul Galați | 2008–09 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Liga I | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 118 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 1 | |||
| Steaua București | 2012–13 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 2 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 62 | 1 | |||||
| Cracovia | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 179 | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 9 | |||
| UTA Arad | 2024–25 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 412 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 479 | 13 | ||
International
- As of 8 September 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
- Oțelul Galați
- Steaua București
- Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supercupa României: 2013
- Cracovia
References
- ^ "Cornel Râpă w FC UTA". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Neputinciosi in fata liderului" (in Romanian). universitateacluj.ro. 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Marica own goal spares Azzurri". UEFA.com. 17 November 2010.
- ^ "C. Râpă". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
External links
- Cornel Râpă at Soccerway
- Cornel Râpă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Cornel Râpă at 90minut.pl (in Polish)