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“Did not live up to expectations”

Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Monday, 24 November 2025 22:13 / Updated on Monday, 24 November 2025 22:14

Marius Stefanescu (27 years old), former player from FCSBwas started on Monday for the first time since his transfer to Turkey, at Konyaspor. At the end of August, the Turks paid FCSB 300,000 euros in exchange for him.

Konyaspor drew at home with Antalyaspor, score 0-0, in the 13th stage of the championship. And Stefanescu he played 68 minutes, being exchanged for Melih Bostan (21 years old).

Ștefănescu does not impress in Turkey: “He has not lived up to expectations so far”

Ștefănescu did not send a single shot on Abdullah Yigiter's goal. The Romanian scored one goal in 9 matches for the team from Turkey.

Following this result, Konyaspor remains in 9th place with 15 points after 13 matches. On the other side, Antalyaspor is 12th with 14 points.

Ștefănescu did not impress in Turkey and is criticized by the local press. He would receive more minutes in the next period.

“Konyaspor transferred Marius Ștefănescu at the beginning of the season for 300,000 euros. Ștefănescu, who was transferred from FCSB, signed a three-year contract.

Ștefănescu played only 93 minutes in seven matches in the championship. The 27-year-old has not lived up to expectations so far, failing to contribute in these matches. However, he scored in the Turkish Cup match against Bingolspor.

It is expected that Marius Ștefănescu will have more playing time with the decision to have a rotation at the level of the team”, the people from anadoludabugun.com noted the other day.

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, FCSB and Konyaspor are the clubs for which Ștefănescu played throughout his career. In the summer, he was close to a transfer to Dinamo, but his claims were considered exaggerated.

Ștefănescu is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at one million euros.

Ranking in Turkey

He left FCSB through the back door, and today he was given his first start at the new team:

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