Article by Liviu Manolache, Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, December 22, 2025, 22:47 / Updated Monday, December 22, 2025 22:47
Denys Muntean, the 16-year-old midfielder from the University of Craiova, ticked off the first minutes in the Superliga in the humiliation that the Oltenians administered to Csikszereda, score 5-0, in the last match of the Superliga in 2025.
The footballer came on in the 83rd minute of the game, at the score of 4-0, instead of Monday Etim. However, he is not the youngest player to play in this Superliga season. In the 2025-2026 season, 3 players younger than Muntean stepped on the pitch.
Denys Muntean debuted in the Superliga in Universitatea Craiova – Csikszereda: the fourth youngest player to step on the pitch this season
Denys Muntean is the junior from Craiova University, trained in Bănie. He was in several games in the squad this season, but Filipe Coelho gave him his debut in the last game of the year. The midfielder born on May 13, 2009 played the last minutes, when the fate of the game was already decided.
The youngest player used this season by the Superliga was Claudiu Stancu, the defender from FC Argeș. He played 22 minutes in a duel with Craiova University on July 18. Claudiu Stancu was born on November 4, 2009.
Younger than Denys Munteanu, Alexandru Goncear from Farul Constanța and Lorand Bencze from Csikszereda, tonight's opponent of the University of Craiova, made their debuts.
Youngest players used:
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Claudiu Stancu (FC Argeș / 04.11.2009)
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Alexandru Goncear (Lighthouse / 07.07.2009)
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Lorand Bencze (FK Csikszereda / (04.07.2009)
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Denys Muntean (U Craiova / 13.05.2009)
With this victory, which also helped the goal difference, Craiova University ended the 2025 calendar year in first place in the Superliga, after the other teams at the top of the ranking made a mistake. The Olten team's first match in 2026 will be on January 19 at Petrolul Ploiești's ground.
Up-to-date standings in the Superliga
