Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 07:58 / Updated Tuesday, March 10, 2026 08:09
Former international great Ilie Dumitrescu praised Lorenzo Biliboc (19 years old), the extreme left from CFR Cluj, at the end of the match won by Transylvania with Dinamo, score 2-0in the last stage of the regular season.
Born in Turin and raised in Italy, Biliboc arrived in the summer at CFR Cluj, from Juventus' academy. He has made 24 Ligue 1 appearances so far, scoring 6 goals and providing two assists.
Although the U21 international impressed Ilie Dumitrescu, the former great striker has yet to see the 19-year-old player in the senior national team.
Ilie Dumitrescu: “Biliboc is one of the best U21 players in League 1”
“As a striker, Biliboc is one of the best U21 players in League 1, even if in the second part of the game with Dinamo he had no more success. But it's active. Biliboc is a player with potential, perspective, but I don't see him in the national team. Maybe at U21“, declared Ilie Dumitrescu, according to digisport.ro.
The former striker of the national team was completed by Florin Prunea, present live: “I agree with Ilie, he is a child who has quality, I am convinced that, if he continues in the same way, he will be a national team player. It is important for him to play at U21 and I think he will”.
Lorenzo Biliboc played 6 matches for the Romanian U21 national team and scored one goal. On Monday evening, he provided the assist on Muhar's goal, which opened the scoring against Dinamo.
4 goalssigned Biliboc in 2026
We enter the play-offs with a win. Slowly, slowly I learn Romanian and understand even more. I have an amazing team with me. Now comes the play-off and we'll see. I think to help the team in the best way. If I score or assist, it's good to help. I can't wait for the playoffs.
– Lorenzo Biliboc, after CFR Cluj – Dinamo
