Article by Romeo Ene – published on Saturday, 02 August 2025, 16:11 / Updated on Saturday, 02 August 2025 16:11
Florin Stefan (29 years old) signed on Saturday afternoon! Relegated to SEPS Sfântu Gheorghe at the end of last season, the left defender beat his palm with Craiova University.
Born in Slatina, Florin Stefan signed a contract valid on one season with the band prepared by Mirel Rădoi.
With his arrival, they are very high chances like Basilio ndong (26 years old), the defender in the equatorial guinea, to leave the team.
OFFICIAL. Florin Stefan, presented in Craiova
𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐒̦𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐥 𝐒̦𝐭𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐭̦𝐞𝐢!
The University of Craiova club and the left defender Florin Stefan signed a contract valid over a period of one year.
Originally from Slatina, Olteanul has evolved in teams such as Sepsi OSK, CFR Cluj and Rapid Bucharest.
Much success in the white-blue shirt!
– Communicated Craiova University
Florin Stefan / Photo: Facebook UCV
The initial news
The Oltenians wish him in the context in which Nicușor Bancu (32 years old), the team captain, is on the foot of departure, according to digisport.ro.
The Oltenians can also count in that area of the land and Basillo Ndong (26 years old), used by Rădoi as a right defender.
Florin Stefan would sign with Craiova University
Florin Stefan played the last official match on May 9, when he got 9 minutes in Sepsi's success with FC Botosani, score 2-1, in the penultimate stage of the superligation play-out.
Stephen's contract with the Covasnens was to expire in the summer of 2027. The transfer has high chances to be realized in the context in which Mirel Rădoi, the team coach, and Stefan, worked together in 2019, at the Romanian U21 national.
If Nicușor Bancu will leave the team, Florin Stefan would be the holder of the left defender.
He played 34 matches last season, during which time he scored 4 goals and offered 2 assists. It is listed by the specialized site transfermarkt at 700,000 euros.
The defender also evolved in the first league for Sepsi, Rapid and CFR Cluj.
It is the transfer with the number #13 that Craiova makes, a band that beat FK Sarajevo on Thursday, score 4-0, and qualified in the preliminary round of the Europa League.
The Oltenians will meet Trnava (Slovakia). The tour takes place on Thursday, August 7, while the return is played a week later.
Mihnea Rădulescu (Oil), David Matei (CSA Steaua), Samuel Teles (Steel), Luca Băsceanu (Farul), Alexandru Crețu (Al Wehda), Tudor Băluță (Slastk Wroclaw), Nikola Stefanovic (Otelul), Oleksandr Romanchuk (Kryvbas), Assad Al-Hamlawi Wroclaw), Pavlo Isnko (Vorskla), Darius Fălcușan (Empoli U23) and Steven Nsimba (FC Aubagne) are the rest of the players arrived in Craiova this summer.
