Adrian Mazilu

Adrian Mazilu (born 13 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Adrian Mazilu

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Mazilu[1]
Date of birth	(2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Constanța, Romania
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Youth career
2012–2022	Gheorghe Hagi Academy
2024–	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Farul Constanța	35	(7)
2024–	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2024	→ Vitesse (loan)	3	(0)
International career‡
2019	Romania U15	4	(0)
2020–2021	Romania U16	7	(2)
2021	Romania U17	6	(0)
2022	Romania U18	5	(2)
2023–2024	Romania U19	6	(2)
2022–	Romania U21	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Mazilu made his professional debut for his boyhood team Farul Constanța in 2022, and aided to a national title in his first season as a senior. At the start of 2024, he joined English club Brighton & Hove Albion, which immediately loaned him to Vitesse.

Internationally, Mazilu represented Romania under-21 in the 2023 UEFA European Championship.

Club career

Farul Constanța

Mazilu made his senior debut for Farul Constanța on 9 November 2022, in a 2–0 Cupa României away win over Rapid București; he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Luca Andronache and scored an injury-time goal.^[2] Three days later, he recorded his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw at Chindia Târgoviște.^[3]

On 6 February 2023, Mazilu netted his first goal in the latter competition by opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Universitatea Craiova.^[4] On 22 April, he took his league tally to six goals after scoring in a 1–0 defeat of title contenders CFR Cluj.^[5] Mazilu amassed 19 Liga I appearances during his first season as a senior, as his club won the national title.

On 12 July 2023, Mazilu played his first European game by starting in a 1–0 home success over Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.^[6] Three days later, Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion announced that it agreed a deal in advance to sign him in January 2024.^[7] On 28 July, following Farul's elimination from the Champions League, Mazilu scored in a 3–2 home win against Urartu in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.^[8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 22 January 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced that their transfer of Mazilu had gone through and that he had subsequently joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the remainder of the season.^[9]

International career

Mazilu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.^[10] He came on as a substitute in the opening 0–3 loss to Spain^[11] and in the 0–0 draw with Croatia,^[12] as his side finished in last place in its group.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 April 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Farul Constanța	2022–23	Liga I	19	6	2	1	—		—		21	7
	2023–24	Liga I	16	1	0	0	8[b]	1	1[c]	0	25	2
	Total		35	7	2	1	8	1	1	0	46	9
Vitesse (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			38	7	3	1	8	1	1	0	50	9

1. Includes Cupa României, KNVB Cup
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

Farul Constanța^[13]

• Liga I: 2022–23
• Supercupa României runner-up: 2023

Individual

• Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Player of the Month: March 2023^[14]