Claudiu Petrila

Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila (born 7 November 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.

Claudiu Petrila

Petrila with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila
Date of birth	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sânnicolau Român, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rapid București
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2015	LPS Bihorul Oradea
2015–2016	→ Hidișelu de Sus (loan)
2016–2018	CFR Cluj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2024	CFR Cluj	95	(13)
2020–2021	→ Sepsi OSK (loan)	25	(5)
2023–2024	→ Rapid București (loan)	13	(4)
2024–	Rapid București	53	(11)
International career‡
2018–2019	Romania U19	7	(3)
2020–2023	Romania U21	13	(0)
2022–	Romania	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023

Club career

Born in Sânnicolau Român, Bihor County, Petrila started his football career with LPS Bihorul Oradea. At age 14, he was loaned out along with other players from his age group to fourth division side FC Hidișelu de Sus, where he debuted as a senior. He then had an unsuccessful trial with Sampdoria in Italy, before moving to the academy of Liga I club CFR Cluj.^[1]

On 8 December 2018, manager Toni Conceição handed 18-year-old Petrila his professional debut for CFR in a 2–2 league draw with Gaz Metan Mediaș.^[2][3] He scored his first goal on 23 August 2020, in a 2–1 away victory over Academica Clinceni.^[4] After making six appearances in the 2020–21 Liga I, he was sent on loan to Sepsi OSK for the remainder of the season,^[5] where he totalled five goals from 26 games in all competitions.

Upon his return in Cluj-Napoca in July 2021, he netted in the consecutive 3–2 and 2–1 league wins over FC U Craiova and Academica Clinceni, respectively. On 30 September 2021, Petrila scored his first European goal in a 1–1 draw with Danish club Randers in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.^[6]

Style of play

Petrila can play as an attacking midfielder or a winger on either flank.^[7] He has been acknowledged for his pace and dribbling skills.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 July 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cupa României		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CFR Cluj	2018–19	Liga I	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
	2019–20	Liga I	15	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	17	0
	2020–21	Liga I	6	1	0	0	0	0	—		6	1
	2021–22	Liga I	31	9	0	0	9[b]	1	1[a]	0	41	10
	2022–23	Liga I	38	3	3	0	15[c]	1	2[d]	0	58	4
	Total		95	13	5	0	24	2	4	0	128	15
Sepsi OSK (loan)	2020–21	Liga I	25	5	1	0	—		—		26	5
Rapid București (loan)	2023–24	Liga I	28	6	1	0	—		—		29	6
Rapid București	2024–25	Liga I	35	8	3	0	—		—		38	8
	2025–26	Liga I	3	1	0	0	—		—		3	1
	Total		66	15	4	0	—		—		70	15
Career total			186	33	10	0	24	2	4	0	224	35

1. Appearance in Supercupa României
2. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 17 November 2022^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

CFR Cluj^[9]

• Liga I: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Supercupa României: 2020; runner-up: 2019, 2021, 2022

Individual

• Gala Fotbalului Românesc Romanian Young Footballer of the Year: 2021^[11]