Gabriel Torje

Andrei Gabriel Torje (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈel anˈdrej ˈtorʒe]; born 22 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Gabriel Torje

Torje with Romania in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Gabriel Torje[1]
Date of birth	(1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Timișoara, Romania
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1999–2005	Srbianka Giuchici Timișoara
2005	Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Politehnica Timișoara	37	(2)
2005	→ CFR Timișoara (loan)	13	(1)
2008–2011	Dinamo București	108	(17)
2011–2016	Udinese	21	(2)
2012–2013	→ Granada (loan)	34	(3)
2013–2014	→ Espanyol (loan)	12	(0)
2014–2015	→ Konyaspor (loan)	27	(5)
2015–2016	→ Osmanlıspor (loan)	25	(3)
2016–2018	Terek Grozny	10	(0)
2017	→ Karabükspor (loan)	15	(3)
2018	→ Dinamo București (loan)	7	(2)
2018–2019	Sivasspor	19	(0)
2020–2021	AEL	18	(2)
2021	Bandırmaspor	8	(1)
2021–2022	Dinamo București	23	(6)
2022–2023	Farul Constanța	16	(3)
2023	Gençlerbirliği	9	(2)
2023–2024	Concordia Chiajna	13	(1)
2024	AFC Câmpulung Muscel	8	(1)
International career
2006	Romania U17	5	(0)
2006–2010	Romania U21	24	(9)
2010–2017	Romania	57	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2024

Torje was named Romanian Footballer of the Year in 2011.^[2]

Club career

Politehnica Timișoara

Torje made his debut during the 2005–06 season for Politehnica Timișoara against Argeș Pitești and scored on his second match, against Farul Constanța. He was promoted in the first squad by Gheorghe Hagi, manager of Timișoara at that time.^[3]

Dinamo Bucharest

On 15 January 2008, Torje signed a five-year contract with Dinamo București. The reported transfer fee was $2.5 million.^[4] He played his 100th match in Liga I for Dinamo on 6 May 2011, in a defeat against CFR Cluj.

Udinese

On 30 August 2011, he signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Udinese for an undisclosed fee,^[5] rumored to be around €7 million.^[6] He played his first game in Serie A against U.S. Lecce, on 11 September 2011, even though he had only five days of training with his new team,^[7] and he had an impressive performance, suggesting that Alexis Sánchez may not be as irreplaceable as first thought.^[8]

On 5 February 2012, Torje scored his first goal in the Serie A in a 3–2 loss against Fiorentina. On 24 March, in a game against Palermo he equalized the score in the 85th minute, giving his team a 1–1 draw.^[9]

Loan to Granada

In order to get more playing time, on 8 June 2012, Torje signed for La Liga side Granada on a season long loan.^[10] He made his debut for the Spanish team on 20 August, in a 1–0 away defeat against Rayo Vallecano.^[11] Halfway through the season Torje was considered one of the most successful transfers in the 2012–13 La Liga, and he became a crucial part of the team.^[12] He was praised for his performance in the 1–0 victory over La Liga champions, Real Madrid, on 2 February 2013.^[13]

Loan to Espanyol

On 2 September 2013, Torje began his second journey in La Liga this time being loaned at the second major club in Barcelona, RCD Espanyol. He made his debut for the club on 23 September in a 3–2 win over Athletic Bilbao. He played only 12 games for Espanyol, six in the starting lineup and six as a substitute, without scoring a goal. Thus, the Spanish side didn't activate the option to buy the player at the end of the loaning period.

Loan to Konyaspor

In June 2014, Turkish Super Lig side Konyaspor announced that they reached an agreement with Udinese to loan the player for a season.^[14]

Loan to Dinamo București

On 2 February 2018, he rejoined Dinamo București on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.^[15]

Sivasspor

On 1 September 2018, he returned to Turkey, signing with Sivasspor.^[16]

AEL

On 4 February 2020, he signed a contract with Superleague club AEL.^[17] On 22 June 2020, he scored a brace, helping to a 3–1 home win against Volos for the second game of the 2019–20 Superleague playoffs.^[18]

Bandırmaspor

After leaving AEL at the end of 2020, Torje moved to Turkish TFF First League club Bandırmaspor in January 2021.^[19]

Farul Constanța

On 3 June 2022, joined Farul Constanța on a two-year deal.^[20] On 29 December 2022, Torje was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.^[21]

Gençlerbirliği

On 6 January 2023, Torje joined Turkish TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği.^[22]

International career

Torje was the captain of the Romania under-21 football team side. He also made his debut for the senior side in a friendly match against Albania on 3 September 2010.

He scored his first international goal in a match against Cyprus. On 2 September 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win over Luxembourg. Torje scored his first competitive goals in a 2–0 win over Luxembourg during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying. He scored three goals during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers as Romania reached the play-offs only to lose to Greece. He did not score in Romania's successful qualification for UEFA Euro 2016 but was chosen in the tournament's 23-man squad. He started in Romania's 1–1 draw to Switzerland and made brief appearances as a substitute in Romania's defeats to France and Albania with the latter one confirming their elimination from the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024^[update]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Politehnica Timișoara	2005–06	5	1	0	0	–		–		5	1
	2006–07	15	0	3	0	–		–		18	0
	2007–08	17	1	1	0	–		–		18	1
	Total	37	2	4	0	–		–		41	2
CFR Timișoara (loan)	2005–06	13	1	1	0	–		–		14	1
Dinamo București	2007–08	15	1	1	0	–		–		16	1
	2008–09	30	3	3	0	2	0	–		35	3
	2009–10	29	3	3	0	8	0	–		40	3
	2010–11	29	9	4	1	4	1	–		37	11
	2011–12	5	1	0	0	4	1	–		14	3
	Total	108	17	11	1	18	2	–		137	20
Udinese	2011–12	21	2	1	0	0	0	–		22	2
Granada (loan)	2012–13	34	3	1	0	–		–		35	3
Espanyol (loan)	2013–14	12	0	3	0	–		–		15	0
Konyaspor (loan)	2014–15	27	5	9	1	–		–		36	6
Osmanlıspor (loan)	2015–16	25	3	1	0	0	0	–		26	3
Terek Grozny	2016–17	10	0	1	0	–		–		11	0
Karabükspor (loan)	2017–18	15	3	3	1	–		–		18	4
Dinamo București (loan)	2017–18	7	2	1	0	–		–		8	2
Sivasspor	2018–19	19	0	1	0	–		–		20	0
AEL Larissa	2019–20	10	2	0	0	–		–		10	2
	2020–21	8	0	0	0	–		-		8	0
	Total	18	2	0	0	–		–		18	2
Bandırmaspor	2020–21	8	1	0	0	–		–		8	1
Dinamo București	2021–22	23	6	1	0	–		2	0	26	6
Farul Constanța	2022–23	16	3	1	2	–		–		17	5
Gençlerbirliği	2022–23	9	2	–		–		–		9	2
Concordia Chiajna	2023–24	13	1	–		–		–		13	1
AFC Câmpulung Muscel	2024–25	8	1	–		–		–		8	1
Career total		423	54	39	5	18	2	2	0	482	61

International stats

As of 9 November 2017

Romania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	3	0
2011	12	4
2012	9	4
2013	11	2
2014	4	0
2015	7	0
2016	9	2
2017	2	0
Total	57	12

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 2011	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–1	Friendly match
2	2 September 2011	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3				2–0
4	15 November 2011	Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria	Greece	1–0	3–1	Friendly match
5	15 August 2012	Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	2–3	3–4
6	7 September 2012	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
*	14 November 2012	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Belgium	1–2	1–2	Friendly match
7	11 September 2012		Andorra	1–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	6 February 2013	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain	Australia	3–2	3–2	Friendly match
9	11 October 2013	Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	3–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	29 May 2016	Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy	Ukraine	1–0	3–4	Friendly match
11	3 June 2016	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Georgia	4–1	5–1

* Unofficial match according to the Laws of the Game (excessive number of Romanian substitutions)

Honours

Club

Politehnica Timișoara

• Cupa României runner-up: 2006–07

Dinamo București

• Cupa României runner-up: 2010–11

Farul Constanța

• Liga I: 2022–23

Individual

• Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year: 2011; third place: 2012