Mihai Pintilii

Mihai Pintilii

Personal information
Full name	Mihai Doru Pintilii
Date of birth	9 November 1984
Place of birth	Iași, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Steaua București
Number	5
Youth career
	Auxerre Lugoj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Auxerre Lugoj	15	(1)
2006–2009	Jiul Petroșani	85	(8)
2009–2010	Internațional	15	(0)
2010–2012	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	59	(7)
2012–2014	Steaua București	53	(5)
2014–2015	Al-Hilal	12	(0)
2015	→ Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	10	(1)
2015–2016	Hapoel Tel Aviv	14	(0)
2016–	Steaua București	18	(1)
National team^‡
2011–	Romania	33	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2016

Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga I club Steaua București. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder or box-to-box midfielder and is known for his combative playing style, being physically strong.

Club career

In May 2012, Pintilii joined Steaua București for a transfer fee of €850.000. His former club Pandurii Târgu Jiu will also receive a loan from Steaua, Mihai Răduț, in exchange for the player.^[1] Mihai Pintilii has scored his first league one, double on 2 March 2013 against Gaz Metan Mediaş.

On 7 June 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Saudi club Al-Hilal. He is an important part of Al-Hilal in reaching to the final of 2014 AFC Champions League, but eventually and unfortunately he lost the final with his team against Western Sydney Wanderers.

On 19 June 2015 he signed a three-year contract with Israeli league club Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C..

International career

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2013	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Hungary	2–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2016^[2]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre Lugoj	2005–06	15	1	?	?	-		-		-		15	1
	Total	15	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	1
Jiul Petroșani	2006–07	11	0	0	0	-		-		-		11	0
	2007–08	30	4	2	0	-		-		-		32	4
	2008–09	30	3	?	?	-		-		-		30	3
	2009–10	14	1	?	?	-		-		-		14	1
	Total	85	8	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	8
Internațional	2009–10	15	0	-		-		-		-		15	0
	Total	15	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2010-11	29	3	0	0	-		-		-		29	3
	2011-12	30	4	1	0	-		-		-		31	4
	Total	59	7	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	7
Steaua București	2012–13	30	5	0	0	-		12	0	-		42	5
	2013–14	23	0	4	0	-		9	1	1	1	37	2
	Total	53	5	4	0	-	-	21	1	1	1	79	7
Al-Hilal	2014–15	12	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	-		19	0
	Total	12	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	-	-	19	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2014-15	10	1	-		2	0	-		-		12	1
	Total	10	1	-	-	2	0	-	-	-	-	12	1
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2015–16	14	0	0	0	-		-		-		14	0
	Total	14	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0
Steaua București	2015–16	11	0	1	0	0	0	-		-		12	0
	2016–17	7	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	-		11	1
	Total	18	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	-	-	23	1
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	Total	69	8	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	72	8
Steaua București	Total	71	6	6	0	0	0	24	1	1	1	102	8
Career totals		281	23	10	0	2	0	30	1	1	1	324	25

Honours

Club

• Steaua Bucureşti:
  • Romanian Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14
  • Romanian Supercup: 2013
  • League Cup: 2015–16
• Al Hilal:
  • AFC Champions League: Runner-up 2014

References

1. Pintilii e OFICIAL al Stelei » Preţul plătit de Becali: Răduţ împrumut plus bani
2. "Mihai Pintilii". steauafc.com. FC Steaua București. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

External links

• (Romanian) Official FCSB profile
• Profile at Liga1.Ro