Claudiu Bumba


Claudiu Vasile Bumba is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Hungarian club Kisvárda FC.

Club career

Baia Mare

Bumba made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Gaz Metan CFR Craiova on 10 October 2009, at the age of 15, playing for FC Baia Mare.
After FC Baia Mare's dissolution, he remained at the newly created FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare, helping his team to win the promotion to Liga II. In the summer of 2011, he moved to Liga I side FCM Târgu Mureş.

Târgu Mureș

On 22 July 2011, Bumba made his Liga I debut in a match against Dinamo București, at the age of 17. In October 2011 he scored a goal in a game against Sportul Studențesc to earn a draw for his team. On 25 March, in a game against Astra Ploiești, Bumba opened the score in the 44th minute. The game ended in a 2–0 victory for Târgu Mureş, with Andrei Cordoş scoring the second goal.
In March 2012 it was confirmed by manager Maurizio Trombetta that Udinese is monitoring Bumba. In May 2012, after continuous good plays, he was included by Sport.ro in a Top 10 list of Romanian youths to watch. He was mentioned alongside names like: Vlad Morar and Nicolae Stanciu.
Bumba finished his breakthrough season at Târgu Mureş by putting in 29 appearances and scoring three goals. His good plays could not help his team avoid relegation to Liga II, as they finished 15th out of 18.

Loan to Roma Primavera

In the summer of 2012 Roma paid €600,000 to secure Bumba's services on a one-year loan deal. On 6 September, after he recovered from an injury, Bumba scored a goal for Roma Primavera in the Supercoppa Primavera to help his team win the trophy.
In July 2013, Bumba returned to Târgu Mureș, where he found a new team, after FCM changed its name to ASA. On 11 January 2015, Bumba signed a contract for three and a half years with Astra Giurgiu. After less than a month, Bumba returned to ASA Târgu Mureș due to a breach of contract.
On 19 June 2015, he signed a four-year contract with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.
On 2 February 2017, he signed a two and a half years contract with Dinamo Bucharest. He scored his first goal for Dinamo Bucharest on 10 April, in 2-1 league win against Astra Giurgiu.

International career

Bumba made his debut for Romania U-17 on 21 September 2010 in a game against Kazakhstan U-17. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
On 6 October 2011, in a game against Sweden U-19, Bumba came in as a substitute after 44 minutes to make his debut for Romania U-19.
In January 2012, Bumba appeared for the first time for Romania in a game against Turkmenistan. He impressed with his physical fitness, having an excellent muscular mass and stamina for his age.

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