János Székely

János Székely
Personal information
Full name János József Székely
Date of birth 13 May 1983 (1983-05-13) (age 28)
Place of birth Timişoara, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right winger / Left winger
Club information
Current club Volga Nizhny Novgorod
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Politehnica Timişoara 8 (0)
2003–2006 Universitatea Cluj 90 (22)
2007–2008 Oţelul Galaţi 41 (9)
2008–2011 Steaua Bucureşti 48 (6)
2011– Volga Nizhny Novgorod 7 (0)
National team
2008 Romania B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 6 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

János József Székely (born 13 May 1983 in Timişoara) is a Romanian footballer who is currently under contract with Volga Nizhny Novgorod. He plays mainly as right winger.

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Career

Born in Timişoara of Hungarian heritage, he started his football career with local club Politehnica Timişoara, where he played 8 matches in Liga II between 2000 and 2002.

In 2003 he was bought by Universitatea Cluj for which he played 90 matches and managing to score 22 goals. After his good performance in Liga II Petre Grigoraş, coaching Oţelul Galaţi at that time, decided to transfer him. He debuted for Oţelul Galaţi in a cup match against Steaua. His first match in Liga I, in February 2007, was a victory against Unirea Urziceni.

Steaua Bucureşti

On 6 May 2008: He signed a five-year[1] contract with Steaua Bucureşti, with a reported transfer fee of around 1,500,000 euro and the midfielder would earn 200,000 euros for season.

On 23 July 2009 he scored the first goal of the second leg against Újpest FC, victory which enabled Steaua's qualification in the next round.

Szekely was released from Steaua in June 2011, and then signed a contract for two and a half years with Volga Nizhny Novgorod, in the Russian Premier League[2].

Titles

Season Club Title
2006–07 CFM Universitatea Cluj Liga II
2007 FC Oţelul Galaţi UEFA Intertoto Cup

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