Ianis Hagi

Ianis Hagi

Hagi playing for Viitorul in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Fiorentina
Number 24
Youth career
2007–2008 Steaua București
2009–2015 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
2016– Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Viitorul Constanța 38 (4)
2016– Fiorentina 2 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Romania U15 4 (2)
2013–2014 Romania U16 6 (3)
2014–2015 Romania U17 6 (0)
2015– Romania U18 2 (2)
2016– Romania U19 3 (3)
2017– Romania U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017

Ianis Hagi (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhad͡ʒi]; born 22 October 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Fiorentina.

Club career

Hagi was born in Istanbul, Turkey, when his father Gheorghe was playing in the city for Galatasaray SK.[1][2][3] He joined the Gheorghe Hagi football academy at the age of 10, and made his Liga I debut on 5 December 2014 with FC Viitorul Constanța at the age of only 16, when he came on as a last-minute substitute for Silviu Pană in a 1–2 home defeat against FC Botoșani, his maiden appearance being handed by his father.[4]

On 29 May 2015, Ianis scored his first goal as a senior, contributing to a 4–4 draw against the same opponent whilst also acting as a starter for the first time.[5] In June, Adrian Mutu announced that the son would be joining Serie A club ACF Fiorentina for a €1,000,000 fee,[6][7] but nothing came of it,[8] and he eventually gained team captaincy.

Hagi scored his second league goal against ACS Poli Timișoara, in a 4–0 home win on 21 August 2015,[9] a few days after having missed a penalty against CS Concordia Chiajna.[10]

On 10 July 2016, Hagi joined Fiorentina.[11] He made his league debut on 23 October, replacing Josip Iličić late into a 5–3 away triumph over Cagliari Calcio.[12] In April 2017, Hagi was nominated for the 2017 European Golden Boy award.[13]

International career

Hagi represented Romania at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Style of play

Considered to be a promising young footballing talent, Hagi's playing style has drawn comparison's with that of his father's due to his dribbling skills, passing, two-footedness and playmaking ability. Although his preferred role is as an attacking midfielder, he is a quick and versatile midfielder who is also capable of playing in several advanced roles, and has also been used as a winger, a second striker, or even a central midfielder on occasion. Due to his vision, technique and eye for goal, he is both capable of creating chances for his teammates and scoring goals himself.[14][15][16][17][18]

In 2015, Hagi was named by The Guardian as one of the fifty best young footballers in the world born in 1998.[19]

Personal life

Hagi is sponsored by Nike.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2017[21]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2014–15 710000--71
2015–16 3131000--323
Total 38 4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 39 4
Fiorentina 2016–17 2000---20
Total 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - 2 0
Career Total 39 4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 40 4

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Tatăl-antrenor, fiul-jucător. Gică şi Ianis Hagi, lângă Cruyff, Zidane și Maldini" [Father-coach, son-player. Gică and Ianis Hagi, then Cruyff, Zidane and Maldini] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ianis, fiul lui Hagi, dezvăluire emoționantă: "Tata ..."" [Ianis, son of Hagi, moving revelation: "Father ..."] (in Romanian). Click. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Gladwell, Ben (4 October 2016). "Ianis Hagi sets sights on Fiorentina debut after adapting to 'beautiful' club". ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ultima etapă a turului. Viitorul – Botoşani 1–2. Ianis Hagi a debutat în Liga 1. Gaz Metan – Braşov 2–1. A fost ultimul meci pentru Szabo, în locul său va veni Dusan Uhrin" [The last day of the first leg. Viitorul – Botoşani 1–2. Ianis Hagi made his Liga I debut. Gaz Metan – Braşov 2–1. The final match for Szabo, who will be replaced by Dušan Uhrin] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Zi istorică în Liga 1! Ianis Hagi a marcat primul său gol cu o execuţie de senzaţie » Ce a zis la finalul jocului" [Historical day in Liga I! Ianis Hagi scored his first goal with an amazing strike! » What he said at the end of the match]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fiorentina fichó al hijo de George Hagi" [Fiorentina signed the son of George Hagi] (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Răspunsul oficialilor de la Viitorul, la interesul Stelei pentru Ianis Hagi: "S-au trezit cam târziu!"" [FC Viitorul officials' response, regarding Steaua's interest for Ianis Hagi: "It's a little too late for them!"] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "ProSport: Conform datelor de pe site-ul Ligii italiene, Ianis Hagi nu este jucătorul Fiorentinei" [ProSport: According to data on Italian League website, Ianis Hagi is not a Fiorentina player] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Casa "Regală" » Ianis Hagi propulsează Viitorul pe primul loc, după 4–0 cu ACS Poli Timișoara" ["Royal" House » Ianis Hagi propels Viitorul to first place, after a 4–0 with ACS Poli Timișoara]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ianis Hagi a ratat un penalty contra Concordiei!" [Ianis Hagi missed a penalty against Concordia!] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ianis Hagi joins Fiorentina". Viola Channel. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cagliari-Fiorentina 3–5, Kalinic e Bernardeschi trascinano i viola" [Cagliari-Fiorentina 3–5, viola follow Kalinic and Bernardeschi's trail]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Vota il Golden Boy 2017: scegli il tuo preferito" [Vote for the 2017 Golden Boy: chose your favourite] (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  14. ↑ Paul-Daniel Zaharia (26 September 2015). "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Ianis Hagi". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Michael Yokhin (26 August 2015). "Gheorghe and Ianis Hagi building the future of Romanian football at Viitorul". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  16. ↑ Michael Yokhin (8 October 2016). "19 teenagers you won't be able to ignore over the next year". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ianis Hagi, nel nome del padre" [Ianis Hagi, in the name of the father]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 17 August 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  18. ↑ Francesco Oddi (1 August 2016). "Fiorentina, da Chiesa, Hagi a Satalino, ecco i giovani in ritiro con Paulo Sousa" [Fiorentina, from Chiesa, Hagi to Satalino, here are the youngsters at the training camp with Paulo Sousa]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Next Generation 2015: 50 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Mulțumesc Nike pentru noile ghete" [Thanks for the new boots Nike] (in Romanian). Facebook. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "I. Hagi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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