Ştefania Iuliana Vătafu (; born 12 July 1993) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Women's Super League (BWSL) club Anderlecht. She played for the Romania national team until her international retirement in 2026, earning 132 caps and scoring 28 goals.
Career Vătafu earned her first call-up for the Romanian national team at age 16.Arena Valceana She played in Romania's Liga I for a decade, first for Clujana and later for Olimpia Cluj, also playing regularly the UEFA Champions League in both, before moving to Spain's UD Granadilla in the 2017–18 winter transfer window.
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 March 2019 Gold City, Antalya, Turkey 1–0 3–0 2019 Turkish Women's Cup 2. 3–0 3. 8 November 2019 Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia, Romania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 4. 23 October 2020 Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania 1–0 4–0 5. 3–0 6. 2 September 2022 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania 3–0 7–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 7. 16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–1 2–1 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup 8. 16 July 2023 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania 2–0 2–0 Friendly 9. 5 April 2024 Armavir City Stadium, Armavir, Armenia 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 10. 31 May 2024 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 1–0 11. 4 June 2024 Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 3–0
Honours Clujana Cluj Liga I: 2008–09
Olimpia Cluj Liga I (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Romanian Cup (6): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Anderlecht Super League (6): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Belgian Cup: 2021–22
Romania Turkish Women's Cup runner-up (2): 2017, 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup third-place: 2023
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