Mircea Alexandru Țîrlea (born 28 March 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Club career Early career Born in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid to Romanian parents, Țîrlea joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2010, aged ten, from hometown side RSD Alcalá. On 26 July 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Salamanca CF UDS for one year.
Țîrlea made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Martín Galván in a 3–1 home win over Arenas Club de Getxo. A backup to Javier Carpio, he featured in 16 matches during the campaign as it was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alavés On 27 July 2020, Țîrlea moved to Deportivo Alavés and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division. He scored his first senior goal the following 31 January, netting the B's second goal in a 2–4 home loss against Racing de Santander.
Țîrlea made his first-team debut on 14 December 2021, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Linares Deportivo in the season's Copa del Rey. He made his La Liga debut four days later, replacing Martín Aguirregabiria in a 0–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.
Gimnàstic On 19 July 2022, Țîrlea signed a one-year deal with Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona. On 5 January 2025, he terminated his link with the club.
CFR Cluj On 7 January 2025 he joined CFR Cluj.
Personal life Țîrlea's father, Mircea Nicolae, is a football coach.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSalamanca2019–20Segunda División B160———160Alavés B2020–21Segunda División B231———2312021–22Tercera División RFEF180———180Total411———411Alavés2021–22La Liga1010——20Gimnàstic Tarragona2022–23Primera Federación29010—103102023–24Primera Federación19000——1902024–25Primera Federación7020——90Total55030—10590CFR Cluj2024–25Liga I1000——102025–26Liga I10000000102026–27Liga I000000—00Total2000000020Metaloglobus București (loan)2025–26Liga I11010——120Career Total12615000101311
Honours
CFR Cluj Cupa României: 2024–25 Supercupa României runner-up: 2025
References
External links
Real Madrid official profile