Mihai Velisar (born 30 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga II club Corvinul Hunedoara.[1]
 Velisar with Petrolul Ploiești in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Petrolul Ploiești | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Gloria Buzău (loan) | ||
| 2019 | → Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 59 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Petrolul Ploiești | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Concordia Chiajna (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Corvinul Hunedoara | 42 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 | |||
Club career
editPetrolul Ploiești and Gloria Buzău loan
editVelisar made his senior debut for boyhood club Petrolul Ploiești on 24 October 2017, starting in 3–4 penalty shoot-out loss to Mioveni in the Cupa României. It was his only appearance of the season, as his team achieved promotion to the Liga II.
Velisar played in four matches for "the Yellow Wolves" during the first half of the 2018–19 campaign, before returning to the third division on loan with Gloria Buzău in January 2019.
Gaz Metan Mediaș
editVelisar was sent out on loan to Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaș in the 2019 summer transfer window, and made his debut on 15 July by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 league draw with Chindia Târgoviște.[2] On 19 August that year, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Voluntari, and six days later netted again in a 4–0 defeat of FCSB.
At the start of November 2019, Velisar signed a permanent contract with Gaz Metan after the latter paid a previously-agreed €15,000 transfer fee to Petrolul Ploiești.[3] He amassed 35 games during his first year in Sibiu County, with the Alb-negrii finishing sixth overall in the league table.
Return to Petrolul Ploiești
editOn 10 January 2022, Velisar was re-signed by Petrolul Ploiești amid financial issues at Gaz Metan Mediaș, with his former side retaining 15% interest on a future transfer.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 December 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | Liga III | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Liga II | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Gloria Buzău (loan) | Liga III | 2018–19 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | |||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) | Liga I | 2019–20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | Liga I | 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Liga I | 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Liga I | 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 0 | |||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | Liga II | 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Liga I | 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Concordia Chiajna (loan) | Liga II | 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Corvinul Hunedoara | Liga II | 2023–24 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Liga II | 2024–25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 137 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 5 | |||
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Supercupa României
Honours
editPetrolul Ploiești
Gloria Buzău
- Liga III: 2018–19
Corvinul Hunedoara
- Cupa României: 2023–24
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ^ a b c Mihai Velisar at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Debut personal foarte bun al tânărului "lup" Mihai Velisar, în Liga 1. În schimb, redevenit dinamovist, Robert Moldoveanu a pierdut la scor, în Dobrogea" [Very good personal debut for the young "wolf" Mihai Velisar, in Liga 1. On the other side, Robert Moldoveanu, who rebecame a Dinamo player, lost at a heavy score in Dobrogea] (in Romanian). Gazeta de Prahova. 16 July 2019.
- ^ "15.000 euro pentru un internaţional » Gaz Metan Mediaș l-a transferat definitiv pe Mihai Velisar" [15,000 euros for an international » Gaz Metan Mediaș transferred Mihai Velisar permanently]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Mulțumim, Mihai Velisar!" [Thank you, Mihai Velisar!] (in Romanian). CS Gaz Metan Mediaș. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
edit- Mihai Velisar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)