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SC Otelul Galati

SC Oţelul Galaţi

Galaţi, RomaniaSuperLiga · tier 1Founded 1 January 1964Colours

www.ascotelul.ro ↗Str. Anghel Saligny, nr. 2, 800324 Galaţi, Romania+40 0771 337 521

Squad

28 players

avg age 26.1

Foreigners

50% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

13 / 16

12 pts · 14 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Oţelul

13,500 seats

Manager

Rui Duarte

Transfer balance

+€600k

season 2026/27

Squad

28 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Cosmin Dur-BozoancăGoalkeeper	28	Romania	186 cm	left	Dec 2021from Without Club	Jun 2027
Mario ContraGoalkeeper	27	Romania	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from AFC Chindia Targoviste	Jun 2028
Darius PaharnicuGoalkeeper	21	Romania	—		Jan 2026from Otelul Galati II	—
Defenders · 10
Paul IacobCentre-BackTeam captain	30	Romania	185 cm	left	Aug 2025from FC Rapid 1923	Jun 2027
Miguel SilvaLeft-Back	30	Portugal	191 cm	left	Oct 2026from FC Universitatea Cluj	Jun 2027
Habib SyllaRight-Back	26	Cote d'Ivoire	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from UD Leiria	Jun 2028
Né LopesCentre-BackTorn ligaments - Return unknown	26	Portugal	185 cm	right	Mar 2025from SC União Torreense	Jun 2027
Milen ZhelevRight-BackKnee injury - Return unknown	33	Bulgaria	180 cm	right	Jan 2023from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
KazuLeft-Back	26	Brazil	183 cm	left	Jan 2025from Gil Vicente FC	Jun 2027
Giannis ChristopoulosCentre-Back	26	Greece · Australia	191 cm	right	Jan 2026from OFI Crete	Jun 2028
Dominick ZatorCentre-Back	32	Canada · Poland	188 cm	right	May 2026from Without Club	Jun 2028
Dan NeicuCentre-Back	24	Romania	188 cm	left	Dec 2025from FC Nöttingen	Jun 2028
Robert OlteanuLeft-Back	20	Romania	—	left	Jan 2026from Otelul Galati II	—
Midfielders · 6
Rafael BritoDefensive Midfield	24	Portugal	183 cm	right	May 2026from Casa Pia AC	Jun 2028
Andrei CiobanuAttacking Midfield	28	Romania	176 cm	right	Jan 2025from FCV Farul Constanta	Jun 2027
Pedro NunoAttacking Midfield	31	Portugal	174 cm	right	Aug 2025from Korona Kielce	Jun 2027
Teodor LunguDefensive Midfield	30	Moldova · Romania	—		Jan 2026from AFC Unirea 04 Slobozia	Jun 2028
Robert CojocAttacking Midfield	16	Romania	—	right	Jan 2026from Otelul Galati U19	Jun 2029
Dragoș AfteneDefensive Midfield	16	Romania	—		Jan 2026from Otelul Galati II	—
Forwards · 9
AndrézinhoLeft Wingerunknown injury - Return expected on 15/11/2026	30	Portugal	174 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Alverca	Jun 2027
Zé TurboCentre-Forward	30	Guinea-Bissau · Portugal	188 cm	left	Feb 2026from FC Nizhniy Novgorod	Jun 2028
Denis BordunRight Winger	21	Romania	175 cm		Jan 2024from Otelul Galati U19	Jun 2029
João PaulinoLeft Winger	28	Cape Verde	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from Without Club	Jun 2028
PatrickCentre-Forward	32	Cape Verde · Portugal	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from CS Marítimo	Jun 2027
Cristian NeicuRight Winger	22	Romania	188 cm		Dec 2025from FC Oberneuland	—
Matei FrunzăRight Winger	19	Romania	185 cm		Dec 2025from FC Rapid 1923 U18	Jun 2027
Viorel BălănicăRight Winger	19	Romania	—		Jun 2026from ACS Sport Team	Jun 2028
Radu PostelnicuRight WingerMeniscus injury - Return unknown	18	Romania	175 cm		Jan 2025from Otelul Galati U19	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

15 arrivals

Received

€600k

12 departures

Net balance

+€600k

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Darius Paharnicu
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from Otelul Galati II
—
Dominick Zator
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dragoș Aftene
Defensive Midfield · 16 y/o
from Otelul Galati II
—
Giannis Christopoulos
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from OFI Crete
Free
Habib Sylla
Right-Back · 27 y/o
from UD Leiria
Free
João Paulino
Left Winger · 28 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Mario Contra
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
from AFC Chindia Targoviste
Free
Matei Frunză
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from Cetatea 1932 Suceava
End of loan

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Miguel Silva
Left-Back · 30 y/o
from FC Universitatea Cluj
Free
Rafael Brito
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
from Casa Pia AC
Free
Robert Cojoc
Attacking Midfield · 16 y/o
from Otelul Galati U19
—
Robert Olteanu
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from Otelul Galati II
—
Teodor Lungu
Defensive Midfield · 31 y/o
from AFC Unirea 04 Slobozia
Free
Viorel Bălănică
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from ACS Sport Team
Free
Zé Turbo
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from FC Nizhniy Novgorod
Free

Departures · 12

João Lameira
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
to Universitatea Craiova
€500k
Conrado
Left-Back · 29 y/o
to Radomiak Radom
€100k
Andrei Rus
Right-Back · 24 y/o
to CS Dinamo Bucuresti
Free
Bruno Paz
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
to Olympiakos Nicosia
Free
Cristian Chira
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
to ACSM Resita
Free
Daniel Sandu
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to ACSC FC Arges
Free
Diego Zivulic
Centre-Back · 34 y/o
to NK Rudes
Free
Gabriel Debeljuh
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
to FK Kauno Žalgiris
Free

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Gabriel Ursu
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to ACSM Resita
Free
Iustin Popescu
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
to ACSM Resita
Free
Luan Campos
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to Hapoel Ramat Gan
Free
Ștefan Bană
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Universitatea Craiova
End of loan

Manager & staff

9 people

Manager

Rui Duarte

Portugal · 48 y/o

Appointed 28 September 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 5

NecaAssistant ManagerPortugal
Călin MoldovanGoalkeeping CoachRomania
Frederico CarmoConditioning CoachPortugal
Mauro BastosVideo AnalystPortugal

Management · 2

Cristian MunteanuManaging Director SportRomania
Cristian SîrghiSporting DirectorRomania

Other · 2

Ionuț NeaguTeam ManagerRomania
Cristian BahnasuKit ManagerRomania

Honours

5 titles

2×Romanian 2nd Division Champion90/91 · 85/86
1×Romanian Champion10/11
1×Romanian Liga 3 champion21/22
1×Romanian Supercup Winner11/12

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