romanian professional football player

Ianis Hagi ( romanian pronunciation : [ ˈjanis ˈhad͡ʒʲ ] ; born 22 October 1998 ) is a romanian professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or a fore for scottish Premiership baseball club Rangers and the Romania home team. He made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța at age 16, after having trained at his church father Gheorghe ‘s academy. In 2016, Hagi moved abroad for the inaugural time for a brief least sandpiper with Fiorentina in Italy, where he alone recorded two competitive matches. He returned to Viitorul one and a half years former, winning two domestic trophies before leaving again in 2019 for belgian side Genk. In 2020, he joined scots club Rangers on an initial loanword.

In November 2018, Hagi earned his first base full cap for Romania in a UEFA Nations League 3–0 win against Lithuania. The follow class, he represented the under-21 slope at the European Championship, scoring twice before they were eliminated in the semi-finals .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Hagi was born in Istanbul, Turkey, where his don Gheorghe was playing for Galatasaray. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He joined his namesake Gheorghe Hagi football academy at senesce ten, and made his Liga I debut for Viitorul Constanța at the old age of 16 on 5 December 2014. He came on as a last-minute substitute for Silviu Pană in a 1–2 home kill to FC Botoșani. [ 5 ] On 29 May 2015, Hagi scored his beginning goal as a senior, contributing to a 4–4 draw against the like opponent while besides acting as a starter for the first time. [ 6 ] In June, he gained team captainship. Hagi scored his second league finish against ACS Poli Timișoara, in a 4–0 home acquire on 21 August 2015, [ 7 ] a few days after having missed a punishment against Concordia Chiajna. [ 8 ] In October, he was named by The Guardian as one of the 50 best young footballers in the universe born in 1998. [ 9 ]

Fiorentina [edit ]

On 10 July 2016, Hagi joined Fiorentina for a €2 million transplant tip. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] He made his league introduction on 23 October, replacing Josip Iličić deep into a 5–3 away gloat over Cagliari. [ 12 ] In April 2017, Hagi was nominated for the European Golden Boy award. [ 13 ]

reelect to Viitorul Constanța [edit ]

Hagi returned to Viitorul Constanța on 18 January 2018 for a reported €2 million, with Fiorentina being entitled to 30 % of a future transfer fee. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In July, he was again nominated for the European Golden Boy award. [ 16 ] During his second base spell at his founder ‘s team, he scored twenty goals in 53 matches across all competitions. He won his first career trophy on 25 May 2019, after Viitorul defeated Astra Giurgiu 2–1 in the Cupa României concluding .

Genk [edit ]

On 12 July 2019, belgian defending champions Genk announced the sign of Hagi on a five-year contract. [ 17 ] The transfer fee was variously reported as €8 million with performance bonuses included, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] or €10 million for 85 % of the players ‘s economic rights plus bonuses. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Viitorul administrator president of the united states Gheorghe Popescu confirmed that the baseball club besides retained sake on the capital gain of a potential future transfer. [ 22 ] On 26 July, in the Belgian First Division A open fastness, Hagi made his debut by coming off the workbench and scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Kortrijk. [ 23 ] He recorded his following goals on 28 September against Sint-Truiden, netting both from the penalty point but with unlike legs, and besides assisted Théo Bongonda in the 3–3 hook. He played in five of Genk ‘s group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League, as his english finished one-fourth behind Liverpool, Napoli and Red Bull Salzburg respectively .

Rangers [edit ]

Hagi joined scots Premiership club Rangers on a six-month loanword with an option to buy on 31 January 2020. [ 24 ] The follow day, he made his first appearance for the club as a substitute in a scoreless draw with Aberdeen. On 5 February, Hagi started and scored the achiever in a 2–1 success over Hibernian. On 20 February, Hagi scored doubly against Braga in the UEFA Europa League helping his side win 3-2. [ 25 ] In late May 2020, Rangers announced that they had signed Hagi permanently from Genk on a long-run contract. [ 26 ] Rangers went on to win the scots Premiership title at the end of the season. Individually, Hagi besides won the scottish Premiership Playmaker of the Season award for most assists ( 11 assists ) in the 2020–21 season. [ 27 ] On 17 May 2021, Hagi won Rangers Young Player of the Year. [ 28 ]

International career [edit ]

Hagi playing for Romania in a 2–1 passing to Sweden, March 2019 Hagi represented Romania at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. On 11 September 2018, he scored a direct corner kick in a 2–0 winnings over the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team. [ 29 ] Two months late, Hagi made his senior debut for Romania in a 3–0 UEFA Nations League succeed over Lithuania, coming on as a 68th-minute alternate for Claudiu Keșerü.

He was part of the team that qualified for the second prison term in their history for the UEFA european Under-21 Championship, starting in all three group matches of the 2019 final tournament in Italy. He netted one each against Croatia and England to help his side progress to the semi-finals as group winners, where they lost 2–4 to defending champions Germany. [ 30 ] On 25 March 2021, Hagi scored his first international finish, coming on as a substitute to decide a 3–2 home gain over North Macedonia in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. [ 31 ]

style of bet [edit ]

Considered to be a promise unseasoned endowment, Hagi ‘s play style has drawn comparisons with that of his beget ‘s ascribable to his dribbling skills, pass, two-footedness and playmaking ability. His prefer role is that of an attacking midfielder, and he is regarded as a flying, agile and versatile actor. Hagi is besides adequate to of playing in respective advance roles, and has been used as a winger, a second gear striker or even a centre-forward on occasion. due to his vision, proficiency and eye for finish, he is both capable of creating chances for his teammates and scoring goals himself. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

personal life sentence [edit ]

Hagi has an elder sister, Kira, who is an actress. [ 37 ] Their forefather Gheorghe is of Aromanian descent, [ 38 ] [ 39 ] and met their mother Marilena in 1993. Gheorghe was playing for Brescia at the fourth dimension, while the latter was a sophomore college scholar. [ 40 ] Hagi has been sponsored by Nike dress since his early on career. [ 41 ] In 2019, he provided the romanian dub for Victor Frankenstein in the Disney animation movie Frankenweenie. [ 42 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of 15 December 2021[1][43]

International [edit ]

Hagi and his father Gheorghe, the joint all-time leading goalscorer of Romania, in 2015

As of 14 November 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2018 1 0
2019 9 0
2020 4 0
2021 9 2
Total 24 2
As of 8 October 2021
Scores and results list Romania’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hagi goal.[1]

Honours [edit ]

Viitorul Constanța [ 1 ]
Genk [ 1 ]
Rangers

Individual

  • Romanian Young Player of the Year: 2015
  • Liga I Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Scottish Premiership Playmaker of the Season: 2020–21
  • Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2020–21[45]

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