Cristian Săpunaru
Cristian Ionuţ Săpunaru
Born: April 5, 1984
București, Romania
Position: D - Center Back, Right Back
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 179
Career: 2002-2023
Foot: right
Cristian Săpunaru has scored 43 goals and recorded 2 assists in his 561-game career with the National Bucureşti, Rapid Bucureşti, FC Porto, Real Zaragoza, Elche CF, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Astra Giurgiu, Kayserispor and Denizlispor. He began playing during the 2002 season and has taken the pitch during the 2023 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003-04 | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004-05 | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005-06 | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006-07 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 19 | 14 | 1399 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| 2007-08 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 32 | 32 | 2851 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| 2008-09 | PL | FC Porto | 17 | 16 | 1337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009-10 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 10 | 10 | 890 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | |
| 2009-10 | PL | FC Porto | 5 | 3 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2010-11 | PL | FC Porto | 19 | 18 | 1465 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 2011-12 | PL | FC Porto | 15 | 14 | 1116 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| 2012-13 | La Liga | Real Zaragoza | 29 | 29 | 2550 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| 2013-14 | La Liga | Elche CF | 8 | 8 | 656 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| 2014-15 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 13 | 13 | 1099 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 | |
| 2015-16 | Liga 1 (Championship) | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015-16 | Liga 1 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17 | Liga 1 (Championship) | Astra Giurgiu | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17 | Liga 1 | Astra Giurgiu | 23 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017-18 | SL | Kayserispor | 28 | 24 | 2235 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | SL | Kayserispor | 31 | 30 | 2584 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2019-20 | SL | Kayserispor | 13 | 13 | 1170 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2019-20 | SL | Denizlispor | 14 | 13 | 1155 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | SL | Kayserispor | 25 | 20 | 1919 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2021-22 | Liga 1 (Relegation) | Rapid Bucureşti | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021-22 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | Liga 1 (Championship) | Rapid Bucureşti | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 29 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023-24 | Liga 1 (Championship) | Rapid Bucureşti | 8 | 7 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti | 29 | 29 | 2526 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 478 | 447 | 25900 | 39 | 2 | 223 | 90 | 122 | 3 | 38 | 55 | 70.9 | ||||
| Cup | 34 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 561 | 521 | 25900 | 43 | 2 | 223 | 90 | 138 | 3 | 38 | 55 | 78.2 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti |
| 2003-04 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti |
| 2004-05 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti |
| 2005-06 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | National Bucureşti |
| 2006-07 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 2007-08 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 2008-09 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2009-10 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2009-10 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 2010-11 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2011-12 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2012-13 | Spain | I | La Liga | Real Zaragoza |
| 2013-14 | Spain | I | La Liga | Elche CF |
| 2014-15 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 2015-16 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| 2016-17 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Astra Giurgiu |
| 2017-18 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Kayserispor |
| 2018-19 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Kayserispor |
| 2019-20 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Denizlispor |
| 2019-20 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Kayserispor |
| 2020-21 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Kayserispor |
| 2021-22 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 2022-23 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 2023-24 | Romania | I | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucureşti |
