Dan Nistor, Central Midfield at Universitatea Cluj

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#10 Dan Nistor

Universitatea Cluj Superliga · Romania

Date of birth / Age: 6 May 1988 (38)
Height · Weight: 1.72 m · 74 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Romania
Joined club: 13 Feb 2023
Contract until: 2027
International: Romania · 7 caps

Date of birth / Age: 6 May 1988 (38)
Height · Weight: 1.72 m · 74 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Romania
Joined club: 13 Feb 2023
Contract until: 2027
International: Romania · 7 caps

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 8
Starting eleven: 6
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Yellow cards: 2
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 526

Starting eleven75%

6 of 8 appearances

Minutes played526

66 per appearance

Goal involvement2

0 goals · 2 assists

Positions played

394 matches · since 2014/15

RWLWCFDMAMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	167	23	34
Attacking Midfield	152	26	29
Defensive Midfield	36	5	3
Centre-Forward	19	6	4
Other · LW, RW	20	2	5

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · attacking midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #322; attacking midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #116; among attacking midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 83%; of Superliga attacking midfielders rank below him
Finishing: +6.7; goals above expected · better than 98% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

15 Expected

8.3

119 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

20 Expected

19.6

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Superliga	Universitatea Cluj	7	5	0	2	1	0	0	406
2026/27	Supercupa	Universitatea Cluj	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2025/26	Superliga	Universitatea Cluj	29	22	8	7	1	0	0	1,768
2025/26	Cupa României	Universitatea Cluj	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	259
2025/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Universitatea Cluj	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	160
2024/25	Superliga	Universitatea Cluj	39	36	11	6	5	0	0	3,200
2023/24	Superliga	Universitatea Cluj	38	36	14	7	6	0	0	3,293
2023/24	Cupa României	Universitatea Cluj	5	3	2	–	1	–	0	290
2022/23	Superliga	Universitatea Craiova	20	15	2	–	4	–	0	1,378
2022/23	Superliga	Universitatea Cluj	11	10	3	–	0	–	0	822
2022/23	Cupa României	Universitatea Cluj	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	256
2022/23	Cupa României	Universitatea Craiova	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2022/23	UEFA Europa Conference League	Universitatea Craiova	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	30
2021/22	Superliga	Universitatea Craiova	34	25	3	5	3	0	0	2,279
2021/22	Cupa României	Universitatea Craiova	5	2	0	–	0	–	0	230
2021/22	UEFA Europa Conference League	Universitatea Craiova	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2021/22	Supercupa	Universitatea Craiova	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2020/21	Superliga	Universitatea Craiova	38	38	4	5	8	0	0	3,254
2020/21	Cupa României	Universitatea Craiova	5	4	1	–	0	–	0	388
2020/21	UEFA Europa League	Universitatea Craiova	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	77
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League B	Romania	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	106
2019/20	Superliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	16	15	4	–	4	–	0	1,360
2019/20	Superliga	Universitatea Craiova	13	13	3	–	4	–	0	1,115
2019/20	Cupa României	Dinamo Bucureşti	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2019/20	Cupa României	Universitatea Craiova	1	1	2	–	0	–	0	90
2018/19	Superliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	32	32	4	11	9	0	0	2,736
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Romania	2	0	0	–	1	–	0	28
2017/18	Superliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	18	18	1	–	2	–	0	1,562
2017/18	Superliga	CFR Cluj	17	10	0	–	2	–	0	973
2017/18	Cupa României	Dinamo Bucureşti	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	Cupa României	CFR Cluj	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	30
2016/17	Superliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	29	24	3	–	4	–	0	2,231
2016/17	Cupa Ligii	Dinamo Bucureşti	4	4	2	–	0	–	0	390
2016/17	Cupa României	Dinamo Bucureşti	2	2	1	–	1	–	0	210
2015/16	Superliga	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	35	34	1	6	5	0	0	2,884
2015/16	Cupa României	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	143
2015/16	Cupa Ligii	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	29
2014/15	Superliga	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	31	31	1	1	5	0	1	2,688
2014/15	Cupa Ligii	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	355
2014/15	Cupa României	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	300
2013/14	Superliga	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	14	10	1	–	1	–	0	1,009
2013/14	Ligue 1	Evian TG	6	1	0	–	0	–	0	124
2013/14	National 3	Evian II	1	1	1	–	1	–	0	90
2013/14	UEFA Europa League	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	356
2013/14	Coupe de la Ligue	Evian TG	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	102
2013/14	Coupe de France	Evian TG	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	63
2012/13	Superliga	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	33	33	6	–	4	–	0	2,928
2012/13	Cupa României	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2011/12	Superliga	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	33	29	2	–	3	–	0	2,523
2011/12	Cupa României	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	149
2010/11	Superliga	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	26	19	1	–	0	–	0	1,784
2010/11	Cupa României	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	134

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			591	512	85	50^*	81	0^*	1	45,632

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Superliga	513	72	50
Cupa României	43	8	–
Cupa Ligii	9	3	–
Ligue 1	6	0	–
UEFA Europa League	5	1	–
Romania	4	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	3	0	–
Coupe de la Ligue	2	0	–
Supercupa	2	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Feb 2023 Feb 2023 · Transfer Universitatea Craiova Universitatea Cluj Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Transfer Dinamo Bucureşti Universitatea Craiova Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Transfer CFR Cluj Dinamo Bucureşti Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Player Swap Dinamo Bucureşti CFR Cluj Player Swap
Aug 2016 Aug 2016 · Transfer Pandurii Târgu Jiu Dinamo Bucureşti Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Transfer Evian TG Pandurii Târgu Jiu Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2015 Jun 2015 · Back from Loan Pandurii Târgu Jiu Evian TG Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2014 Jan 2014 · Loan Evian TG Pandurii Târgu Jiu Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2013 Aug 2013 · Transfer Pandurii Târgu Jiu Evian TG Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2010 Jul 2010 · Transfer Mioveni Pandurii Târgu Jiu Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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