Marian Fernando Huja (born 5 August 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
 Huja with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marian Fernando Huja | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Agualva-Cacém, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | AC Cacém | ||
| 2010–2015 | Belenenses | ||
| 2016–2018 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | HB Køge | 44 | (0) |
| 2020– | Petrolul Ploiești | 98 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career and HB Køge
editHuja represented AC Cacém, Belenenses and Watford at junior level.[1][2]
In 2018, he signed his first professional contract after a successful try-out at Danish team HB Køge.[3] He made his senior debut for the club on 29 July that year, in a 5–2 home win over FC Roskilde in the second league.[4]
Petrolul Ploiești
editOn 26 September 2020, HB Køge announced that Huja was sold to Romanian Liga II side Petrolul Ploiești.[5] He made his competitive debut on 18 October in a 2–1 away win over Comuna Recea,[6] and on 25 November scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw with Buzău.[7]
In the 2021–22 season, Huja totalled 28 appearances and one goal as Petrolul Ploiești won the Liga II championship. He made his Liga I debut by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022.[8]
On 22 October 2023, roughly ten months after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Huja netted his first Liga I goal in a 3–1 away victory over Universitatea Craiova.[9] Nine days later, he wore the captain armband and scored another header in a 2–0 defeat of Chindia Târgoviște in the group stage of the Cupa României.[10]
Personal life
editHuja was born in Portugal to Romanian parents from Oaș Country, Transylvania.[11]
Honours
editPetrolul Ploiești[12]
References
edit- ^ "Internacional sub-18 português Marian Huja estreou-se pelo HB Koge da Dinamarca". Record (in European Portuguese). 30 July 2018.
- ^ Walker, Ron (29 November 2016). "Watford Under-18s: Hornets exit FA Youth Cup after Norwich thrashing". Watford Observer.
- ^ Hansen, Kasper Nørgaard (20 July 2018). "HB Køge skriver med to unge talenter". SN (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019.
- ^ "HB Køge vs. AS FC Buzău – 29 July 2018 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Marian Huja solgt til rumænsk klub". HB Køge (in Danish). 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Comuna Recea vs. Petrolul 52 – 18 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Petrolul 52 vs. AS FC Buzău – 25 November 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Petrolul Ploiești - FC Voluntari 0-1. Ploieștenii pierd în primul meci de la revenirea în Liga 1" [Petrolul Ploiești - FC Voluntari 0–1. Ploieștenii lose the first match since their Liga 1 return] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Reacție emoționantă după revenirea în Liga 1: "Eram șocat! Am visat momentul. Când am venit aici eram nimeni, în fiecare zi devin mai bun"" [EXCLUSIVE Emotional reaction after returning to the Liga 1: "I was shocked! I dreamed of this moment. When I came here I was nobody, every day I become better"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "VIDEO Cupa României: Victorie lejeră pentru Petrolul – Deținătoarea trofeului, eliminată încă din grupe" [VIDEO Romanian Cup: Easy victory for Petrolul – The trophy holder, already eliminated from the group stage] (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Fundașul portughez al Petrolului dezvăluie: "Mi-aș dori să joc pentru naționala României. Imnul îl fredonez în gând" + "Românii sunt prea grăbiți, parcă mereu în spatele timpului"" [EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese defender of Petrolul reveals: "I would like to play for the Romania national team. I sing the anthem in my mind" + "The Romanians are in too much of a hurry, as if they are always behind time"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Marian Huja at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
External links
edit- The story of Marian Huja career | oraexactainfotbal.ro (in Romanian)