Mario George Bratu (born 7 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.[1]

Mario Bratu
Bratu with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mario George Bratu
Date of birth (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Petrolul Ploiești
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2019 Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Petrolul Ploiești 99 (11)
International career
2022–2023 Romania U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career

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Bratu made his professional debut for his boyhood club Petrolul Ploiești on 18 July 2022, in a 1–0 Liga I loss to Voluntari.[2] He scored both goals in the 2-0 win against Chiajna, the match which sealed the promotion to 1st League and his first goal in the 1st League competition came on 27 February 2023, in a 5–2 home loss to defending champions CFR Cluj.[3]

Honours

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Petrolul Ploiești[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gol superb de la 25 de metri care ar putea aduce promovarea Petrolului în Liga 1. Mario Bratu, reușită de "autor"" [A superb goal from 25 meters that could bring Liga 1 promotion for Petrolul. Mario Bratu, the "author"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ "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 19 July 2022.
  3. ^ ""Dansând cu lupii" » CFR Cluj marchează de cinci ori la Ploiești și se apropie la două puncte de Farul. Clasamentul ACUM" ["Dancing with the wolves" » CFR Cluj scores five times in Ploiești and comes two points closer to Farul. The league table NOW]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ Mario Bratu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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