Maria Ficzay

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Maria Ficzay
Personal information
Full name Maria Mihaela Ficzay
Date of birth (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Ocna Șugatag, Romania
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Hjørring
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clujana
2010–2015 Olimpia Cluj
2015–2019 Medyk Konin
2019–2021 Olimpia Cluj
2021– Fortuna Hjørring 12 (1)
International career
2010– Romania 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maria Ficzay (born 8 November 1991) is a Romanian women's football defender, currently playing for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Elitedivisionen.[1][2]

She is also a member of the Romanian national team.[1][3]

Personal life[edit]

Ficzay was born in Ocna Șugatag on 8 November 1991 and has graduated in physical education.[4]

Club career[edit]

She started playing against local boys in her hometown of Ocna Șugatag when at the age of 15 her uncle, who was a football coach, recommended her to Clujana of the Romanian Championship.[4] She then progressed to Olimpia Cluj, with which she has also played the UEFA Champions League and served as the team's captain.[5]

She joined Medyk Konin during the second half of the 2014–15 season.[4]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 November 2012 Buca Arena, Izmir, Turkey  Turkey 2–0 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2. 20 September 2016 Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania  Greece 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3. 8 April 2022 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania  Switzerland 1–0 1–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 3 September 2022 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania 6–0 7–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dobre, Adi (14 September 2016). "Maria Ficzay: "N-am visat că voi ajunge aici"". FRF (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "2016–17 KKPK Medyk Konin squad". UEFA. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  4. ^ a b c Dobre, Adi (31 May 2016). "Maria Ficzay a cucerit Polonia!". FRF (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. ^ Current squad in the club's website