Romanian soccer player, called up to the United States national team. He is 17 years old and plays as a defender

Romanian soccer player, called up to the United States national team. He is 17 years old and plays as a defender

Andrei Chirilă, a soccer player with dual citizenship, American and Romanian, has been called up to the U.S. under-18 national team and is preparing to participate in a tournament in Portugal. The news was given by the club for which the defender plays, FC Cincinnati.

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“FC Cincinnati 2 defender Andrei Chirilă has been selected to the United States U18 Men’s National Team ahead of the March FIFA international break. Chirilă and the U18 team will travel to Lisbon, Portugal to participate in a training camp that also includes participation in the Torneio Internacional de Lisboa 2026”the club from Cincinnati, to which the footballer with dual citizenship, Romanian and American, belongs.

Andrei Chirilă was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in a family with Romanian origins. Since 2024, he has been playing for Cincinnati 2, but he also played three games for the big team. Even if he plays for the American youth national teams, the defender could develop for Romania, with FIFA rules allowing a footballer to change his option when he steps up to the first representative team.

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.