Marian Huja

Marian Huja
Huja with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name Marian Fernando Huja
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)
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 102 (5)
International career
2017 Portugal U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Marian Fernando Huja (born 5 August 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Early career and HB Køge

Huja 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

On 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

Huja was born in Portugal to Romanian parents from Oaș Country, Transylvania.[11]

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești[12]

References

  1. ^ "Internacional sub-18 português Marian Huja estreou-se pelo HB Koge da Dinamarca". Record (in European Portuguese). 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ Walker, Ron (29 November 2016). "Watford Under-18s: Hornets exit FA Youth Cup after Norwich thrashing". Watford Observer.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "HB Køge vs. AS FC Buzău – 29 July 2018 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Marian Huja solgt til rumænsk klub". HB Køge (in Danish). 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Comuna Recea vs. Petrolul 52 – 18 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Petrolul 52 vs. AS FC Buzău – 25 November 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Marian Huja at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.