Gabriel Enache
Romanian professional footballer
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Gabriel Nicolae Enache (Romanian pronunciation: [gabriˈel nikoˈla.e eˈnake]; born 18 August 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back or a right-winger.[1]
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Enache with Rubin Kazan in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Nicolae Enache | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mioveni, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | LPS Pitești | ||
| 2002–2008 | Dacia Mioveni | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Mioveni | 102 | (12) |
| 2012–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 103 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Steaua București | 55 | (4) |
| 2018 | Rubin Kazan | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Partizan | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | Kyzylzhar | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | FCSB | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Zhetysu | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | FC U Craiova | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 326 | (31) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Romania U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2016 | |||
Club career
Mioveni
Enache scored his first Mioveni goal in a 1–1 second division draw with FCM Târgoviște on 23 August 2008.[2]
On 22 July 2011, aged 20, he recorded his first Liga I appearance in a 0–1 loss to Universitatea Cluj.[3]
Astra Giurgiu

In the summer of 2012, Enache agreed to a four-year contract with the option of another year with Astra Ploiești, soon relocated and renamed Astra Giurgiu.[4]
On 23 October 2014, Enache scored the last goal of a UEFA Europa League group stage away game with Celtic, which ended in a 2–1 victory for "the Bhoys".[5]
He amassed Liga I totals of 102 matches and ten goals during his time at the club.
FCSB
On 22 February 2016, FCSB signed Enache on a five-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.[6] He was handed the number 44 shirt and played eleven games in the remainder of the 2015–16 Liga I. He scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii in a 1–1 draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu, on 1 May that year.[7]
In his following season at the club, Enache netted three goals in 29 league matches.
On 24 February 2018, FCSB announced that his contract had been terminated on mutual agreement.[8]
Rubin Kazan
On 28 February 2018, Enache signed a contract with Russian team Rubin Kazan.[9] He made his competitive debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 league draw to Anzhi Makhachkala.[10] His contract was not extended by Rubin as it expired at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]
Partizan
On 20 July 2018, it was announced Enache will join Partizan for the 2018–19 season.[12] He made a deal with the club on same day, afternoon, choosing to wear number 44 shirt, which was assigned to Armin Đerlek in the past season.[13] Enache made his debut for new club in starting line-up in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja.[14] On 7 September 2019, Enache left the club.[15]
Return to Astra Giurgiu
On 19 September 2019, Enache signed a two-year contract with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu.[16]
International career
On 7 September 2014, Enache made his full debut for Romania in a 1–0 win against Greece counting for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, coming on as a substitute for Alexandru Maxim.[17]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 October 2022[21]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Mioveni | 2008–09 | Liga II | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Liga I | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 102 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 103 | 12 | ||||||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2012–13 | Liga I | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 110 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 17 | |||
| FCSB | 2015–16 | Liga I | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 81 | 5 | ||||
| Rubin Kazan | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Partizan | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Dunarea Calarasi | 2018–19 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Kyzylzhar | 2020 | Premier League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Zhetysu | 2021 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| FC U Craiova | 2022–23 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 326 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 403 | 38 | |||
International
- As of 15 November 2016[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Astra Giurgiu
Steaua București