Virgil Ghiță
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Full name
Virgil Eugen Ghiță
Date of birth
4 June 1998
Place of birth
Pitești, Romania
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virgil Eugen Ghiță | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pitești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | LPS Pitești | ||
| 2010–2011 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2011–2017 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Viitorul Constanța | 69 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Farul Constanța | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Cracovia | 103 | (10) |
| 2025– | Hannover 96 | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Romania U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | Romania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Romania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Romania | 9 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Virgil Eugen Ghiță (born 4 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 and the Romania national team.[1]
He made his debut for the Romania national football team on 5 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, a 2–0 home victory. He substituted Ionuț Nedelcearu in the 79th minute.[2] On 12 October 2025, he scored his first goal for the national team, a last-minute header to win a potentially decisive World Cup qualifier game against Austria 1-0.
