Luca Daniel Szimionaș (born 3 September 2006) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.
Club career
Early career
Szimionaș was born in Timișoara, Romania. He began playing football at Juventus Timișoara, before switching to Ripensia Timișoara, where his performances attracted the attention of Italian club Hellas Verona.
Hellas Verona
Szimionaș joined Hellas Verona in 2022 and initially played for the club's youth teams. He made 18 appearances for the under-17 side before progressing to the under-18 team, where he scored three goals in 12 appearances.
He subsequently progressed to the Primavera team. During three seasons with the Primavera side, he made 97 appearances, scoring five goals and providing three assists.
Szimionaș was also included in Hellas Verona's senior squad for Serie A matches against Sassuolo and AS Roma, as well as a Coppa Italia match against Venezia, although he did not make his senior debut for the club.
Universitatea Cluj
On 26 August 2026, Szimionaș joined Universitatea Cluj on a free transfer. Hellas Verona retained a percentage of a future transfer, while Szimionaș signed a four-year contract with the Romanian club.
International career
Szimionaș has represented Romania at several youth levels. He made six appearances for the Romania under-16 team, scoring twice, and subsequently played five matches for the under-17 side and seven for the under-18 team.
In 2025, he was part of the Romania under-19 squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, hosted in Romania. He played 350 of the team's 360 minutes during the tournament, as Romania reached the semi-finals. Szimionaș scored in Romania's 1–3 group-stage defeat to Spain.
He subsequently progressed to the Romania under-21 team, for which he had made six appearances by August 2026.
Style of play
Szimionaș primarily plays as a central midfielder. He is right-footed and stands 1.85 metres tall.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRipensia Timișoara2022–23Liga II10———10Hellas Verona2025–26Serie A0000——00Universitatea Cluj2026–27Liga I0000——00Career total1000——10
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