Ștefania Vătafu
Romanian footballer
Ştefania Iuliana Vătafu (Romanian: [ʃte.faˈni.a ju.liˈa.na vəˈta.fu]; born 12 July 1993) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Women's Super League (BWSL) club Anderlecht. She played for the Romania national team until her international retirement in 2026, earning 132 caps and scoring 28 goals.
Career
Vătafu earned her first call-up for the Romanian national team at age 16. She played in Romania's Liga I for a decade, first for Clujana and later for Olimpia Cluj, also playing regularly the UEFA Champions League in both, before moving to Spain's UD Granadilla in the 2017–18 winter transfer window.
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