Mario Bratu

Romanian footballer (born 2002)

Mario Bratu
Personal information
Bratu with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Full name	Mario George Bratu
Date of birth	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Ploiești, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Petrolul Ploiești
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2019	Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Petrolul Ploiești	97	(10)
International career^‡
2022–2023	Romania U20	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Mario George Bratu (born 7 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.^[1]

Club career

Bratu made his professional debut for his boyhood club Petrolul Ploiești on 18 July 2022, in a 0–1 Liga I loss to Voluntari.^[2] He scored both goals in the 2-0 win against Chiajna, the match which sealed the promotion to 1st League and his first goal in the 1st League competition came on 27 February 2023, in a 2–5 home loss to defending champions CFR Cluj.^[3]

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești^[4]

Liga II: 2021–22

References

^ "Gol superb de la 25 de metri care ar putea aduce promovarea Petrolului în Liga 1. Mario Bratu, reușită de "autor"" [A superb goal from 25 meters that could bring Liga 1 promotion for Petrolul. Mario Bratu, the "author"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "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 19 July 2022.
^ ""Dansând cu lupii" » CFR Cluj marchează de cinci ori la Ploiești și se apropie la două puncte de Farul. Clasamentul ACUM" ["Dancing with the wolves" » CFR Cluj scores five times in Ploiești and comes two points closer to Farul. The league table NOW]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Mario Bratu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.