Steliano Filip

Steliano Filip (born 15 May 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for OÖ Liga club Edelweiss Linz.

Club career Filip started his career at the LPS Banatul football school, in Timișoara. His first professional contract came in 2011, when he accepted the offer that came from FC Maramureș Baia Mare, although Poli Timișoara wanted him to remain in the city.

He impressed at Baia Mare, entering the attention of Juventus.

Dinamo București In the summer of 2012, Filip made a big step in his career, moving to Dinamo București, where he signed a 5-year contract. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a friendly game against Austrian team SK Klagenfurt.

Hajduk Split On 23 January 2018, he signed for Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split on a three-and-a-half-year deal, picking the shirt number 77.

Dunărea Călărași On 15 February 2019 he signed for Dunărea Călărași.

Viitorul Constanța On 21 June 2019 Steliano Filip signed a 2-year contract with Viitorul Constanța. On 20 January 2020, Viitorul Constanța released Filip.

Return to Dinamo In January 2021, he returned to Dinamo București, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He was one of the most important players of the club in the 2021-2022 season, which marked the first relegation in history for the club. During the season, he was involved in several scandals, being widely considered one of the most underperforming players in the team. On 12 September, he saw a direct red card for violent conduct in the derby against FCSB. In December, after several poor games, he was excluded from the squad by manager Mircea Rednic. He reintegrated the team in March, under the new manager Flavius Stoican, but he continued to underperform and to appear constantly in media, in debates with former manager Mircea Rednic and with Dinamo supporters. He left the club in July 2022, just days after Dinamo relegated from Liga I.

Among others, there were rumours that Filip's salary was partly supported by businessman Nicolae Badea, while the club's accounts were blocked. There were also rumours about an investigation into match fixing involving Filip during the 2021-22 season.

Mezőkövesd On 30 November 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Mezőkövesdi SE.

International career Filip made his debut for Romania U-17 on 24 March 2011 in a game against Iceland U-17. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

His first game for the national under-21 team was played in August 2013, against Cyprus.

He made his debut for the national team on 17 November 2015, in a friendly game against Italy, played in Bologna.

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Honours Dinamo București Cupa României runner-up: 2015–16 Cupa Ligii: 2016–17 Supercupa României: 2012

Hajduk Split Croatian Cup runner-up: 2017–18

Viitorul Constanța Supercupa României: 2019