Alin Chinteș

{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alin Chinteș | image = | fullname = Alin Marian Chinteș | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|2|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bistrița, Romania | height = 1.75 m | position = Right-back | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018 | youthclubs1 = FC Bistrița | youthyears2 = 2018–2021 | youthclubs2 = Galactic Bistrița | youthyears3 = 2021–2024 | youthclubs3 = Universitatea Cluj | currentclub = Universitatea Cluj | clubnumber = 2 | years1 = 2024– | clubs1 = Universitatea Cluj | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = → Unirea Ungheni (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam1 = Romania U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023 | nationalteam2 = Romania U18 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2024–2025 | nationalteam3 = Romania U19 | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2025– | nationalteam4 = Romania U20 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | pcupdate = 5 April 2026 | ntupdate = 31 March 2026 }}

'''Alin Marian Chinteș''' (born 7 February 2006) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monitorulcj.ro/sport/120901-alin-chintes-a-semnat-cu-fc-universitatea-cluj-tanarul-de-18-ani-va-juca-in-alb-si-negru-cel-putin-pana-in-2030|title=Alin Chinteș a semnat cu FC Universitatea Cluj! Tânărul de 18 ani va juca în alb și negru cel puțin până în 2030|publisher=monitorulcj.ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/unirea-ungheni-a-doua-achizitie-a-verii-alin-chintes-19320396|title=Unirea Ungheni a anunțat a doua achiziție a verii. Nou-promovata în Liga 2 a luat un fundaș legitimat la o echipă din SuperLigă|publisher=liga2.prosport.ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rasunetul.ro/galacticii-pe-drumul-marelui-fotbal-alin-chintes-la-u-cluj-catalin-sofroni-la-gloria-bistrita|title=Galacticii pe drumul marelui fotbal! Alin Chinteș, la U Cluj, Cătălin Șofroni, la Gloria Bistrița|publisher=rasunetul.ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/echipa-nationala/lovitura-primita-de-romania-u19-s-a-accidentat-si-nu-va-juca-in-meciul-decisiv-pentru-calificarea-in-semifinalele-euro-3648725|title=Lovitură pentru România U19! S-a accidentat și nu va juca în meciul decisiv pentru calificarea în semifinalele EURO|publisher=digisport.ro}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|5 April 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|new_id=chintes-alin/h61YvrRi|accessdate=31 March 2026}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cupa României !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Universitatea Cluj |2023–24 |rowspan="2"|Liga I |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in Liga I European play-offs}}||0||7||0 |- |2025–26 |10||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !15!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!19!!0 |- |rowspan="1"|Unirea Ungheni (loan) |2024–25 |Liga II |26||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !41!!0!!5!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!49!!0 |- |} {{notelist}}

==Honours== '''Universitatea Cluj''' *Cupa României runner-up: 2025–26

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|new_id=chintes-alin/h61YvrRi}} * {{LPF.ro|chintes-alin-marian/1985}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chintes, Alin}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Bistrița Category:Romanian men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:FC Universitatea Cluj players Category:CS Unirea Ungheni players Category:Liga I players Category:Liga II players Category:Romania men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen