Robert Turdean

{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2010)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robert Turdean | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2010|01|14}} | birth_place = [[Niles, Illinois]], U.S. | height = {{convert|1.71|m|order=flip}} | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Chicago Fire FC]] | clubnumber = 37 | youthyears1 = 2021– | youthclubs1 = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = [[Chicago Fire FC II|Chicago Fire II]] | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2023–2025 | nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-15 soccer team|United States U15]] | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = October 24, 2025 | nationalteam-update = July 21, 2025 }}

'''Robert Turdean''' (born January 14, 2010) is an American professional [[Association football|soccer player]] who plays as a [[midfielder]]. He signed with the [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Chicago Fire FC]] as a Homegrown Player through 2028 with club options for 2029 and 2030, as announced on 22 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-signs-15-year-old-academy-product-robert-turdean-to-club-record-deal|title= Chicago Fire FC Signs 15-Year-Old Academy Product Robert Turdean to Club-Record Deal; Chicago Fire FC|website=chicagofirefc}}</ref> His initial contract is the second-most expensive [[Homegrown player rule (MLS)|Homegrown]] contract in MLS history.<ref name="TurdeanHomegrown">{{Cite web|last=Calabrese|first=Alex|url=https://meninred97.com/sources-robert-turdean-signs-chicago-fire-homegrown-deal/|title=Robert Turdean Signs Chicago Fire Homegrown Deal|website=MIR97 Media |date=22 January 2025 }}</ref>

On 2 July 2025, it was announced that Turdean had been named to the 2025 [[MLS Next]] All-Star Game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/soccer-s-future-stars-face-off-in-austin-for-fourth-annual-mls-next-all-star-game-presented-by-allstate|title=Soccer's Future Stars Face off in Austin for Fourth Annual MLS NEXT All-Star Game Presented by Allstate|website=mlssoccer.com|date=July 2, 2025}}</ref> Turdean has featured for the U.S. youth national teams but is also eligible for Romania.<ref name="TurdeanHomegrown" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Calabrese|first=Alex|url=https://meninred97.com/who-will-be-the-chicago-fires-next-homegrown/|title= Who Will Be the Chicago Fire's Next Homegrown?|website=MIR97 Media |date=9 May 2024 }}</ref>

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