African Players at CFR Cluj
Romania · Liga I · founded 1907 · Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
54African players
9Nations (3+)
3Current
CFR Cluj have fielded 54 African players from 18 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Ivory Coast with 9 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Ibezito Ogbonna (2007).
3 African players currently on the books: Kenneth Omeruo, Billel Omrani and Christopher Braun.
Billel Omrani scored the most goals for the club among them (33).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Slimani |  Algeria | 2025–2026 | 14 | 1 |
| Lacina Traoré |  Ivory Coast | 2008–2020 | 55 | 16 |
| Kenneth Omeruo now |  Nigeria | 2025–now | 0 | 0 |
| Omar El Kaddouri |  Morocco | 2024–2024 | 9 | 1 |
| Ousmane Viera | Ivory Coast | 2008–2010 | 12 | 0 |
| Syam Ben Youssef |  Tunisia | 2020–2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Derick Ogbu | Nigeria | 2013–2014 | 25 | 6 |
| Emmanuel Koné | Ivory Coast | 2008–2011 | – | – |
| Ibrahima Mbaye |  Senegal | 2022–2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Yacouba Sylla |  Mali | 2019–2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Ibrahima Baldé | Senegal | 2017–2018 | 13 | 4 |
| Hadi Sacko | Mali | 2021–2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Moustapha Name | Senegal | 2025–2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Aly Abeid |  Mauritania | 2024–2026 | 61 | 0 |
| Modou Sougou | Senegal | 2011–2013 | 44 | 11 |
| Nwankwo Obiora | Nigeria | 2013–2014 | 18 | 0 |
| Yssouf Koné |  Burkina Faso | 2008–2010 | 51 | 16 |
| Bakary Saré | Burkina Faso | 2011–2014 | 24 | 0 |
| Billel Omrani now | Algeria | 2016–now | 164 | 33 |
| Robert Ndip Tambe |  Cameroon | 2018–2020 | 6 | 0 |
| Férébory Doré |  Congo | 2014–2015 | 14 | 1 |
| José Gomes |  Guinea-Bissau | 2022–2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Bismark Adjei-Boateng |  Ghana | 2021–2023 | 63 | 5 |
| Muhammed Badamosi |  Gambia | 2025–2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Leo Beleck | Cameroon | 2015–2015 | 19 | 2 |
| Dominique Kivuvu |  Angola | 2010–2013 | 25 | 1 |
| Guessouma Fofana | Mauritania | 2021–2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Philip Otele | Nigeria | 2023–2024 | 40 | 18 |
| Sheriff Sinyan | Gambia | 2025–2026 | 38 | 1 |
| Kader Keïta | Ivory Coast | 2024–2025 | 32 | 1 |
| Sulley Muniru | Ghana | 2013–2015 | 46 | 0 |
| Yasin Hamed |  Sudan | 2017–2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Durel Avounou | Congo | 2023–2024 | 29 | 3 |
| Najib Ammari | Algeria | 2014–2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Rachid Bouhenna | Algeria | 2021–2022 | 10 | 1 |
| Cheikh Gueye | Senegal | 2014–2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Braun now | Ghana | 2022–now | 31 | 1 |
| Peter Godly Michael | Nigeria | 2024–2025 | 31 | 3 |
| Robert Maah | Cameroon | 2013–2014 | 30 | 8 |
| Béni Nkololo |  DR Congo | 2024–2025 | 34 | 3 |
| Emmanuel Yeboah | Ghana | 2022–2023 | 34 | 5 |
| Kasali Yinka Casal | Nigeria | 2010–2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Kévin Boli | Ivory Coast | 2017–2020 | 40 | 2 |
| Mohammed Kamara |  Liberia | 2024–2026 | 33 | 8 |
| Ibezito Ogbonna | Nigeria | 2007–2008 | 2 | 0 |
| Ulrich Meleke | Ivory Coast | 2021–2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kanyuka | DR Congo | 2010–2011 | 10 | 0 |
| Leoh Digbeu | Ivory Coast | 2009–2011 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentin Yacabo Serebe | Ivory Coast | 2023–2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Isaac Nortey | Ghana | 2023–2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Laley Fofana | Burkina Faso | 2022–2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Moussa Samake now | Mali | 2023–now | 0 | 0 |
| Mustapha Jah | Gambia | 2023–2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gneba | Ivory Coast | 2021–2024 | 2 | 0 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).