Costel Pantilimon

Date of birth01 February 1987
Place of birthBacau
NationalityRomanian
Weight99 kg
Height2.03 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Costel Pantilimon joined Sunderland in July 2014 with a four-year contract.

He joined Watford in January 2016 with a contract to June 2019.

After a loan spell, Costel joined Nottingham Forest in July 2018 with a three-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Aerostar Bacau 01 Jul 2005 01 Jul 2006
Poli Timisoara 01 Jul 2006 01 Jul 2008
FC Timisoara 01 Jul 2008 05 Aug 2011
Manchester City 05 Aug 2011 30 Jun 2014
Sunderland 01 Jul 2014 19 Jan 2016
Watford 19 Jan 2016 03 Jul 2018
Deportivo La Coruna 01 Sep 2017 30 Jan 2018 L
Nottingham Forest 31 Jan 2018 31 May 2018 L
Nottingham Forest 03 Jul 2018 04 Sep 2020
Omonia Nicosia 30 Jan 2020 31 May 2020 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2010-11 FC Timisoara UEFA Europa League 2 3
2011-12 Manchester City FA Cup 1 3
2011-12 Manchester City League Cup 3 2 2
2012-13 Manchester City FA Community Shield 1 2
1
2012-13 Manchester City FA Cup 5 4 1
2012-13 Manchester City League Cup 1 3
2013-14 Manchester City FA Cup 5 2 5
2013-14 Manchester City League Cup 5 4 1
2013-14 Manchester City Premier League 7 3 6
1
2013-14 Manchester City UEFA Champions League 1 2
2014-15 Sunderland FA Cup 1 1
2014-15 Sunderland League Cup 2 1 2
2014-15 Sunderland Premier League 28 5 31
2
2015-16 Sunderland League Cup 1 3
2015-16 Sunderland Premier League 17 3 32
3
2015-16 Watford FA Cup 4 2 3
1
2016-17 Watford FA Cup 2 1 1
2016-17 Watford League Cup 1 2
2016-17 Watford Premier League
2
2017-18 Nottingham Forest League Championship 13 14
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Aug 2010 FC Timisoara v Manchester City L 0-1 UEFA Europa League Play-off 1st leg
26 Aug 2010 Manchester City v FC Timisoara L 2-0
Agg: 3-0
UEFA Europa League Play-off 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2008-09 Romania International Friendly
2
2009-10 Romania FIFA World Cup 1 1
2009-10 Romania International Friendly 3 1 3
2010-11 Romania Cyprus International Tournament 1 2
2010-11 Romania International Friendly 2
1
1 2
2010-11 Romania UEFA European Championship 3 4
2011-12 Romania UEFA European Championship 1 2
2012-13 Romania FIFA World Cup 1 4
2012-13 Romania International Friendly 1 2
2013-14 Romania International Friendly 1 2
2014-15 Romania International Friendly 1 1
2014-15 Romania UEFA European Championship 1 1
2015-16 Romania International Friendly 2 1 1
2016-17 Romania FIFA World Cup 1 1
2016-17 Romania International Friendly 2 3
2017-18 Romania International Friendly 2 1 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Nov 2008 Romania v Georgia W 2-1 International Friendly
11 Feb 2009 Romania v Croatia L 1-2 International Friendly
14 Oct 2009 Romania v Faroe Islands W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
14 Nov 2009 Poland v Romania W 0-1 International Friendly
03 Mar 2010 Romania v Israel L 0-2 International Friendly
02 Jun 2010 Romania v North Macedonia L 0-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2010 Belarus v Romania D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group D
09 Oct 2010 France v Romania L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group D
17 Nov 2010 Italy v Romania D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Feb 2011 Romania v Ukraine L 2-2 (2-4) Cyprus International Tournament Semi-final
26 Mar 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Romania L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group D
07 Jun 2011 Brazil v Romania L 1-0 International Friendly
11 Jun 2011 Paraguay v Romania L 2-0 International Friendly
07 Oct 2011 Romania v Belarus D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group D
06 Feb 2013 Australia v Romania L 3-2 International Friendly
26 Mar 2013 Netherlands v Romania L 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group D
04 Jun 2014 Algeria v Romania L 2-1 International Friendly
18 Nov 2014 Romania v Denmark W 2-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2015 Romania v Faroe Islands W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group F
23 Mar 2016 Romania v Lithuania W 1-0 International Friendly
25 May 2016 Congo DR v Romania D 1-1 International Friendly
04 Sep 2016 Romania v Montenegro D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group E
15 Nov 2016 Russia v Romania L 1-0 International Friendly
13 Jun 2017 Romania v Chile W 3-2 International Friendly
09 Nov 2017 Romania v Turkey W 2-0 International Friendly
14 Nov 2017 Romania v Netherlands L 0-3 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.