Claudiu Bumba

Early career

Bumba made his debut for FC Baia Mare on 10 October 2009, aged 15, in a 1–1 Liga II draw with Gaz Metan CFR Craiova. After the dissolution of the club, he chose to stay in the city with the newly-founded FC Maramureș Universitar Baia Mare, which he aided in achieving promotion to the second division.

Târgu Mureș

Bumba moved to FCM Târgu Mureș of the Liga I in June 2011. On 22 July that year, he registered his debut in the competition in a 0–1 loss at Dinamo București, and on 15 October scored his first league goal to earn his side a 1–1 away draw at Sportul Studențesc. In February 2012, former Târgu Mureș manager Maurizio Trombetta confirmed that Italian team Udinese was monitoring Bumba. On 25 March, he netted in a 2–0 win over Astra Ploiești. In May, he was included by website and TV channel Sport.ro in a top ten list of Romanian youths to watch. Bumba finished his breakthrough season in Târgu Mureș with three goals from 29 appearances, but his performances could not help his team avoid relegation to the Liga II. In the summer of 2012, Roma paid €600,000 to loan Bumba for one season. On 6 September, after recovering from an injury, he scored for the under-19 team in a 2–1 defeat of Inter Milan in the Supercoppa Primavera. Bumba returned to Târgu Mureș in July 2013, after the club changed its name from "FCM" to "ASA 2013". On 11 January 2015, Bumba penned down a three-and-a-half-year deal with fellow Liga I club Astra Giurgiu, but after less…

Bumba made his debut for the Romania national under-17 team on 21 September 2010, scoring the only goal in a victory over Kazakhstan. He represented the side at the 2011 UEFA European Football Championship, where Romania finished last in its group. On 6 October 2011, Bumba made his debut for the under-19 team by coming on in the 44th minute of a match against Sweden. Bumba played one game for the Romania senior team on 27 January 2012, when manager Victor Pițurcă brought him on in the 79th minute for Cristian Tănase in a 4–0 friendly victory over Turkmenistan. He impressed with his physical fitness, having an excellent muscular mass and stamina for his age.

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026

International

As of match played 14 February 2015

Bumba has partial Hungarian heritage through one of his great-grandmothers, as he revealed in August 2021. In the same interview, he also stated that he considers taking up Hungarian citizenship after not being called up to the Romania national team in several years.