Dennis Man

Early career

While a junior at Atletico Arad, Man traveled to English club Manchester City for several trials, but nothing came of it and later joined UTA Arad. Man was promoted from the UTA academy in the summer of 2015, aged 17, and made his senior debut on 29 August in a 2–1 loss to Gaz Metan Mediaș for the Liga II championship. On 25 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 away win over Bihor Oradea.

FCSB

On 6 September 2016, FC Steaua București transferred Man for an undisclosed fee, with the player penning a one-year deal with the option of another five years. Man made his debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 2 October 2016 against Universitatea Craiova, coming on as a substitute for injured Florin Tănase in the first half of the game; he himself was replaced in the 66th minute by Ovidiu Popescu, as his team eventually won 2–1. Later that month he netted his first Steaua—and Liga I—goal in a 2–0 victory over Politehnica Iași. On 16 July 2017, Man scored an injury-time winner against Voluntari in the campaign's opener. He recorded his first European appearance in the UEFA Champions League's third qualifying round 4–1 away win against Viktoria Plzeň, on 2 August. On 25 October, he contributed with two goals and two assists in the 6–1 thrashing of Sănătatea Cluj for the Cupa României, and on 17 December opened the scoring in a 2–0 success over defending champions Viitorul Constanța. In January 2018, Man was included by UEFA.com in a list of the…

Man was selected for the Romania national under-21 team and scored on debut in a 3–1 away victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 1 September 2017. In March 2018, senior manager Cosmin Contra gave him his first Romania call-up for that month's friendlies against Israel and Sweden. Man made his debut in the latter game, replacing Nicolae Stanciu in the 87th minute of the 1–0 win at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in Craiova. On 11 June 2019, Man netted his first senior international goal in a 4–0 defeat of Malta counting for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers. Later that month, he joined up with the under-21 side for the 2019 European Championship, making three appearances as Romania was eliminated by Germany in the semi-finals. In 2023, Man totalled four matches and one goal as Romania topped its group in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, missing several fixtures through injury. On 7 June 2024, he was chosen by Edward Iordănescu in the squad for the final tournament. Ten days later, Man provided two assists in a 3–0 win over Ukraine, representing their first victory in the competition in 24 years. He then started in the 0–2 loss to Belgium, and came on in the 66th minute for Ianis Hagi in the 1–1 draw with Slovakia, which secured Romania the group win. On 2 July, he played the full match as they lost 0–3 to the Netherlands in the round of 16.

In his early days at UTA Arad, Man was primarily deployed as a centre-forward, but developed into a right winger after his transfer to FCSB. He is however known for his versatility, as he can play almost any attacking position when needed, a trait his Parma manager Giuseppe Iachini encouraged to develop further. In December 2018, Mirel Rădoi, his under-21 national team coach, praised Man as "the most complete footballer" among young players in the Romanian top flight, citing his "technical ability, pace, physical power, work rate, mental toughness" as qualities that bring him the closest to "the full package".

Man's father, Cristian, is a football coach and former player in the Divizia B.