Athlete of the week
Footballer Dennis Man
Eugen Nasta, 03.12.2024, 13:52
Among Italy’s Serie A footballers who this past weekend put on an excellent run on the pitch, there was Romania midfielder Dennis Man. Man drew first blood for Parma, the team that grabbed a 3-1 win in their home game against Lazio. Man scored in the 6th minute, taking advantage of an error in Lazio’s defensive game.
Romania’s Sports Gazette quoted Tutto Mercator Web as writing that “He was at right place the very moment Rovella made his mistake and kept his cool when he and goalie Provedel faced each other, sending the ball into the net. Tutto Mercato Web journalists wrote Dennis Man did quite a job in the game against Lazio Rome, and assess his performance with a 7. Of Parma’s line-up, it was only the scorer of the third goal, Enrico Del Prato, who got a better mark, 7.5.
For Radio Romania International, Dennis Man is the Athlete of the week.
Dennis Man was born on August 26, 1998 in western Romania’s Arad County, He took up football with the local club, then he was signed up by Atletico Arad’s juniors’ team. Eventually, Dennis Man played for his region’s lead team, UTA Arad. In seniors’ competitions, Dennis Man made his debut in 2015, three days after he turned 17, in a second-league game against Gaz Metan Medias, when UTA Arad sustained a 1-2 defeat.
In 2016 Dennis Man made his debut in the Super League, playing for FCSB, in their match against Universitatea Craiova, a confrontation FCSB won, 2-1. Since 2021 Dennis Man has been playing for Italian team Parma. We recall in 2024 Parma got through to Serie A.
In the ongoing season in Italy, Man was on the pitch for all 14 games Parma have played so far. He scored four goals and provided three assists.
Dennis Man made his debut with the national team in March 2018, in a friendly game against Sweden. He boasts 30 caps for the national squad, scoring 8 goals.
