Dennis Man (born 26 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Romania national team.
Man began his senior career at UTA Arad in 2015, and moved to FCSB in 2016. He was named in the Liga I Team of the Year for the 2018âÂÂ19 season, and won the Cupa României the following campaign. Later in 2020, Man was voted Gazeta Sporturilors Romanian Footballer of the Year, before transferring abroad to Parma for â¬11 millionâÂÂthe highest fee ever received for a player sold from the Romanian championship. In 2025, after more than 130 appearances in the Serie A and Serie B combined, he signed for Dutch club PSV.
Internationally, Man made his senior debut for Romania in March 2018, being previously capped at under-19 and under-21 levels. He represented his country in the UEFA Euro 2024, where they achieved first place in their group and advanced to the round of 16.
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 2âÂÂ1 loss to Gaz Metan Mediaàfor the Liga II championship. On 25 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4âÂÂ0 away win over Bihor Oradea.
On 6 September 2016, FC Steaua BucureÃÂti 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 RoÃÂ-albaÃÂtrii on 2 October 2016 against Universitatea Craiova, coming on as a substitute for injured Florin TÃÂnase in the first half of the game; he himself was replaced in the 66th minute by Ovidiu Popescu, as his team eventually won 2âÂÂ1. Later that month he netted his first SteauaâÂÂand Liga IâÂÂgoal in a 2âÂÂ0 victory over Politehnica IaÃÂi.
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 4âÂÂ1 away win against Viktoria Plzeà Â, on 2 August. On 25 October, he contributed with two goals and two assists in the 6âÂÂ1 thrashing of SÃÂnÃÂtatea Cluj for the Cupa României, and on 17 December opened the scoring in a 2âÂÂ0 success over defending champions Viitorul ConstanÃÂa.
In January 2018, Man was included by UEFA.com in a list of the 50 best young footballers to watch for that year. On 18 February, he scored the first of his team in a 2âÂÂ2 draw to rivals Dinamo BucureÃÂti after appearing as a half-time substitute. In July, Man was nominated along with compatriot Ianis Hagi for the 2018 Golden Boy award. On the 25th that month, he scored his first European goal in a Europa League second qualifying round 2âÂÂ0 away win over Rudar Velenje.
Man won his first career trophy on 22 July 2020, after scoring the only goal of the Cupa României final played against Sepsi OSK. On 17 September that year, he scored a hat-trick in a Europa League second qualifying round away draw with Serbian team TSC BaÃÂka Topola. The match ended 6âÂÂ6 after extra time, and Man converted the winning penalty in the eventual shoot-out. Three days later, on his 100th Liga I appearance, he again scored a hat-trick in a 3âÂÂ0 defeat of ArgeàPiteÃÂti.
Man scored the opener and refused to celebrate in a 3âÂÂ0 home win against former club UTA Arad on 5 December 2020, which took his league tally to ten goals. Two fixtures later on the 18th, he netted twice for a 2âÂÂ0 away victory over title contenders Universitatea Craiova. Shortly after, he was revealed as the winner of the 2020 Romanian Footballer of the Year award by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper.
On 26 January 2021, FCSB owner Gigi Becali announced that Serie A club Parma submitted a bid for the transfer of Man, worth â¬11 million plus â¬2 million in add-ons; he accepted the offer the next day. Parma officialised the move on the 29th, after Man penned a four-and-a-half-year contract. The transfer fee made him the most expensive sale of the Romanian championship, as per FCSB's official website, surpassing the â¬9.8 million move of former record holder Nicolae Stanciu from 2016.
Man made his Parma debut on 31 January 2021, after coming on in the 80th minute of a 2âÂÂ0 Serie A loss to Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo. A substitute in his first five matches, he was handed his first start by manager Roberto D'Aversa in a 2âÂÂ1 home defeat to Inter Milan on 4 March. Ten days later, he assisted Valentin MihÃÂilÃÂ's opening goal in an eventual 2âÂÂ0 victory over Roma. On 3 April, Man scored his first Serie A goal in a 2âÂÂ2 away draw with Benevento. An injury effectively ended his season at Parma with two goals in 14 appearances, as the club got relegated to the Serie B.
Man netted his first goal of the 2021âÂÂ22 campaign on 20 August, in a 2âÂÂ2 league draw at Frosinone. On 15 March 2022, he wore the captain armband for the first time in a 1âÂÂ0 win over Vicenza, as Gianluigi Buffon and Franco Vázquez were unavailable for the match. In the 2023âÂÂ24 season, Man was the team's highest goalscorer with 13 goals across all competitions, as Parma won its first-ever Serie B title and returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.
On 17 August 2024, in the opening fixture of the Serie A season, Man scored a goal in a 1âÂÂ1 home draw with Fiorentina. One week later, he scored again in a 2âÂÂ1 away win over AC Milan. Man scored twice more before the end of the calendar year and was named the Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year for the second time in his career. However, despite the February 2025 appointment of compatriot Cristian Chivu as head coach, his form declined in the latter half of the season, failing to score again as Parma finished 16th.
On 12 August 2025, Man joined Dutch defending champions PSV by signing a four-year contract. The transfer fee was reported to be between â¬7.5 million and â¬9 million, depending on bonuses. Man made his debut on 23 August, starting in a 4âÂÂ2 Eredivisie victory over Groningen and being substituted at half-time.
Man scored his first goal for PSV and provided an assist on 4 October 2025, in a 4âÂÂ0 away win against PEC Zwolle. On 21 October, he netted twice in a 6âÂÂ2 home win over Napoli in the Champions League league phase, marking his first goals in the competition and earning the Player of the Match award.
Man was selected for the Romania national under-21 team and scored on debut in a 3âÂÂ1 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 1âÂÂ0 win at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in Craiova.
On 11 June 2019, Man netted his first senior international goal in a 4âÂÂ0 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 IordÃÂnescu in the squad for the final tournament. Ten days later, Man provided two assists in a 3âÂÂ0 win over Ukraine, representing their first victory in the competition in 24 years. He then started in the 0âÂÂ2 loss to Belgium, and came on in the 66th minute for Ianis Hagi in the 1âÂÂ1 draw with Slovakia, which secured Romania the group win. On 2 July, he played the full match as they lost 0âÂÂ3 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 RÃÂdoi, 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.
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