Steliano Filip (born 15 May 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left back for OÃÂ Liga club Edelweiss Linz.
Filip started his career at the LPS Banatul football school, in TimiÃÂoara. His first professional contract came in 2011, when he accepted the offer that came from FC MaramureÃÂ Baia Mare, although Poli TimiÃÂoara wanted him to remain in the city.
He impressed at Baia Mare, entering the attention of Juventus.
In the summer of 2012, Filip made a big step in his career, moving to Dinamo BucureÃÂti, where he signed a 5-year contract. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a friendly game against Austrian team SK Klagenfurt.
His first match in Liga I came on 26 August 2012, when he replaced Cosmin Matei in the 75th minute of a game against Petrolul PloieÃÂti.
On 23 January 2018, he signed for Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split on a three-and-a-half-year deal, picking the shirt number 77.
On 15 February 2019 he signed for DunÃÂrea CÃÂlÃÂraÃÂi.
On 21 June 2019 Steliano Filip signed a 2-year contract with Viitorul ConstanÃÂa. On 20 January 2020, Viitorul ConstanÃÂa released Filip.
In January 2021, he returned to Dinamo BucureÃÂti, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He was one of the most important players of the club in the 2021-2022 season, which marked the first relegation in history for the club. During the season, he was involved in several scandals, being widely considered one of the most underperforming players in the team. On 12 September, he saw a direct red card for violent conduct in the derby against FCSB. In December, after several poor games, he was excluded from the squad by manager Mircea Rednic. He reintegrated the team in March, under the new manager Flavius Stoican, but he continued to underperform and to appear constantly in media, in debates with former manager Mircea Rednic and with Dinamo supporters. He left the club in July 2022, just days after Dinamo relegated from Liga I.
Among others, there were rumours that Filip's salary was partly supported by businessman Nicolae Badea, while the club's accounts were blocked. There were also rumours about an investigation into match fixing involving Filip during the 2021-22 season.
On 30 November 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Mezà Âkövesdi SE.
Filip made his debut for Romania U-17 on 24 March 2011 in a game against Iceland U-17. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
His first game for the national under-21 team was played in August 2013, against Cyprus.
He made his debut for the national team on 17 November 2015, in a friendly game against Italy, played in Bologna.
Dinamo BucureÃÂti
Hajduk Split
Viitorul ConstanÃÂa