Edu Corlat ========== Eduardo Valentin Corlat Cucu (born 17 February 2009) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Real Madrid. Born in Spain, he is a Romania youth international. Eduardo Valentin Corlat Cucu (born 17 February 2009) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Real Madrid. Born in Spain, he is a Romania youth international. ==Early life== Corlat was born on 17 February 2009 in Madrid, Spain. A native of the city, he obtained Romanian citizenship and Spanish citizenship. ==Club career== As a youth player, Corlat joined the youth academy of Spanish side Moscardó. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Getafe in Spain in 2018. Ahead of the 2020–21 season, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga outfit Real Madrid, where he played alongside Spanish footballer Enzo Alves and was promoted to the club's under-18 team in 2026. ==International career== Corlat is a Romania youth international and has represented the country internationally at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels and is eligible to represent Spain internationally, having been born in the country. Altogether, he made six appearances and scored zero goals while playing for the Romania national under-16 football team and nine appearances and scored one goals while playing for the Romania national under-17 football team and captained the latter. During the autumn of 2025 and the spring of 2026, he played for the Romania national under-17 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. On 29 September 2026, he debuted for the Romania national under-18 football team during a 2–0 away friendly win over the Turkey national under-18 football team. ==Style of play== Corlat plays as a defender. English newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2026 that "his positioning is excellent and he knows how to pass the ball – and he doesn't hesitate to bring the ball out of defence himself either". ==References== ==External links== REFERENCES ---------- BIBLIOGRAPHY (BibTeX) -------------------- @article{ref0, title = {Edu Corlat}, url = {https://encyclopegia.org/a/edu-corlat} } BIBLIOGRAPHY (RIS) ------------------- TY - JOUR TI - Edu Corlat UR - https://encyclopegia.org/a/edu-corlat ER - CITE THIS ARTICLE ---------------- Cite this article: Edu Corlat Derived from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1379015856 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Snapshot: enwiki-001379015856 Permalink: /a/edu-corlat