Rareș Burnete

Rareș Burnete
Personal information
Full name Rareș Cătălin Burnete
Date of birth (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004
Place of birth Sighișoara, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Südtirol
(on loan from Lecce)
Number 9
Youth career
–2020 Colțea Brașov
2018–2020 → Gheorghe Hagi Academy (loan)
2020–2024 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Lecce 5 (0)
2025–2026 → Juve Stabia (loan) 25 (1)
2026– → Südtirol (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Romania U16 2 (0)
2021–2022 Romania U18 4 (0)
2021–2023 Romania U19 9 (2)
2023–2025 Romania U20 5 (1)
2023– Romania U21 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Rareș Cătălin Burnete (born 31 January 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Südtirol on loan from Lecce.[1]

Club career

Rareș Burnete grew up through Colțea Brașov youth academy, before joining the US Lecce in October 2020, along with fellow Romanian footballers Răzvan Pașcalău and Cătălin Vulturar.[2]

Having started training with the Serie B first team on the summer 2021,[3] Burnete made his professional debut for Lecce on 16 December 2021, entering as a substitute in a 0–2 away win over Spezia.[4] He signed a 3 years contract extension the following spring, tying him to the club until 2025.[5]

On 29 July 2025, Burnete was loaned by Juve Stabia in Serie B.[6]

International career

Burnete is a youth international for Romania, having featured for the under-18 national team.[7]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lecce 2021–22 Serie B 0010——10
2022–23 Serie A 0000——00
2023–24 1010——20
2024–25 4010——50
Total 5030——80
Juve Stabia (loan) 2025–26 Serie B 25110—2[a]1282
Career total 30140—21362

References

  1. ↑ Rareș Burnete at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Trei, dintr-o lovitură! Lecce a achiziționat 3 tineri români de mare perspectivă". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Vârlan, Petra (19 July 2021). "Braşoveanul Burnete, în lotul primei echipe a lui Lecce". Bună Ziua Brașov. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ↑ S.A, Telewizja Polska (16 December 2021). "Polak bohaterem. Niespodzianka w Pucharze Włoch". sport.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Verri, Filippo (5 April 2022). "Lecce, poker di rinnovi nella formazione Primavera". PianetaLecce. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rareș Burnete in gialloblù fino al 30 giugno 2026" [Rareș Burnete remains in yellow and blue until June 30, 2026.] (in Italian). SS Juve Stabia. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Victorie pentru naţionala U18 în amicalul cu Serbia". Mediafax (in Romanian). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Rareș Burnete at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
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