Valentin Mihăilă

Valentin Mihăilă
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000
Place of birth Târgoviște, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Çaykur Rizespor
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Gaz Metan Finta
2010–2012 Astra Ploiești
2012–2014 CS Casa Bogdan
2014–2017 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Universitatea Craiova 62 (8)
2020–2025 Parma 97 (13)
2022Atalanta (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Çaykur Rizespor 13 (5)
International career
2017–2018 Romania U18 5 (0)
2018 Romania U19 6 (6)
2019–2020 Romania U21 6 (5)
2021– Romania 33 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

Valentin Mihăilă (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin mihəˈilə]; born 2 February 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor and the Romania national team.

Mihăilă began his professional career at Universitatea Craiova in 2017, appearing in over 60 Liga I matches before signing with Italian team Parma for €8.5 million three years later. In 2025, he transferred to Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor for a €2 million fee.

After representing Romania at under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels, Mihăilă recorded his full debut in a 3–2 win over North Macedonia in March 2021. He competed for the country in the UEFA Euro 2024, where they won their group and reached the round of 16.