Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ricardo Farcaș

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The result was delete. Consensus is to delete with only one of the keep votes being grounded in any guideline Fenix down (talk) 07:48, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ricardo Farcaș[edit]

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Fails WP:NFOOTBALL never having played at the professional level as stated at WP:FPL One appearance on the bench (unused) in Serie A in 2018/19, currently 4th tier in Italy. Not finding GNG in this case. JW 1961^Talk 18:04, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. JW 1961^Talk 18:04, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. JW 1961^Talk 18:04, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Romania-related deletion discussions. JW 1961^Talk 18:04, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:14, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I think the two Digisport references in the article currently (1, 2) are enough to get through on GNG. Giant Snowman 18:16, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Participating in a official game for Romania-U17, make him a professional footballer 411411 09:38, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Dragos, Only appearances for the full national side contribute towards notability per WP:NFOOTBALL JW 1961^Talk 13:19, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete - I don't think that the coverage is that significant. If we analyse the sources in the article, firstly, we have a routine transfer announcement; no depth at all; simply mentions that he is U17 captain and has signed for Ajax. The next article simply states that he is the first Romanian in the Ajax academy and has a brief quote from him. I don't believe that being the first person of x nationality to play for the academy of y is a claim to notability. The third and last source is essentially a routine announcement of being added to the senior squad for Spal. The article states that he is a central defender and that he played 28 matches and scored 5 goals with the youth team last season. No other info or depth. My own brief searches did not come up with anything better. GSP articles are nothing better than a brief announcement that he made his debut in a friendly match and a passing mention. Sport.ro labels him as a wonderkid but the article itself is barely more than a passing match report mention. My delete is 'weak' because there is plenty of coverage in reliable sources but I still lean towards 'delete' because I honestly don't think that any of it meets WP:SIGCOV, if we apply it properly. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 13:47, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, and Spiderone's rationale and deep dive of sources. Megtetg34 (talk) 00:32, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: No clear agreement yet on whether the sources presented are sufficient for GNG, needs further discussion
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Fenix down (talk) 13:27, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom, and Spiderone's rationale give above. Namkongville (talk) 15:15, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Spiderone's analysis shows Farcaș has not been the subject of SIGCOV whatsoever. Routine match reports and transfer announcements are the definition of trivial; if they could be added up to meet SIGCOV then, all else being equal, players who bounced around from club to club would be at a distinct advantage for notability over people retained on teams despite no new in-depth information being provided. JoelleJay (talk) 23:00, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.