Adrian Șut
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Gheorghe Șut | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cociuba Mare, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levadiakos (on loan from Al Ain) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Izvorul Cociuba Mare | ||
| 2011–2013 | Liberty Salonta | ||
| 2013–2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Unirea Jucu | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Academica Clinceni | 33 | (5) |
| 2019–2026 | FCSB | 162 | (13) |
| 2019–2020 | → Academica Clinceni (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2026– | Al Ain | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Levadiakos (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Romania | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Adrian Gheorghe Șut (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈʃut]; born 30 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League Greece club Levadiakos, on loan from Emirati club Al Ain, and the Romania national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Cociuba Mare, Bihor County, Șut played youth football for local side Izvorul, Liberty Salonta, and ASA Târgu Mureș. He registered his professional debut for the latter on 2 May 2016, aged 17, in a 1–6 away Liga I loss to Viitorul Constanța.[1]
Șut went on to represent Unirea Jucu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Academica Clinceni in the lower leagues,[2] before returning to the top flight by signing for FCSB in the summer of 2019. He was immediately loaned back to Clinceni for one season.[3]
FCSB
[edit]Șut made his debut for FCSB on 24 September 2020, starting in a 0–2 loss to Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[4] He amassed 27 appearances during his first campaign in Bucharest, of which 24 in the national league.
His first goal for the Roș-albaștrii came on 28 November 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat of title contenders Universitatea Craiova.[5] On 22 May 2022, Șut scored twice in a 3–1 win over CFR Cluj, which had mathematically clinched the Liga I trophy the previous fixture.
International career
[edit]On 7 June 2024, Șut was selected in Romania's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024,[6] but did not feature in any match.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 August 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 2015–16 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2017–18 | Liga II | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Academica Clinceni | 2018–19 | Liga II | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Academica Clinceni (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga I | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 11 | |||||
| FCSB | 2020–21 | Liga I | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[f] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 162 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 16 | |||
| Al Ain | 2025–26 | UAE Pro League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Levadiakos (loan) | 2026–27 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 269 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 31 | |||
- ↑ Includes Cupa României, UAE President's Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance in Supercupa României
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UAE League Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 9 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]FCSB
Al Ain
- UAE Pro League: 2025–26
- UAE President's Cup: 2025–26
- UAE League Cup runner-up: 2025–26
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "Viitorul – Târgu Mureș 6-1. Echipa lui Gică Hagi a obţinut prima victorie în play-off" [Viitorul – Târgu Mureș 6–1. Gică Hagi's team obtained its first victory in the play-offs] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Adrian Şut, noul jucător de pe lista de transferuri a FCSB-ului. "Există interes!"" [Adrian Șut, the new player on FCSB's shopping list. "There is some interest!"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Gigi Becali a transferat un jucător de la Academica Clinceni » Adrian Șut a semnat cu FCSB! EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Ilie Poenaru" [Gigi Becali transferred a player from Academica Clinceni » Adrian Șut signed with FCSB! EXCLUSIVE Ilie Poenaru's reaction]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "FCSB – Slovan Liberec 0-2. "Roș-albaștrii", în 10 oameni 70 de minute, au ratat al treilea an la rând grupele europene" [FCSB – Slovan Liberec 0–2. "The red-blues", with only 10 people for 70 minutes, missed for the third year in a row the European group stage] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Universitatea Craiova – FCSB 2-3 | Luptară și câștigară! :) Cordea a înscris în prelungiri și i-a trimis pe olteni pe locul 4 în clasament" [Universitatea Craiova – FCSB 2–3 | They fought and they won! :) Cordea scored in overtime and sent "the Oltenia People" to the 4th place in the league table] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Lotul României pentru EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for EURO 2024] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ Adrian Șut at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "FCSB, campioană înainte de Paști! Deasupra tuturor, după 9 ani » Nici "Regele" n-a putut să o oprească". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "SUPERLIGA – Echipa sezonului 2024-2025". lpf.ro.
External links
[edit]- Adrian Șut at Soccerway.com
- Adrian Șut at National-Football-Teams.com
- Adrian Șut at FBref.com
- Adrian Șut at Kicker (in German)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bihor County
- Romanian men's footballers
- Romania men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- CF Liberty Oradea players
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Liga III players
- UAE Pro League players
- ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- LPS HD Clinceni players
- FCSB players
- Al Ain FC players
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen