Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian minifootball player and former footballer. A defensive midfielder, he was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature. He plays for the Romania minifootball national team with whom he won the 2023 WMF World Cup.
 Bourceanu with Arsenal Tula in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dunărea Galați | 96 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Oțelul Galați | 31 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Politehnica Timișoara | 54 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | FCSB | 80 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Trabzonspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → FCSB (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | FCSB | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal Tula | 33 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dunărea Călărași | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | Gloria Buzău | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 373 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Romania | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editSteaua București
editBorn in Galaţi, Bourceanu has played central defensive midfielder for various local clubs. He transferred from Politehnica Timișoara to Steaua București in the summer of 2011. After just 10 league matches, Bourceanu became team's captain.[1]
Trabzonspor
editOn 3 February 2014, Trabzonspor completed a 3.5-year deal for an undisclosed fee for the 28-year-old midfielder who had less than six months left on his contract.[2] He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.[3]
Arsenal Tula
editOn 13 January 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side Arsenal Tula. The contract is for 1.5 years with an additional one-year extension option.[4]
Gloria Buzău
editOn 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II side SCM Gloria Buzău.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dunărea Galați | 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||
| Oțelul Galați | 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 (loan) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 118 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 4 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal Tula | 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Dunărea Călărași | 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Gloria Buzău | 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 373 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 454 | 14 | ||
Honours
editSteaua
References
edit- ^ Petrişor, Ionuţ (14 October 2011). "Bourceanu e cel mai forjat » "Gattuso" a ratat un singur meci de cînd a ajuns la Steaua" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
- ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu ile anlaşma sağlandı". Trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Steaua l-a imprumutat pe Bourceanu pentru un sezon!" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 31 August 2014.
- ^ АЛЕКСАНДРУ БУРЧАНУ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ АРСЕНАЛА (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 13 January 2017.
- ^ "ESTE OFICIAL! ALEXANDRU BOURCEANU A SEMNAT CU SCM GLORIA BUZĂU" (in Romanian). SCM Gloria Buzău. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
- ^ Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links
edit- Alexandru Bourceanu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alexandru Bourceanu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alexandru Bourceanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
- Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
- Alexandru Bourceanu at the Turkish Football Federation
- Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
