Valentin Crețu (footballer)

Valentin Iulian Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin ˈkret͡su]; born 2 January 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club FCSB.

Valentin Crețu
Crețu with FCSB in 2022
Personal information
Full name Valentin Iulian Crețu
Date of birth (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Buzău, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
FCSB
Number 2
Youth career
2001–2007 Râmnicu Sărat
2007–2008 Gloria Buzău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Gloria Buzău 3 (0)
2009Râmnicu Sărat (loan) 16 (0)
2009–2014 Concordia Chiajna 72 (1)
2011–2012Rapid București (loan) 11 (0)
2013Beroe (loan) 0 (0)
2013Săgeata Năvodari (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2019 Gaz Metan Mediaș 120 (1)
2016Energie Cottbus (loan) 12 (0)
2017ACS Poli Timișoara (loan) 16 (0)
2019– FCSB 139 (0)
International career
2020 Romania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

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Crețu made his Liga I debut in the 2008–09 season in a game played for Gloria Buzău, against Steaua București which ended 1–1.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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Statistics accurate as of match played 10 November 2024.[1][2][3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gloria Buzău 2008–09 Liga I 2 0 1 0 3 0
2009–10 Liga II 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 1 0 4 0
Râmnicu Sărat (loan) 2008–09 Liga III 16 0 0 0 16 0
Concordia Chiajna 2009–10 Liga II 19 0 0 0 19 0
2010–11 23 0 0 0 23 0
2012–13 Liga I 14 0 1 0 15 0
2013–14 16 1 1 0 17 1
Total 72 1 2 0 74 1
Rapid București (loan) 2011–12 Liga I 11 0 3 0 1 0 15 0
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2014–15 Liga I 26 0 1 0 1 0 28 0
2015–16 Liga II 6 0 0 0 6 0
2016–17 Liga I 36 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
2017–18 16 0 3 0 19 0
2018–19 33 1 1 0 34 1
2019–20 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 120 1 7 0 1 0 128 1
Energie Cottbus (loan) 2015–16 3. Liga 12 0 0 0 12 0
ACS Poli Timișoara (loan) 2017–18 Liga I 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
FCSB 2019–20 Liga I 26 0 5 0 4 0 35 0
2020–21 29 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 33 0
2021–22 28 0 1 0 2 0 31 0
2022–23 17 0 1 0 6 0 24 0
2023–24 26 0 3 0 2 0 31 0
2024–25 13 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 23 0
Total 139 0 11 0 26 0 1 0 177 0
Career total 389 2 26 0 1 0 27 0 1 0 444 2

International

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As of 18 November 2020
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2020 2 0

Honours

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Râmnicu Sărat

FCSB

References

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  1. ^ a b Valentin Crețu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Valentin Crețu at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Valentin Crețu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
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