Alexandru Crețu

Alexandru Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru ˈkret͡su]; born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.[1]

Alexandru Crețu
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992
Place of birth Pașcani, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Universitatea Craiova
Number 4
Youth career
CFR Pașcani
LPS Iași
0000–2010 Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 CSMS Iași 152 (7)
2011 → Hunedoara (loan)
2017–2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 19 (1)
2018–2021 Maribor 76 (3)
2021 FCSB 5 (0)
2021– Universitatea Craiova 74 (13)
International career‡
2012–2014 Romania U21 11 (0)
2020– Romania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Club career

Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 Liga I season, following his good performances as a central defender at CSMS Iași.[2]

In December 2016, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana.[3] In February 2018, Crețu moved to domestic rivals Maribor with which he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal.[4]

In the summer of 2021, he returned to Romania to sign for FCSB as a free agent. He however left the club before the end of August after falling out with owner George Becali.[5]

International career

Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team.[6] On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of 11 June 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202040
202110
202220
Total70

Honours

CSMS Iași

Maribor

References
  1. "Bine ai venit la Știința, Alex Crețu!" (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "Alexandru Creţu, răul din defensiva Iaşiului". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. "Nov obraz v Olimpiji" [New face in Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. "Za pomlad tudi Alexandru Cretu". nkmaribor.com (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. "Doi jucători de la FCSB au semnat rezilierea contractelor! Unul negociază deja cu o rivală din Liga 1".
  6. "Creţu participă la debutul lui Moldovan pe banca Naţionalei de tineret". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. "Alexandru Crețu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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