Andrei Vlad

Andrei Daniel Vlad (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej daniˈel ˈvlad]; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I side FCSB.

Andrei Vlad
Vlad with FCSB in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andrei Daniel Vlad
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999
Place of birth Târgoviște, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 99
Youth career
2010–2015 CSȘ Târgoviște
2015–2017 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2017– FCSB 88 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Romania U17 4 (0)
2016 Romania U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Romania U19 7 (0)
2019–2021 Romania U21 12 (0)
2021– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021

Club career

Early years / Universitatea Craiova

Vlad played youth football for CSȘ Târgoviște in his hometown before joining the academy of Universitatea Craiova in 2015.[1] He made his debut as a professional with the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.[1][2]

FCSB

On 9 July 2017, FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a €30 million buyout clause.[3][4][5] Vlad played his first game for FCSB on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss against Viitorul Constanța.[6] His first European appearance came on 23 November against Viktoria Plzeň.[7]

On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper Florin Niță departed for Sparta Prague, Vlad started against Lazio in the Europa League round of 32's first leg; he managed to keep a clean sheet as his team won 1–0.[8] Vlad then became though an understudy to Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg in Rome.

He started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2019–20 season, amassing 27 appearances in all competitions comprised.

International career

Vlad made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Georgia on 2 June 2021, playing the full match in the 1–2 surprising home loss.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 September 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universitatea Craiova 2016–17 Liga I 1000——10
FCSB 2017–18 Liga I 502040—110
2018–19 302010—60
2019–20 1604060—260
2020–21 34010101[lower-alpha 1]0370
2021–22 2700020—290
2022–23 302000—50
2023–24 001000—10
Total 880120140101150
Career total 890120140101160
  1. Appearance in Supercupa României

International
As of match played 6 June 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202110
Total10

Honours

FCSB[10]

Individual

References
  1. "Andrei Vlad a debutat în Liga I! Tânărul portar târgoviștean a impresionat la prima apariție în tricoul lui CS U Craiova" [Andrei Vlad made his debut in the Liga I! The youngster from Târgoviște impressed on his first match for CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). Gazeta Dâmboviței. 10 May 2017.
  2. "Cine e Andrei Vlad, portarul rebel care le-a învrăjbit pe CS U și FCSB, alegând o suspendare enormă decât să mai stea la Craiova + Reacția lui Becali: "Nu risc nici pentru Iașin!"" [Who is Andrei Vlad, the goalkeeper who brought discord between CS U and FCSB, preferring a record suspension rather than staying with Craiova + Becali's reaction: "I won't risk, not even for Yashin!"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. "Bine ai venit, Andrei Vlad!" [Welcome, Andrei Vlad!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "Clauza de 30 de milioane de euro pentru noua "perla" de la FCSB: "E un fenomen, e Messi, va fi cel mai bun din lume!" Fotbalistul important care sare din schema: "Va juca in locul lui"" [30 million euros release clause for FCSB's new "jem": "He is great, like Messi, he will be the best in the world!"] (in Romanian). Orange Romania. 9 July 2017.
  5. "In cele din urma, FCSB a reusit sa ajunga la o intelegere cu CS U Craiova, iar Andrei Vlad va fi cedat ros-albastrilor!" [In the end, FCSB managed to reach an agreement with CS U Craiova, and Andrei Vlad will join "the Red-Blues"!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. "Andrei Vlad a debutat la FCSB, în meciul cu Viitorul! L-a impresionat pe Dică, la Clinceni" [Andrei Vlad made his debut for FCSB, in the match against Viitorul! He impressed Dică, while playing against Clinceni] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. "Plzeň 2–0 FCSB". UEFA.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. "FCSB 1–0 Lazio". UEFA.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. "Romania v Georgia game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
  10. Andrei Vlad at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  11. "Andrei Vlad". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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