Ionuț Neagu

Ionuț Neagu (born 26 October 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Oțelul Galați, which he captains.[1]

Ionuț Neagu
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989
Place of birth Galați, Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oțelul Galați
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2008 Oțelul Galați
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Oțelul II Galați 25 (5)
2009–2013 Oțelul Galați 110 (3)
2013–2016 Steaua București 16 (0)
2015–2016 → Karabükspor (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Karabükspor 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Nea Salamina (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș 16 (0)
2019 UTA Arad 15 (1)
2019 Cherno More 5 (0)
2020– Oțelul Galați 86 (8)
International career
2010 Romania U21 4 (0)
2011–2013 Romania 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Club career

Oțelul Galați
Neagu with Oțelul in 2011

Born in Galați, Neagu began his career with the youth system at Oțelul Galați. He made his professional debut as an 88th-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Brașov on 22 May 2009 and finished 2008–09 season with two appearances. Neagu began to establish himself in the Oțelul first team from the 2009–10 season, making 24 league starts. On 7 March 2010, he scored his first goal in a 1–0 victory over CFR Cluj.

Steaua București

On 3 September 2013, Neagu agreed to join Steaua București after the club agreed a €620k transfer fee with Oțelul Galați.[2]

Cherno More

On 27 June 2019, Neagu signed a contract with Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna.[3]

International career

He has been capped at international level by Romania.

International stats
Romania national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201220
201310
Total40

Honours
Oțelul Galați
Steaua București

References
  1. Ionuț Neagu e jucătorul UTA-ei Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. uta-arad.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Neagu a costat 620.000 €. "E un preț corect. Era timpul să facă un pas înainte"". Digi Sport. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.
  3. "Черно море привлече румънеца Йонуц Неагу" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 27 June 2019.
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