Adrian Șut
Romanian footballer (born 1999)
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Adrian Gheorghe Șut (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈʃut]; born 30 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Ain and the Romania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Gheorghe Șut | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cociuba Mare, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ain | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Izvorul Cociuba Mare | ||
| 2011–2013 | Liberty Salonta | ||
| 2013–2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Unirea Jucu | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Academica Clinceni | 33 | (5) |
| 2019–2026 | FCSB | 162 | (13) |
| 2019–2020 | → Academica Clinceni (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2026– | Al Ain | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Romania | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Cociuba Mare, Bihor County, Șut played youth football for local side Izvorul, Liberty Salonta, and ASA Târgu Mureș. He registered his professional debut for the latter on 2 May 2016, aged 17, in a 1–6 away Liga I loss to Viitorul Constanța.[1]
Șut went on to represent Unirea Jucu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Academica Clinceni in the lower leagues,[2] before returning to the top flight by signing for FCSB in the summer of 2019. He was immediately loaned back to Clinceni for one season.[3]
FCSB
Șut made his debut for FCSB on 24 September 2020, starting in a 0–2 loss to Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[4] He amassed 27 appearances during his first campaign in Bucharest, of which 24 in the national league.
His first goal for the Roș-albaștrii came on 28 November 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat of title contenders Universitatea Craiova.[5] On 22 May 2022, Șut scored twice in a 3–1 win over CFR Cluj, which had mathematically clinched the Liga I trophy the previous fixture.
International career
On 7 June 2024, Șut was selected in Romania's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024,[6] but did not feature in any match.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 May 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 2015–16 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2017–18 | Liga II | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Academica Clinceni | 2018–19 | Liga II | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Academica Clinceni (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga I | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 11 | |||||
| FCSB | 2020–21 | Liga I | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[f] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 162 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 16 | |||
| Al Ain | 2025–26 | UAE Pro League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 31 | |||
- Includes Cupa României, UAE President's Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 9 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |