Alin Toșca
Romanian footballer (born 1992)
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Alin Dorinel Toșca (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈlin doriˈnel ˈtoʃka]; born 14 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alin Dorinel Toșca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Școala de Fotbal Florea Voicilă | ||
| 2007–2009 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Steaua II București | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Săgeata Năvodari | 23 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Viitorul Constanța | 54 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Steaua București | 65 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Betis | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Benevento (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → PAOK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Gaziantep | 105 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Benevento | 42 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Al-Riyadh (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Universitatea Cluj | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Romania U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Romania | 30 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Alexandria, Teleorman County, Toșca came through FC Steaua București's youth system and made his professional debut with its reserve team. He was loaned out to Unirea Urziceni where he played his first Liga I match on 11 September 2010, against Steaua.[2]
Toșca also had a brief spell with Săgeata Năvodari before joining Viitorul Constanța in 2012, with which he made over 50 appearances.
Steaua București
In March 2014, it was announced that FC Steaua București signed Toșca for an undisclosed fee, with the player due to join the squad in the summer.[3] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 December 2014, contributing to a 3–0 away win over Politehnica Iași for the season's Cupa Ligii.[4]
Betis
On 24 January 2017, Toșca moved to Spanish side Real Betis on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his La Liga debut five days later, featuring the full 90 minutes against Barcelona in a 1–1 home draw.[6]
After falling down the pecking order, Toșca agreed to a five-month loan deal with Italian club Benevento on 31 January 2018.[7][8] On 24 August 2018, he was loaned to Greek first division club PAOK for the 2018–19 campaign with a purchase option.[9]
Gaziantep
On 21 July 2019, after being released by Betis, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish side Gazişehir Gaziantep.[10]
Return to Benevento
On 30 January 2023, Toșca signed with Benevento in Italy once again.[11]
Al-Riyadh
On 20 July 2023, Toșca joined newly promoted Pro League side Al-Riyadh on loan.[12][13]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 December 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Steaua II București | 2009–10 | Liga II | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Liga II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 2010–11 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Săgeata Năvodari | 2011–12 | Liga II | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2012–13 | Liga I | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 56 | 0 | |||||
| Steaua București | 2014–15 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 1 | ||
| Betis | 2016–17 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Benevento (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| PAOK (loan) | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Gaziantep | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 115 | 0 | |||||
| Benevento | 2022–23 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Serie C | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | |||||
| Al-Riyadh (loan) | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2025–26 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 377 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 2 | ||
- Includes Cupa Ligii
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toșca goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 26 |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Steaua București[15]
- Liga I: 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2014, 2015
PAOK[15]