Andrei Vlad
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 Vlad with FCSB in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Daniel Vlad | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgoviște, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | CSȘ Târgoviște | ||
| 2015–2017 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2024 | FCSB | 90 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Aktobe | 23 | (0) |
| 2026– | Arka Gdynia | 0 | (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 as of 00:12, 28 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Andrei Daniel Vlad (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej daniˈel ˈvlad]; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia.
Early career / Universitatea Craiova
Vlad practiced youth football for his hometown club CSȘ Târgoviște, before joining the academy of Universitatea Craiova in 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.[2][3]
FCSB
On 9 July 2017, fellow Liga I team FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a €30 million buyout clause.[4][5][6] Vlad made his FCSB debut on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss to Viitorul Constanța.[7] His first European appearance came on 23 November that year, in a 0–2 away loss to Viktoria Plzeň in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[8]
On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper Florin Niță moved to Sparta Prague, Vlad started in a 1–0 home win over Lazio in the Europa League round of 32.[9] He then became an understudy to Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg against Lazio.
Vlad started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2019–20 season, amassing 26 appearances in all competitions. Following a series of unconvincing performances, he lost his starter status to Ștefan Târnovanu in March 2022.[10]
International career
Vlad made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Georgia on 2 June 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home loss.[11]