Mircea Ilcu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mircea Ilcu | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| John Abbott Islanders | |||
| 2007–2008 | Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis | ||
| 2009 | Trois-Rivières Attak | ||
| 2010–2012 | Montreal Impact | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Montreal Carabins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 10 | (4) |
| 2010 | Montreal Impact Academy | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | Montreal Impact (NASL) | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Montreal Impact (MLS) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Canada U15 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Canada U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2011 | |||
Mircea Ilcu (born 1 April 1991 in Timișoara) is a soccer player. Born in Romania, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Youth career
Ilcu moved from Romania to Canada with his family as a small child, settling in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec.[1] He attended Ecole Secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes and played college soccer at John Abbott College. He played for Équipe du Québec (the Quebec provincial team) between 2004 and 2006.[2][3] He would also play for the Quebec team at the 2009 Canada Games where he recorded a goal in the finals to win the gold medal.[4][5]
Early career
Ilcu played in the local amateur circuit the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec in 2004 with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis.[2] In the 2007 season, he received the best player and top goal scorer award in the U17 division.[6]
After four seasons with Saint-Louis, he signed with the Trois-Rivières Attak in the Canadian Soccer League.[7][3] In his debut season in the inter-provincial league, he helped the club secure their second divisional title.[8] Trois-Rivières' opponents in the first round of the playoffs were Portugal FC where they successfully defeated the Toronto-based team.[9] Ultimately, the Attak would reach the championship finals where they defeated the reigning champions the Serbian White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[10] Throughout the 2009 season, he made 10 appearances and recorded 4 goals.[11]
In 2010, he joined Montreal Impact's academy in the league's first division.[12] The following season, Ilcu was signed to Montreal's senior team but still was loaned out to the academy side.[13][14][15] Throughout the 2011 season, he helped the academy team secure a postseason.[16] Montreal would be eliminated from the playoff tournament in the first round by Capital City.[17]
His final season with the academy occurred during the 2012 season.[18] He would help Montreal secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[19] Ilcu would provide both goals in Montreal's victory over Toronto FC's academy in the first round of the playoffs.[20] In the next round, Montreal would defeat the York Region Shooters to qualify for the championship final.[21] He made his second championship appearance where Montreal lost the match to Toronto Croatia.[22]
Montreal Impact
Ilcu made his debut for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League on 9 April 2011 against Tampa Bay.[23][24] He secured a permanent spot on the roster on July 13, 2011.[25] IIcu would record his first goal for Montreal on August 15, 2011, against the Atlanta Silverbacks.[26][27] In his debut season with Montreal, he appeared in 11 matches and recorded 1 goal.[28]
In the early winter of 2012, he was invited to the preseason camp held by Montreal.[29][30] He would injure his knee which caused him to miss the majority of the season.[31] After the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was selected for the Italian tour to play in several friendly matches.[32] Throughout the tour, he played against Fiorentina's reserve team and recorded a goal.[33] He was invited to the winter offseason training camp in 2013.[34] After the conclusion of the training camp, Montreal declined to extend his contract.[35][36] Ilcu would play in the MLS Reserve League with Montreal reserve squad in 2013.[37]
College
In 2013, he transitioned to the college level by playing with the Montreal Carabins soccer program.[38] Ilcu would be named to second all-star team in 2015.[39]
International career
Ilcu was called to the Canada men's national under-15 soccer team camp in 2006.[40][1]
Career stats
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Domestic Cup1 |
Concacaf Competition2 |
Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Trois-Rivières Attak | 2009 | CSL | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Montreal Impact Academy | 2010 | CSL | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Montreal Impact | 2011 | NASL | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Total CSL | 20 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Total NASL | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
Personal life
Ilcu's father Mihai was also a footballer who played for FC Politehnica Timișoara in the 1980s.[1][41] His niece Marieta is a former long jumper.