Ricardo Pădurariu
Romanian association football player (born 2007)
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Ricardo Alexandru Pădurariu (born 23 May 2007) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club FCSB.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Alexandru Pădurariu | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2025 | FCSB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | FCSB | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Corvinul Hunedoara (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Romania U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Romania U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Romania U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Romania U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Club career
A left back, he came through the academy at FCSB and despite suffering numerous knee operations professed to the senior squad by the age of 16 years-old.[2] He attended pre-season training camp with the first team squad in June 2023 in the Netherlands.[3] He made his senior debut for the club on 19 May 2024 in Liga I, away at Rapid Bucharest, appearing as a second-half substitute.[4][5]
International career
He represented Romania at U16 level in 2022.[6] He progressed to the Romanian U17 team in 2023.[7]
Style of play
He has been compared in style to fellow-Romanian full back Andrei Borza.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 17 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FCSB | 2023–24 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga III | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Corvinul Hunedoara (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga II | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League