Ronaldo Deaconu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Octavian Ronaldo Andrei Deaconu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Steaua București | ||
| 2009–2011 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2012–2015 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Concordia Chiajna | 55 | (3) |
| 2019 | HNK Gorica | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sepsi OSK | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 55 | (12) |
| 2022 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 6 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Korona Kielce | 44 | (5) |
| 2024 | Farul Constanța | 12 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Hermannstadt | 13 | (2) |
| 2025 | Nyíregyháza | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Unirea Slobozia | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Corvinul Hunedoara | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Romania U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 | |||
Octavian Ronaldo Andrei Deaconu (born 13 May 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga II club Corvinul Hunedoara.
Deaconu started his professional career with ASA Târgu Mureș in 2016, after having previously played as a junior for FC Steaua București, the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, and Dutch clubs Feyenoord and Twente, respectively.[2][3] He made his senior debut for Târgu Mureș on 5 August 2016, aged 19, in a 0–3 Liga I loss to Politehnica Iași.
During the winter transfer window of 2017, Deaconu moved to fellow league team Concordia Chiajna. He totalled three goals from 55 Liga I matches, before transferring abroad to HNK Gorica on 1 February 2019.[4]
He appeared sparingly during his spell in Croatia, and in the summer of that year returned to his country after Sepsi OSK acquired him for €100,000.[3] On 22 July 2020, he played the full 90 minutes as his side lost 0–1 to FCSB in the Cupa României final.[5]
On 26 August 2020, Deaconu signed a two-year deal with Gaz Metan Mediaș as a free agent.[6] In the 2020–21 season, he amassed 39 games and eleven goals in all competitions. On 15 October 2021, he scored two long-range goals in the span of two minutes to secure a 2–1 home win over Dinamo București.[7]
Following a short stint with China League One club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, on 28 July 2022 Deaconu joined Polish side Korona Kielce on a two-year contract.[8] On 8 January 2024, he left the club by mutual consent.[9]
International career
Deaconu was called up by the Romania under-23 team to the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics,[1][10] appearing once in a goalless draw with New Zealand which led to a group-stage exit.
