Valentin Crețu (footballer)
Romanian footballer (born 1989)
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Valentin Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin ˈkret͡su]; born 2 January 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who is now a free agent.
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Date of birth
2 January 1989
Place of birth
Buzău, Romania
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Right-back
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Crețu with FCSB in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Buzău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Râmnicu Sărat | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Gloria Buzău | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Râmnicu Sărat (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Concordia Chiajna | 72 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rapid București (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Beroe (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Săgeata Năvodari (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 120 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | → ACS Poli Timișoara (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2019– | FCSB | 189 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Crețu made his Liga I debut in the 2008–09 season in a game played for Gloria Buzău, against Steaua București which ended 1–1.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | |||
| Gloria Buzău | 2008–09 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Liga II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Râmnicu Sărat (loan) | 2008–09 | Liga III | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2009–10 | Liga II | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | Liga II | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 74 | 1 | ||||||
| Rapid București (loan) | 2011–12 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2014–15 | Liga I | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Liga II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 128 | 1 | |||||
| Energie Cottbus (loan) | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| ACS Poli Timișoara (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| FCSB | 2019–20 | Liga I | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[g] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 189 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 252 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 439 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 519 | 3 | |||
- Includes Cupa României
- Includes Cupa Ligii
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Liga I European play-offs
International
- As of 18 November 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
