Valentin Țicu
Romanian footballer (born 2000)
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Constantin Valentin Țicu (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin konstanˈtin ˈt͡siku]; born 19 September 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Dinamo București.
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Țicu with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantin Valentin Țicu | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2025 | Petrolul Ploiești | 162 | (8) |
| 2026– | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Țicu is a youth product of Petrolul Ploiești, and made his senior debut for the club in a Liga III game against Flacăra Moreni on 30 March 2018.[1] On 28 September that year, he registered his first Liga II appearance by playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 thrashing of Aerostar Bacău.
Țicu scored his first goal on 13 October 2019, in a 3–0 league win over Daco-Getica București. In the 2021–22 campaign, he gained team captaincy[1] and aided with 26 appearances and three goals as "the Yellow-Blues" won the Liga II championship.
Țicu made his debut in the top tier by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022.[2] On 31 March 2023, he scored his first Liga I goal—and the only of the match—in an away victory over FC U Craiova.[3] He was an undisputed starter during the 2022–23 season, totalling 38 league matches.
On 13 September 2023, Petrolul Ploiești announced that Țicu signed a contract extension lasting until 2026.[1] Eleven days later, he committed a foul which left Hermannstadt player Dragoș Iancu with an ankle fracture and was handed a 16-match suspension,[4] later reduced in half.
International career
On 15 June 2023, Țicu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[5] Two days later, as a result of several injuries within the senior team squad, he was called up for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Switzerland,[6] but did not make his debut.
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2018–19 | Liga II | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Liga II | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga II | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga II | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 162 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 170 | 9 | |||||
| Dinamo București | 2025–26 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 165 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 174 | 9 | |||||