Nicolae Stanciu

Nicolae Stanciu
Personal information
Full name Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu
Date of birth 7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) (age 18)
Place of birth Craiva, Romania
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Vaslui
Number 31
Youth career
2004–2008 Unirea Alba Iulia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2011 Unirea Alba Iulia 36 (3)
2011– Vaslui 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Romania U17
2011– Romania U19 3 (2)
2011– Romania U21 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2011

Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (born 7 May 1993 in Craiva, Alba County) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga I club SC Vaslui and the Romania U-21 national team. A right-sided or central creative midfielder, Stanciu made his Unirea Alba Iulia debut aged just 15 years and 18 months in May 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 4-1 home league win over Corvinul Hunedoara.

During his spell for Unirea Alba Iulia, Stanciu was tracked by various European clubs, including TSG 1899 Hoffenheim,[1] Celtic Glasgow,[2] Brescia Calcio[3] or VfB Stuttgart.[4]

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Club career

Stanciu is a product of Unirea Alba Iulia's youth system, and started in the junior squad since he was 11 years old.[5] On 25 May 2008, he made his first team debut for Unirea Alba Iulia, at 15 years 18 days, coming off from the bench in a 4–1 victory over Corvinul Hunedoara.[5] The 2008-09 campaign was lost by the young midfielder, since he suffered a long-term injury which kept him out from the field for almost 7 months.[6] On 1 May 2010, Stanciu made his Liga I debut as he came on as a substitute for Nemanja Jovanović , in a 2–1 home win against Steaua Bucureşti.[7] In June, he was on trial with VfB Stuttgart,[4] but the discrepancy between Stuttgart's offer and Unirea's demands made the transaction collapsing.[8] On 20 March 2011, he scored his first goal for Unirea Alba Iulia, in a 3-0 win against Petrolul Ploieşti, and he also wore the captain's armband for the closing stages of the match, following Adrian Câmpeanu's substitution.[9] On 20 August he scored his last goal for his team, in Unirea's opening match against CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea.[10]

Vaslui

On 9 September 2011, Adrian Porumboiu paid Stanciu's release clause which turned him into a free agent, so therefore he signed with SC Vaslui.[11]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unirea Alba Iulia 2007–08 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009–10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2010–11 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
2011–12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 36 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 3
Vaslui 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 36 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 3

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2011

National team

He was selected in Romania's squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[12] He played all the 90 minutes in the first match, lost against Czech Republic, and scored his side's only goal.[13]

References

  1. ^ http://ligab.gsp.ro/stiri/5521/internationalul_de_juniori_nicusor_stanciu_va_da_probe_la_hoffenheim.html
  2. ^ http://alba24.ro/exclusiv-doi-uniri%C8%99ti-in-probe-la-celtic-glasgow-11679.html
  3. ^ http://www.monitorulcj.ro/cms/site/m_cj/news/92601-stanciu-dorit-de-brescia
  4. ^ a b "Stanciu va sustine probe de joc la Stuttgart" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 June 2010. http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/nicusor-stanciu-va-sustine-probe-de-joc-la-vfb-stuttgart-192428.html. 
  5. ^ a b "Sa fiu noul decar" (in Romanian). Liga 2. 1 August 2011. http://liga2.prosport.ro/special/juniori/alba-are-dupa-30-de-ani-jucator-la-echipa-nationala-sa-fiu-noul-decar-8552615. 
  6. ^ "Stanciu a debutat in prima liga la 17 ani" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 11 May 2010. http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/alba_iulia/Nicolae_Stanciu_a_debutat_in_prima_Liga_la_17_ani_0_259774084.html. 
  7. ^ "Alba obtine o victorie de poveste" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 1 May 2010. http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/alba_iulia/Unirea_Alba_Iulia_-_Steaua_2-1-_Echipa_lui_Sliskovici_obtine_o_victorie_de_poveste_0_253774951.html. 
  8. ^ "Stuttgart ofera 100.000 de euro pentru Stanciu" (in Romanian). Sport 365. 17 January 2011. http://www.sport365.ro/Stuttgart_ofera_100_000_de_euro_pentru_Stanciu-n129756.html. 
  9. ^ "Surpriza pe Cetate" (in Romanian). Alba 24. 20 March 2011. http://alba24.ro/ce-surpriza-copii-albei-au-invins-petrolul-18954.html. 
  10. ^ "Unirea Alba Iulia invinge pe CSM Ramnicu Valcea" (in Romanian). Alba 24. 20 August 2011. http://alba24.ro/unirea-alba-iulia-a-invins-csm-rm-valcea-cu-2-0-stanciu-%C8%99i-plenicianu-au-punctat-pentru-trupa-lui-gherman-36517.html. 
  11. ^ "Stanciu, transferat la Vaslui" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 9 September 2011. http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/alba_iulia/Nicusor-Stanciu-FC-Vaslui-Iulia_0_551345268.html. 
  12. ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/team=300113/index.html
  13. ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/matches/season=2011/round=2000078/match=2008062/index.html

External links

FC Vaslui – current squad