Claudiu Vîlcu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudiu Octavian Vîlcu | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov County, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Enfield Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Brașov | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–2009 | Unirea Tărlungeni | ||
| 2009 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
| 2009–2010 | Juventus București | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Dinamo II București | ||
| 2010–2012 | Nistru Otaci | 48 | (9) |
| 2012 | Speranța Crihana Veche | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Wealdstone | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Romania | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Banbury United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cambridge City | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Enfield Town | 38 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:23, 1 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Claudiu Octavian Vîlcu (born 13 December 1987 in Brașov County), is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Enfield Town. He can also play as a centre-forward.
Career
He began his career in the FC Brașov youth team, and studied law at the Transilvania University of Brașov, before playing in Liga II and Liga III with Unirea Tărlungeni, Minerul Lupeni, Juventus București and Dinamo II București. He won Liga III with Juventus in the 2009–10 season.[1]
In the summer of 2010, he moved to Moldova and joined Nistru Otaci, playing 48 Moldovan National Division games over the next two seasons, scoring nine goals. A short spell with Speranța Crihana Veche in the first half of the 2012–13 season gave him a further eight appearances in the top flight.[2]
In early 2013, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone, but did not make an appearance.
Vîlcu played for Histon in a pre-season friendly against a Brentford XI on 16 July 2013.[3]
During the 2013–14 pre-season, Vîlcu went on trial at Barnet in the Conference Premier.[4] Director of football Paul Fairclough announced that Vilcu had signed for them on 7 August 2013,[5] but there was no further news on the transfer until 4 September, when it was announced that the club had applied for a work permit for Vîlcu.[6] This application was rejected.
Vîlcu then signed for Essex Senior Football League side FC Romania, and also joined Southern Football League side Banbury United on dual registration on 4 November.[7]
In the 2014–15 season, Vîlcu played for Cambridge City before joining Enfield Town.
Honours
- CS Juventus București