Valentin Costache
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Ionuț Costache | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Videle, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | |||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Dinamo București | 7 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Afumați (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | Romania U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2017. | |||
Valentin Ionuț Costache (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin joˈnut͡s kosˈtace]; born 2 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Dinamo București.
Club career
A youth exponent of Dinamo București,[1] he made his senior debut for the Alb-roșii on 20 December 2015 as a 62th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw with CFR Cluj for the Liga I championship.[2] On 14 February 2016, he netted the only goal of a match against FC Botoșani in the same competition.[3]
Costache was loaned to second division side Afumați for the 2016–17 campaign, managing to score six goals in 23 games all competitions comprised.
On 30 July 2017, he scored his first goal for Dinamo upon return in a 1–0 away victory over defending champions Viitorul Constanța.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 July 2017[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dinamo București | 2015–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Afumați (loan) | 2016–17 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||
References
- ↑ "Gabi Răduţă: "Valentin Costache e cel mai bun la U 17 şi nu a fost convocat la naţională"" [Gabi Răduță: "Valentin Costache is the best at under-17 level but he wasn't called to the national team"]. Ring (in Romanian). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "CFR Cluj - Dinamo 1–1" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Superinvenție: Costache » Rednic l-a titularizat pe un copil de 17 ani și a lăsat pe bancă nume mai grele: Marc, Essombe, Bartalsstovu. Juniorul a și marcat" [Amazing discovery: Costache » Rednic started the game with the 17-year-old boy and left heavier names on the bench: Marc, Essombé, Bartalsstovu. The junior also scored]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ ""Ronaldo de România" a impresionat înainte de ziua lui. "E marele câștig, o să vedeți!"" ["The Romanian Ronaldo" impressed just before his birthday. "He is a great win, you will see!"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "V. Costache". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- Valentin Costache – UEFA competition record