Nicolae Stanciu
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Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu 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, Celtic Glasgow, Brescia Calcio
or VfB Stuttgart
.
, in a 2–1 home win against Steaua Bucureşti. In June, he was on trial with VfB Stuttgart
, but the discrepancy between Stuttgart's offer and Unirea's demands made the transaction collapsing. 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. On 20 August he scored his last goal for his team, in Unirea's opening match against CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Statistics accurate as of match played
's squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
. He played all the 90 minutes in the first match, lost against Czech Republic
, and scored his side's only goal.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays for Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
club SC Vaslui and the Romania U-21 national team
Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
. 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, Celtic Glasgow, Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
or VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
.
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. 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. 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. On 1 May 2010, Stanciu made his Liga I debut as he came on as a substitute for Nemanja JovanovićNemanja Jovanovic
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, in a 2–1 home win against Steaua Bucureşti. In June, he was on trial with VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
, but the discrepancy between Stuttgart's offer and Unirea's demands made the transaction collapsing. On 20 March 2011, he scored his first goal for Unirea Alba Iulia, in a 3-0 win against Petrolul Ploieşti
Petrolul Ploiesti
Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...
, and he also wore the captain's armband for the closing stages of the match, following Adrian Câmpeanu's substitution. On 20 August he scored his last goal for his team, in Unirea's opening match against CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea.
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.Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Unirea Alba Iulia FC Unirea Alba Iulia Unirea Alba Iulia is a Romanian football team from Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924. They are currently playing in Liga II, Seria II. Among the greatest achievements the team has known, is a sixth place in the first league, season 2003-2004 and a Romanian Cup semifinal played in 1990-1991... |
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 2009–10 Liga I The 2009–10 Liga I season was the ninety-second since its establishment. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.- Teams :Farul Constanţa, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in 16th through 18th place... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Liga II The 2010–11 Liga II is the 71st season of Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 4 June 2011.... |
26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 2011–12 Liga II The 2011–12 Liga II is the 72nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The league structure have two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series will promote and the last five in each series will relegate... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Vaslui | 2011–12 2011–12 FC Vaslui season The 2011–12 season will be the tenth season in FC Vaslui's existence, and its seventh in a row in Liga I. Though finished third last season, FC Vaslui is qualified for the Third qualifying round in UEFA Champions League, after FC Timişoara's relegation.... |
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
National team
He was selected in RomaniaRomania national under-19 football team
The Romania national under-19 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.-Current squad:...
's squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:----The match was scheduled to be played on July 20, but was abandoned after 15 minutes, due to adverse weather conditions while Spain was leading 1–0 after a goal from Álvaro Morata...
. He played all the 90 minutes in the first match, lost against Czech Republic
Czech Republic national under-19 football team
The Czech Republic national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year...
, and scored his side's only goal.