Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian former footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder and was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature.
![]() Bourceanu with Arsenal Tula in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Dunărea Galați | 96 | (7) |
2008–2009 | Oțelul Galați | 31 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Politehnica Timișoara | 54 | (2) |
2011–2014 | FCSB | 80 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Trabzonspor | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → FCSB (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2016–2017 | FCSB | 27 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Arsenal Tula | 33 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Dunărea Călărași | 22 | (0) |
2019 | Gloria Buzău | 7 | (0) |
Total | 373 | (13) | |
National team | |||
2009–2014 | Romania | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2019 |
Born in Galaţi, Bourceanu has played central defensive midfielder for various local clubs. He transferred from Politehnica Timișoara to Steaua București in the summer of 2011. After just 10 league matches, Bourceanu became team's captain.[1]
On 3 February 2014, Trabzonspor completed a 3.5-year deal for an undisclosed fee for the 28-year-old midfielder who had less than 6 months left on his contract.[2] He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.[3]
On 13 January 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Arsenal Tula. The contract is for 1.5 years with an additional 1-year extension option.[4]
On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II side SCM Gloria Buzău.[5]
Statistics accurate as of match played 24 December 2019[6][7][8][9][10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Dunărea Galați | 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
2005–06 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||||
2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 5 | |||||
Total | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||
Oțelul Galați | 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Politehnica Timișoara | 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
Steaua București | 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
2014–15 (loan) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 118 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 4 | ||
Trabzonspor | 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Arsenal Tula | 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Dunărea Călărași | 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
SCM Gloria Buzău | 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 373 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 454 | 14 |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Steaua captain 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by |