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Claudiu Andrei Keșerü (Romanian pronunciation: [klaˈudju anˈdrej keˈʃery]; born 2 December 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker for Liga I club UTA Arad and the Romania national team.

Claudiu Keșerü
Keșerü with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019
Personal information
Full name Claudiu Andrei Keșerü
Date of birth (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
UTA Arad
Number 28
Youth career
1992–2003 Bihor Oradea
2003–2004 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 FC Oradea 15 (3)
2003–2010 Nantes 81 (11)
2003–2007 Nantes B 32 (23)
2008Libourne (loan) 17 (11)
2009Tours (loan) 12 (8)
2010Angers (loan) 14 (4)
2010–2013 Angers 100 (33)
2013–2014 Bastia 16 (1)
2014–2015 FCSB 34 (20)
2015 Al-Gharafa 9 (9)
2015–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 169 (113)
2021 Ludogorets Razgrad II 3 (3)
2021–2022 FCSB 19 (5)
2022– UTA Arad 16 (3)
National team
2004–2008 Romania U21 21 (6)
2013– Romania 47 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2021

After starting out at hometown side FC Oradea, he soon moved to Nantes in 2003. Over the course of nearly eleven years in France, Keșerü represented five teams and amassed Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 totals of 240 appearances and 67 goals. In 2014, he returned to his native country by signing a contract with defending champions FCSB. Keșerü also had a brief spell with Al-Gharafa in Qatar, before moving to Ludogorets Razgrad in the summer of 2015, where he netted more than 110 times in the Bulgarian First League. He became the foreign player with the most goals in the latter competition,[1] and is also the only foreigner to become top scorer more than once.

Keșerü made his first senior international appearance for Romania in October 2013, in a 4–0 defeat of Andorra. He has since earned over 40 caps and was included in the squad that participated at the UEFA Euro 2016.


Club career



Bihor Oradea


A youth product of Bihor Oradea, Keșerü was discovered and trained by Alexandru Gergely, former player in the 1970s golden team of FC Bihor.[2][3] After its promotion in the senior squad, he played a season in the second division for his hometown club and scored 2 goals in 13 matches, as "the Red and Blues" earned promotion to the Liga I. His first match in the latter competition was on 23 August 2003, a goalless draw with Petrolul Ploiești.


Nantes


In 2003, he was brought to France by Nantes. Initially included in the second team, he was promoted after a season and made his Ligue 1 debut. He played for Nantes for four years, scoring 11 goals in 81 matches. He was relegated with the club to Ligue 2 in 2007 and promoted a year later.

In 2008, Keșerü was loaned by Nantes to the Ligue 2 side Libourne. Mainly a substitute, he scored 11 goals in 17 matches. The following season, he was loaned to another second division side, Tours, where he netted 7 times in 12 matches.


Angers


Keșerü training for Angers in 2012.
Keșerü training for Angers in 2012.

In 2010, Keșerü was loaned by Nantes to Angers. In his first season spent there, he scored 4 goals in 14 matches, and was bought from Nantes after the end of loan period. He spent three years with Angers, imposing himself as a regular starter.


Bastia


Despite interest from FCSB and Olympiacos Piraeus, Keșerü remained in France, where he signed with Bastia.[4] On 31 August 2013, he scored his first goal for Bastia in a 2–1 win over Toulouse. He played 16 matches in Ligue 1, but failed to impress, and left the club in the winter of 2014.


FCSB


In January 2014, Keșerü joined defending Romanian champions FCSB, with whom he won the league title and played the final of the Romanian Cup. His first goal in a European competition came in the 2–2 draw against Aktobe in UEFA Champions League's third qualifying round.

Keșerü broke the club record for goals in a single game, scoring all six goals in a 6–0 win against Pandurii Târgu Jiu on 15 August 2014. The record was previously held by his coach, Constantin Gâlcă, who scored five times in a 5–0 victory over FC Brașov in 1994. It was the first time that a player scored six goals in a Liga I game since 9 June 1993, when Marian Popa of Farul Constanța accomplished the feat in a 6–3 success against Oțelul Galați.[5] On 18 September 2014, in the first matchday of the Europa League group stage, a 6–0 win over Aalborg, Keșerü netted a hat-trick in just 12 minutes, between the 61st and 72nd minutes, resulting in the fastest hat-trick in the competition's history.[6][7]


Al-Gharafa


In February 2015, Keșerü signed with Qatari side Al-Gharafa on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[8]


Ludogorets Razgrad


Keșerü then signed a three-year contract in August 2015 with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad worth €700,000 per annum, becoming the highest-paid player ever for The Eagles.[9][10] In his first season, the team won the championship, and Keșerü became its top striker with 15 goals.[11]

Keșerü scored an equalizer against Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League,[12] and then another equalizer in the second leg away match against Viktoria Plzeň in the play-off, helping his team to qualify for the group stage.[13] He scored his maiden goal in the Champions League groups to give a 2–0 lead in the home match against English club Arsenal, but Ludogorets eventually lost by 2–3. On 28 October 2016, Keșerü scored his first hat-trick for Ludogorets in a league match against Dunav Ruse,[14] a feat that he repeated later in the season against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa. Eventually, with 22 goals, Keșerü became top goalscorer of the 2016–17 Bulgarian championship and won back-to-back titles with Ludogorets.

Keșerü went on to score two goals in the second leg home match against FK Žalgiris in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League which Ludogorets won 5–3 on aggregate. Keșerü won the Bulgarian championship for a third time in the 2017–18 season, also becoming top goalscorer of the league with 26 goals. He also scored the winning goal in the 2018 Bulgarian Supercup final. On 7 October 2018, he contributed three goals in a 4–1 away win over Botev Vratsa, thus becoming the foreigner with the most hat-tricks in the A PFG, having managed the feat on five separate occasions.[15] On 19 September 2019, Keșerü scored three goals in the 5:1 home win against CSKA Moscow in a UEFA Europa League group stage match.[16] In May 2020, Keșerü extended his contract with the team for two more years.[17] Prior to the 2021-22 season Keșerü lost his status as a first team regular, not being included among the squad members for Ludogorets' second qualifying round match in the Champions League.[18] He left the team in late August 2021.[19]


Return to FCSB


After Keșerü terminated his contract with Ludogorets Razgrad, he came back to FCSB on 31 August 2021 for his second time. On 12 September, he scored for FCSB in Romanian's Liga I against FC Dinamo Bucuresti in the eternal derby. FCSB won that match with 6-0. After having a conflict with club's owner, George Becali, ordered the coach to keep Keșerü out of the team, till his contract will expire. He left the club on 30 May.[citation needed]


UTA Arad


After leaving FCSB, Keșerü signed a 2 year contract with Liga I side UTA Arad.


International career


Keșerü playing for Romania in 2019.
Keșerü playing for Romania in 2019.

On 11 October 2013, Keșerü made his full debut for Romania in a 4–0 win against Andorra, scoring the first goal of the match.[20]

He was selected in Romania's squad for UEFA Euro 2016,[21] playing the full 90 minutes in the second group match against Switzerland. This was Keșerü's only appearance of the tournament, as his country finished bottom of the group.

In 2019, he scored 5 goals in 3 games for Romania vs Sweden, Faroe islands and Norway.


Personal life


Keșerü is of partial Hungarian descent but doesn't speak the language.[22]

Keșerü has been married since 2012.[23] On 22 December 2016, his spouse Laura Dorina gave birth to a son.


Career statistics



Club


As of match played 3 April 2022[24]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Oradea 2002–03 13200132
2003–04 210021
Total 15300000000153
Nantes B 2003–04 10900109
2004–05 830083
2005–06 660066
2006–07 740074
2007–08 110011
Total 3223000000003223
Nantes 2004–05 1530000153
2005–06 1430000143
2006–07 2240000224
2007–08 1100000110
2008–09 910010101
2009–10 1000000100
Total 8111001000008211
Libourne (loan) 2007–08 171100001711
Tours (loan) 2008–09 1280000128
Angers (loan) 2009–10 1440000144
Angers 2010–11 351051114112
2011–12 3362210368
2012–13 321700213418
Total 114377342000012542
Bastia 2013–14 1610020181
FCSB 2013–14 17821199
2014–15 1712101295102919
Total 3420311295104828
Al-Gharafa 2014–15 99111010
Ludogorets Razgrad 2015–16 2815102915
2016–17 3022461344732
2017–18 302622112104430
2018–19 352020113114924
2019–20 191210136103418
2020–21 27184181104020
2021–22 00100010
Total 16911314900571641244139
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2021–22 3333
FCSB 2021–22 19500195
Career Total 521244251484662151625284

International


As of match played 11 October 2021[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
201311
201422
201581
201681
201741
201881
201986
202030
202150
Total4713
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keșerü goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Claudiu Keșerü
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2013Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1 Andorra
1–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 18 November 2014Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania3 Denmark
1–0
2–0Friendly
3
2–0
4 29 March 2015Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania4 Faroe Islands
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5 3 June 2016Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania13 Georgia
5–1
5–1
Friendly
6 5 October 2017Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania19 Kazakhstan
3–1
3–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 17 November 201828 Lithuania2–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
8 23 March 2019Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden30 Sweden1–21–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
9 26 March 2019Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj, Romania31 Faroe Islands
2–0
4–1
10
3–0
11 7 June 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway32 Norway
1–2
2–2
12
2–2
13 12 October 2019Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands36 Faroe Islands3–03–0

Honours


FCSB

Ludogorets Razgrad

Nantes

Individual


References


  1. "Кешерю на гол от историческо постижение (ВИДЕО)" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. Încă o tragedie în fotbalul românesc: a murit antrenorul care l-a descoperit pe Claudiu Keșeru (Another tragedy in Romanian football: the coach who discovered Claudiu Keșeru died). gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  3. Doliu în fotbal! A murit antrenorul Alexandru Gergely (Mourning in football! Coach Alexandru Gergely died). gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  4. "Claudio Keșerü s'engage pour deux ans" (in French). SC Bastia. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. uefa.com (16 August 2014). "Member associations - Romania - News". UEFA.com.
  6. Europa League matchday one facts and figures, uefa.com, Saturday 20 September 2014
  7. Steaua record double-first against AaB, Thursday 18 September 2014, 23.00 CET
  8. Andrei Crăițoiu (18 February 2015). "După două runde de negocieri, Keșerü a semnat în Qatar » Contract pe doi ani și jumătate cu Al Gharafa" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
  9. "Лудогорец с нов трансферен удар, подписа с румънски национал" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 13 August 2015.
  10. "Claudiu Keșerü a semnat contractul cu Ludogorets. Va fi jucătorul bulgarilor pentru următorii 3 ani" [Claudiu Keșerü signed the contract with Ludogorets. He will be the Bulgarians' player for the next three years] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 13 August 2015.
  11. "Камбуров стана голмайстор на "А" група за пети път" (in Bulgarian). monitor.bg. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  12. "Ajax held by PAOK, Shakhtar defeat Young Boys". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  13. "Porto, Monaco, Celtic lead charge to group stage". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  14. "Осем гола и много екшън изпратиха Лудогорец на върха" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 28 October 2016.
  15. "Кешеру записа името си в историята на българския футбол" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  16. "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. CSKA Moscow 5:1". flashscore.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  17. "Клаудиу Кешерю преподписа с Лудогорец за 2 години" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  18. Koychev, Iliyan (20 July 2021). "Дамбраускас обясни защо е извадил Кешеру от групата" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  19. Kichukov, Simeon (27 August 2021). ""Лудогорец" се раздели с голмайстора си Клаудиу Кешеру" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  20. "Andorra - România 0-4 » Tricolorii au înscris de patru ori, dar s-au întrecut şi în ratări" [Andorra - Romania 0–4 » The Tricolours netted four times, but also missed a lot of chances] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  21. "Romania Euro 2016 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  22. "Tricolori de valoare, cu rădăcini maghiare" [Valuable "tricolours", with Hungarian roots]. Click! (in Romanian). 9 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  23. "Totul despre stelistul Keşeru! Povestea BOMBARDIERULUI" [Everything about Steaua player Keșerü! The story of the BOMBER] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  24. Claudiu Keșerü at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  25. "Claudiu Keșerü". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  26. Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.



На других языках


[de] Claudiu Keșerü

Claudiu Andrei Keșerü (* 2. Dezember 1986 in Oradea, Kreis Bihor) ist ein rumänischer Fußballspieler. Seit August 2015 steht der Stürmer bei Ludogorez Rasgrad in der bulgarischen A Grupa unter Vertrag.
- [en] Claudiu Keșerü

[es] Claudiu Keșerü

Claudiu Keșerü (Oradea, Rumania, 2 de diciembre de 1986) es un futbolista rumano. Juega de delantero y su equipo es el FCSB.[1]

[fr] Claudiu Keșerü

Claudiu Keșerü, né le 2 décembre 1986 à Oradea (Roumanie), est un footballeur international roumain jouant actuellement au FCSB.

[it] Claudiu Keșerü

Claudiu Andrei Keșerü (Oradea, 2 dicembre 1986) è un calciatore rumeno, attaccante dell'UTA Arad e della nazionale rumena.

[ru] Кешеру, Клаудиу

Клаудио Андрей Кешеру (рум. Claudiu Andrei Keșerü; 2 декабря 1986, Орадя, Румыния) — румынский футболист, нападающий клуба «УТА Арад» и сборной Румынии.



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