Ionuț Adrian Cioinac (born 14 January 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] A versatile player, Cioinac plays mainly as a mainly as a defensive midfielder, but he has also been deployed on numerous occasions as a centre-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ionuț Adrian Cioinac | ||
Date of birth | (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2008 | Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Dunărea Galați | 102 | (2) |
2012–2015 | Fortuna Poiana Câmpina | 13 | (1) |
2013 | → FCM Târgu Mureș (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2014 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Farul Constanța | 7 | (0) |
2015 | Unirea Tărlungeni | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | CS Podari | ? | (?) |
2016 | Universitatea II Craiova | 13 | (1) |
2017 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 14 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Politehnica Iași | 63 | (2) |
2019 | Petrolul Ploiești | 17 | (2) |
2020 | Turris Turnu Măgurele | 17 | (1) |
2021 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 7 | (0) |
2021 | Unirea Constanța | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | CSM Reșița | 24 | (1) |
2022– | Flacăra Horezu | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 |
After spending the first half of his career in the lower tiers of Romanian football, Cioinac made his Liga I debut while on loan at Dinamo București, on February 23, 2014, in 1–2 loss to Viitorul Constanța.[2] At the end of the 2013–14 Liga I season he was released by Dinamo and returned to Fortuna Brazi.[3]
After another two seasons in the Liga II, Cioinac returned to the top tier of Romanian football to sign with struggling Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[4] Although he impressed here, Pandurii were relegated and the player soon left the club.[5]
Cioinac followed his departing manager from Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Flavius Stoican, and signed a one-year contract with fellow Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[6] After a very strong first year with the Moldavian team in which they finished the league on sixth place, he signed another contract to keep him with the club for another two years.[7]
CSM Reșița
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