Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Professional League club Al-Raed.
![]() Lung with Astra Giurgiu in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Silviu Lung[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Universitatea Craiova | 57 | (0) |
2011–2017 | Astra Giurgiu | 164 | (0) |
2017–2022 | Kayserispor | 125 | (0) |
2022– | Al-Raed | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2011 | Romania U21 | 19 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last 7 minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory.[2][3] His second game was a 1–1 against Albania at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against Algeria in a friendly.[2][4][5] He was an unused member at Euro 2016. In 2020 he announced his international retirement, after having no caps in the last 6 years.[6]
Lung's father and younger brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Astra Giurgiu[8]
Kayserispor[8]
Al-Raed – current squad | |
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Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
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