Valentin Iulian Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin ˈkret͡su]; born 2 January 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Iulian Crețu | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Buzău, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Râmnicu Sărat | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Gloria Buzău | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Râmnicu Sărat (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 56 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rapid București (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Beroe | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Săgeata Năvodari | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Concordia Chiajna | 16 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 32 | (0) |
| 2016 | Energie Cottbus | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 36 | (0) |
| 2017 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 52 | (1) |
| 2019– | FCSB | 91 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Crețu made his Liga I debut in the 2008–09 season in a game played for Gloria Buzău, against Steaua București which ended 1–1.[1]
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 November 2022.[1][2][3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gloria Buzău | 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Râmnicu Sărat (loan) | 2008–09 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 1 | ||
| Rapid București (loan) | 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 128 | 1 | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| FCSB | 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 341 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 381 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
CSM Râmnicu Sărat
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