Valentin Constantin Țicu (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin konstanˈtin ˈt͡siku]; born 19 September 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.[1]
![]() Țicu with Petrolul Ploiești in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valentin Constantin Țicu | ||
Date of birth | (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2018 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Petrolul Ploiești | 93 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 |
Țicu is a youth product of Petrolul Ploiești and made his senior debut for the team on 28 September 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 Liga II thrashing of Aerostar Bacău. On 13 October 2019, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 league defeat of Daco-Getica București.
Țicu aided with 26 appearances and three goals in the 2021–22 season, as "the Yellow-Blues" won the championship and earned promotion to the Liga I. He recorded his debut in the latter competition by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Petrolul Ploiești | 2018–19 | Liga II | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | Liga II | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | Liga II | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga II | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
2022–23 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 91 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 96 | 6 |
Petrolul Ploiești[3]
FC Petrolul Ploiești – current squad | |
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