Alexandru Crețu

Alexandru Crețu
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Pașcani, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wehda
Number 6
Youth career
CFR Pașcani
LPS Iași
0000–2010 Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 CSMS Iași 152 (7)
2011 → Hunedoara (loan)
2017–2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 19 (1)
2018–2021 Maribor 76 (3)
2021 FCSB 5 (0)
2021–2024 Universitatea Craiova 106 (16)
2024– Al-Wehda 5 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Romania U21 11 (0)
2020– Romania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Alexandru Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru ˈkret͡su]; born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda.[1]

Club career

Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 Liga I season, following his good performances as a central defender at CSMS Iași.[2]

In December 2016, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana.[3] In February 2018, Crețu moved to domestic rivals Maribor with which he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal.[4]

In the summer of 2021, he returned to Romania to sign for FCSB as a free agent. He however left the club before the end of August after falling out with owner George Becali.[5]

International career

Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team.[6] On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[7]

Career statistics

International

As of 11 June 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
Total 7 0

Honours

CSMS Iași

Maribor

References

  1. ^ "Bine ai venit la Știința, Alex Crețu!" (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Creţu, răul din defensiva Iaşiului". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Nov obraz v Olimpiji" [New face in Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Za pomlad tudi Alexandru Cretu". nkmaribor.com (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Doi jucători de la FCSB au semnat rezilierea contractelor! Unul negociază deja cu o rivală din Liga 1".
  6. ^ "Creţu participă la debutul lui Moldovan pe banca Naţionalei de tineret". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Alexandru Crețu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2020.