Andrei Vlad

Andrei Vlad
Vlad with FCSB in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andrei Daniel Vlad
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Târgoviște, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2010–2015 CSȘ Târgoviște
2015–2017 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2017–2024 FCSB 90 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Romania U17 4 (0)
2016 Romania U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Romania U19 7 (0)
2019–2021 Romania U21 12 (0)
2021 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024

Andrei Daniel Vlad (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej daniˈel ˈvlad]; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career / Universitatea Craiova

Vlad practiced youth football for his hometown club CSȘ Târgoviște, before joining the academy of Universitatea Craiova in 2015.[1] He made his professional debut for the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.[1][2]

FCSB

On 9 July 2017, fellow Liga I team FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a €30 million buyout clause.[3][4][5] Vlad made his FCSB debut on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss to Viitorul Constanța.[6] His first European appearance came on 23 November that year, in a 0–2 away loss to Viktoria Plzeň in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[7]

On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper Florin Niță moved to Sparta Prague, Vlad started in a 1–0 home win over Lazio in the Europa League round of 32.[8] He then became an understudy to Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg against Lazio.

Vlad started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2019–20 season, amassing 26 appearances in all competitions. Following a series of unconvincing performances, he lost his starter status to Ștefan Târnovanu in March 2022.[9]

International career

Vlad made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Georgia on 2 June 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home loss.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 July 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universitatea Craiova 2016–17 Liga I 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
FCSB 2017–18 Liga I 5 0 2 0 4 0 — 11 0
2018–19 3 0 2 0 1 0 — 6 0
2019–20 16 0 4 0 6 0 — 26 0
2020–21 34 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 37 0
2021–22 27 0 0 0 2 0 — 29 0
2022–23 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
2023–24 1 0 3 0 0 0 — 4 0
2024–25 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Total 90 0 14 0 15 0 2 0 121 0
Career total 91 0 14 0 15 0 2 0 122 0

International

As of match played 6 June 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

FCSB[11]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Andrei Vlad a debutat în Liga I! Tânărul portar târgoviștean a impresionat la prima apariție în tricoul lui CS U Craiova" [Andrei Vlad made his debut in the Liga I! The youngster from Târgoviște impressed on his first match for CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). Gazeta Dâmboviței. 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Cine e Andrei Vlad, portarul rebel care le-a învrăjbit pe CS U și FCSB, alegând o suspendare enormă decât să mai stea la Craiova + Reacția lui Becali: "Nu risc nici pentru Iașin!"" [Who is Andrei Vlad, the goalkeeper who brought discord between CS U and FCSB, preferring a record suspension rather than staying with Craiova + Becali's reaction: "I won't risk, not even for Yashin!"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Bine ai venit, Andrei Vlad!" [Welcome, Andrei Vlad!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Clauza de 30 de milioane de euro pentru noua "perla" de la FCSB: "E un fenomen, e Messi, va fi cel mai bun din lume!" Fotbalistul important care sare din schema: "Va juca in locul lui"" [30 million euros release clause for FCSB's new "jem": "He is great, like Messi, he will be the best in the world!"] (in Romanian). Orange Romania. 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ "In cele din urma, FCSB a reusit sa ajunga la o intelegere cu CS U Craiova, iar Andrei Vlad va fi cedat ros-albastrilor!" [In the end, FCSB managed to reach an agreement with CS U Craiova, and Andrei Vlad will join "the Red-Blues"!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Andrei Vlad a debutat la FCSB, în meciul cu Viitorul! L-a impresionat pe Dică, la Clinceni" [Andrei Vlad made his debut for FCSB, in the match against Viitorul! He impressed Dică, while playing against Clinceni] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Plzeň 2–0 FCSB". UEFA.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ^ "FCSB 1–0 Lazio". UEFA.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ^ "EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Gigi Becali după ce FCSB a primit ofertă pentru Târnovanu de la Genoa" [EXCLUSIVE Gigi Becali's reaction after FCSB received an offer for Târnovanu from Genoa] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024. Benched at FCSB, after in the last season made an error in a match with FC Argeș, ended 0–1, Andrei Vlad now has the chance to return in goal.
  10. ^ "Romania v Georgia game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b Andrei Vlad at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Andrei Vlad". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "FCSB, campioană înainte de Paști! Deasupra tuturor, după 9 ani » Nici "Regele" n-a putut să o oprească". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.