Ricardo Grigore

Ricardo Grigore
Grigore with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Florin Grigore
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2007 Galaxy Team București
2007–2018 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Dinamo București 97 (5)
2022–2023 → FC U Craiova (loan) 10 (0)
2023 → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 3 (0)
2024– Eldense 2 (1)
International career
2016 Romania U17 2 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U19 2 (0)
2018–2021 Romania U21 5 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Ricardo Florin Grigore (born 7 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División club Eldense.

Club career

Born in Bucharest, Grigore joined the academy of Dinamo București at age eight. On 3 April 2018, shortly before turning 19, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 Liga I away victory over Botoșani.[1]

On 15 July 2022, following Dinamo București's relegation to the Liga II, FC U Craiova announced the signing of Grigore on a three-year contract,[2] although it was later revealed to be a loan. On 9 March 2023, after terminating his deal with FC U Craiova, he signed a contract until the end of the season with fellow Liga I team Petrolul Ploiești.[3]

Grigore returned to Dinamo for the 2023–24 season, but after only seven games played, he was released at the end of the year.[4] On 7 August 2024, he signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side CD Eldense.[5]

International career

In June 2021, Grigore was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024[7]
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
Dinamo București 2017–18 Liga I 6 1 0 0 0 0 – 6 1
2018–19 26 1 2 1 – – 28 2
2019–20 18 2 4 1 – – 22 3
2020–21 20 1 4 0 – – 24 1
2021–22 20 0 2 0 – 0 0 22 0
2023–24 7 0 3 1 – 2[a] 0 12 1
Total 97 5 15 3 0 0 2 0 114 8
FC U Craiova (loan) 2022–23 Liga I 10 0 3 0 – – 13 0
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 2022–23 Liga I 3 0 – – – 3 0
Eldense 2024–25 Segunda División 2 1 2 0 – – 4 1
Career Total 112 6 18 3 0 0 2 0 132 9
  1. ^ Appearance in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Cine este Ricardo Grigore, tanarul debutant din meciul de ieri!". dinamo1948.club. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Ricardo Grigore a semnat cu Știința" [Ricardo Grigore has signed with Știința] (in Romanian). FC U Craiova 1948. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Bun venit, Ricardo Grigore!" [Welcome, Ricardo Grigore!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ Leila Bolat (30 May 2024). "FC Dinamo s-a despărţit de şase jucători". news.ro.
  5. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Ricardo Grigore" [Official announcement: Ricardo Grigore] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. ^ Ricardo Grigore at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2022.