Aurelian Chițu
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Chițu playing for Viitorul Constanța in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aurelian Ionuț Chițu | ||
Date of birth | 25 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Țăndărei, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Farul Constanța | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | Victoria Țăndărei | ||
2004–2009 | Unirea Slobozia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Viitorul Constanța | 109 | (38) |
2013–2014 | Valenciennes | 7 | (0) |
2014 | → PAS Giannina (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 11 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Viitorul Constanța | 94 | (20) |
2018–2020 | Daejeon Citizen | 57 | (18) |
2020– | Farul Constanța | 31 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Romania U-19 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Romania U-21 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2013 |
Aurelian Ionuț Chițu (born 25 March 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Farul Constanța.[1]
Club career[]
Viitorul[]
In 2009, Chițu signed a contract with then Liga III club, Viitorul Constanța, helping them to promote in second tier, Liga II. In 2011, he help them to promote in the first tier of the Romanian football, Liga I. On 23 June 2012, Chițu made his debut in Liga I in a 2–2 draw with FC Brașov. In his first season in Romanian top division, he made 33 league appearances and scored 8 goals to make sure Viitorul avoid the relegation. On 5 June 2013, Chițu picked up the Digi Sport Young Player of the Year award.[2]
Valenciennes[]
On 21 June 2013, he signed a 4-year contract with Valenciennes FC for an undisclosed fee.[3] On 10 August, Chițu made his debut in Ligue 1 in a 3–0 win against Toulouse.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 29 August 2021[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Farul Constanța | 2009–10 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 19 | ||||
2010–11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||||
2011–12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 8 | |||||
2012–13 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 8 | |||||
2015–16 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 4 | ||||
2016–17 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 39 | 11 | |||
2017–18 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||||
2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 234 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 60 | ||
Valenciennes | 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
Giannina (loan) | 2013–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
Astra Giurgiu | 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 1 | |||
Daejeon | 2018 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 12 | ||||
2019 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 6 | |||||
Total | 57 | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 57 | 18 | |||||
Career total | 312 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 331 | 80 |
Honours[]
As a player[]
Viitorul Constanța
Individual
References[]
- ^ "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO Hagi și Chițu au venit la "Fotbal Club"! Fotbalistul a primit două premii Digi Sport" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 5 June 2013.
- ^ "A. Chitu au VAFC pour 4 ans !" (in French). Valenciennes FC Official Website. 21 June 2013.
- ^ "A. Chitu". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links[]
- Aurelian Chițu at Soccerway
- Aurelian Chițu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- 1991 births
- People from Țăndărei
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Romanian footballers
- Romania youth international footballers
- Romania under-21 international footballers
- Romania international footballers
- AFC Unirea Slobozia players
- Liga I players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- FCV Farul Constanța players
- Ligue 1 players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Super League Greece players
- PAS Giannina F.C. players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- K League 2 players
- Daejeon Hana Citizen FC players
- Romanian football midfielder stubs