Ionuț Balaur

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Ionuț Balaur
Personal information
Full name Ionuț Balaur
Date of birth (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Vaslui, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Mioveni
Number 25
Youth career
2003–2006 LPS Vaslui
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Vaslui 26 (2)
2007–2008 → Focșani (loan) 16 (2)
2010 → Otopeni (loan) 14 (1)
2014–2016 Târgu Mureș 29 (4)
2016–2021 Voluntari 142 (6)
2018 → Dunărea Călărași (loan) 2 (0)
2021– Mioveni 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:17, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Ionuț Balaur (born 6 June 1989) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back for CS Mioveni, in the Liga I. In his career, Balaur also played for teams such as FC Vaslui, ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș or FC Voluntari, among others.

Club career[]

FC Vaslui[]

Balaur was the only player of FC Vaslui that was born in Vaslui. He made a single substitute appearance for the club in the 2006–07 season. In the following seasons he was loaned to different teams like CSM Focșani or CS Otopeni. At the start of the 11/12 season he returned to FC Vaslui. Despite him being a striker, he was used as a central defender after Papp and Cânu's long-term injuries and FC Vaslui's transfers ban. He made some fantastic games in the Europa League and in Liga I as a central defender and was seen as a future important player for the team. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury in January 2012 that kept him out for 6 months. Following the team dissolving due to financial problems Balaur decided to leave the club.

ASA Târgu Mureș[]

In 2014, Balaur signed a two-years contract with the Romanian vice-champions ASA Târgu Mureș being a very constant player for the team reaching Romanian Cup and top standings in the league with his club.

FC Voluntari[]

In 2016, Balaur signed a contract with the Bucharest-based club FC Voluntari and becoming an important player for the club becoming the captain of the squad several times during the 2017/18 season.

Statistics[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 April 2021[1][2][3]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vaslui 2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 9 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 15 1
2013–14 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Total 26 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 34 2
Focșani (loan) 2007–08 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Otopeni (loan) 2010–11 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
ASA Târgu Mureș 2014–15 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2015–16 20 4 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 24 4
Total 29 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 35 4
Voluntari 2016–17 29 2 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 33 2
2017–18 30 1 1 0 0 0 3[b] 1 34 2
2018–19 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
2019–20 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
2020–21 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Total 142 6 6 0 0 0 4 1 152 7
Dunărea Călărași (loan) 2018–19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 229 15 15 0 4 0 5 1 253 16
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Cupa Ligii
  2. ^ One appearance in the Supercupa României and two appearances and one goal in promotion-relegation play-offs

Honours[]

ASA Târgu Mureș

  • Romanian Supercup: 2015

FC Voluntari

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ionuț Balaur at Soccerway
  2. ^ Ionuț Balaur at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  3. ^ Ionuț Balaur at WorldFootball.net

External links[]

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