Valentin Gheorghe

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Valentin Gheorghe
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2015 Astra Giurgiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Astra Giurgiu 108 (20)
2015–2016 → Afumați (loan)
2021– FCSB 22 (6)
National team‡
2019 Romania U21 1 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2021

Valentin Gheorghe (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin ˈɡe̯orɡe]; born 14 February 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club FCSB.

A product of Astra Giurgiu, Gheorghe had a loan spell at Afumați before going on to amass over 100 matches in the top flight for his boyhood club. Following Astra's relegation in 2021, he transferred back to the Liga I with FCSB.

Internationally, Gheorghe was capped once for Romania at under-21 level and represented the under-23 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Club career[]

Early career / Astra Giurgiu[]

Gheorghe spent his formative years in the academy of hometown club Astra Ploiești, which in 2012 relocated its first-team squad to Giurgiu. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the lower leagues, and in the 2015–16 campaign was loaned out to third division side Afumați.[1] Upon his return to Astra, Gheorghe was promoted to the first-team and recorded his professional debut on 31 July 2016, aged 19, in a goalless Liga I draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[2]

On 27 October 2016, he scored his first goal in a 0–1 Cupa României victory over NMM Becicherecu Mic. He made his European debut on 27 July 2017, in a 0–0 draw with Oleksandriya in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[3] Gheorghe then imposed himself as a regular in the 2018–19 season, totalling six goals from 31 appearances in all competitions.

The following campaign, Gheorghe netted ten times to become Astra's second-best goalscorer in the league championship behind Denis Alibec. He was a starter in the 2019 and 2021 Cupa României finals lost 1–2 to Viitorul Constanța and 2–3 to Universitatea Craiova, respectively, with the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești hosting both. Gheorghe was named man of the match in the latter game,[4] the last of a season which ended in relegation for Astra.

FCSB[]

On 3 September 2021, Gheorghe returned to the top flight by signing a five-year contract with FCSB.[5] Nine days later, he scored on debut in a 6–0 derby rout of Dinamo București.[6]

International career[]

In June 2021, Gheorghe was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He started in the opening 1–0 win over Honduras[8] and entered as a substitute in the other two matches of an eventual group-stage exit.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 14 March 2022[9][1]
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
Astra Giurgiu 2016–17 Liga I 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
2017–18 Liga I 12 0 2 1 1[a] 0 — 15 1
2018–19 Liga I 25 2 6 4 — — 31 6
2019–20 Liga I 31 10 1 1 — — 32 11
2020–21 Liga I 35 8 5 1 — — 40 9
2021–22 Liga II 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 108 20 15 8 1 0 0 0 124 28
FCSB 2021–22 Liga I 22 6 1 1 — — 23 7
Career total 130 26 16 9 1 0 0 0 147 35
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Afumați

Astra Giurgiu[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Valentin Gheorghe". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Pandurii - Astra 0-0. Derby-ul rundei a doua s-a încheiat nedecis" [Pandurii - Astra 0-0. The derby of the second matchday ended goalless] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Astra - FC Oleksandria, 0-0 » Giurgiuvenii remizează, într-un meci în care n-au trimis niciun șut pe spațiul porții adverse" [Astra - FC Oleksandriya, 0-0 » The Giurgiu people draw in a match in which they did not send any shot on the opponent's goal]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Raspunsul lui Valentin Gheorghe cand a fost intrebat daca a negociat cu Craiova! Ce a spus dupa infrangerea din finala Cupei" [Valentin Gheorghe's answer when asked if he negotiated with Craiova! What he said after the defeat in the Cup final] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bine ai venit, Valentin Gheorghe!" [Welcome, Valentin Gheorghe!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ce debut: Valentin Gheorghe, gol superb în derby-ul cu Dinamo! Claudiu Keșeru a pasat decisiv" [What a debut: Valentin Gheorghe, superb goal in the derby with Dinamo! Claudiu Keșerü offered the assist] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ "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 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Honduras 0–1 Romania". FIFA.com. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b Valentin Gheorghe at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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