Adrian Rus

Adrian Rus (Hungarian: Rus Adrián; born 18 March 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for NB I side Fehérvár and the Romania national team.

Adrian Rus
Personal information
Full name Adrian Rus
Date of birth (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996
Place of birth Satu Mare, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Fehérvár
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2014 Olimpia Satu Mare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Olimpia Satu Mare 25 (0)
2015–2016 Fehérgyarmat 14 (0)
2016–2018 Balmazújváros 61 (3)
2018–2019 Puskás Akadémia 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Sepsi OSK (loan) 14 (0)
2019– Fehérvár 19 (1)
National team‡
2018–2019 Romania U21 7 (0)
2019– Romania 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Rus started his career as junior with local team Olimpia Satu Mare, before moving in 2015 to Hungary where he played for Fehérgyarmat, Balmazújváros and Puskás Akadémia. From Puskás Akadémia, as he was loaned to his native Romania to Sepsi OSK.[1]

On 25 June 2019, Rus joined Fehérvár.[2]

International career

Rus acquired Hungarian citizenship during his early spells in the country, making him eligible for the Hungary national team. In spite of that, he stated in an interview for the Romanian Football Federation that he is "100% Romanian" and desires to represent Romania.[3]

He was selected in Romania's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, recording one appearance as his team was eliminated in the semi-finals by Germany.[4] In August that year, Rus received his first call-up to the senior team,[5][6] and started in an eventual 1–0 victory over Malta on 8 September.

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 18 December 2020[7]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpia Satu Mare 2014–15 25 0 0 0 – 25 0
Fehérgyarmat 2015–16 14 0 0 0 – 14 0
Balmazújváros 2015–16 2000–20
2016–17 29110–301
2017–18 30240–342
Total61350––663
Sepsi OSK
2018–19 14031–171
Fehérvár
2019–20 1103000140
2020–21 811010101
Total1914010241
Career Total 1333121101464

International
As of 18 November 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
201950
Total50

References
  1. "Sătmăreanul Adrian Rus a semnat cu o echipă din Liga I" [Satu Mare native Adrian Rus signed for a Liga I team] (in Romanian). Jurnalul de Satu Mare. 15 July 2018.
  2. "Rus Adrián a MOL Vidi FC-ben folytatja pályafutását" [Adrián Rus continues his career at MOL Vidi FC] (in Hungarian). MOL Vidi FC. 25 June 2019.
  3. "Fotbal: Adrian Rus - Sunt 100% român, mama a plâns atunci când am fost convocat la naţională" [Football: Adrian Rus - I am 100% Romanian, my mother broke down in tears of joy when I was convoked] (in Romanian). Agerpres. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. "France 0–0 Romania". UEFA.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. "Lista convocărilor preliminare pentru meciurile cu Spania și Malta din septembrie" [The list of preliminary call-ups for the matches against Spain and Malta in September] (in Romanian). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. "Tricolorul Adrian Rus, pedepsit de unguri pentru că a fost convocat la naționala României. Internaționalul de tineret are și cetățenie maghiară" [Adrian Rus, sanctioned by the Hungarians for being convoked by Romania. The youth international also holds Hungarian citizenship]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 22 August 2019.
  7. Adrian Rus at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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