Alexandru Crețu

Alexandru Crețu (born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Slovenian club Maribor.

Alexandru Crețu
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992
Place of birth Pașcani, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maribor
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2010 Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Politehnica Iaşi 152 (7)
2011 → Hunedoara (loan)
2017–2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 19 (1)
2018– Maribor 67 (2)
National team‡
2012–2014 Romania U21 9 (0)
2020– Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2020

Club career

Politehnica Iași

Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 season after his good performances as a central defender with Politehnica Iaşi .[1]

Olimpija Ljubljana

In December 2016, Crețu signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana.[2]

Maribor

In February 2018, Cretu signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Maribor.[3]

International career

Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team.[4]

Career statistics

International
As of 7 September 2020[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202020
Total20

Honours

Club
Maribor

References
  1. "Alexandru Creţu, răul din defensiva Iaşiului". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. "Nov obraz v Olimpiji" [New face in Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. "Za pomlad tudi Alexandru Cretu". nkmaribor.com (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. "Creţu participă la debutul lui Moldovan pe banca Naţionalei de tineret". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. "Alexandru Crețu". European Football. Retrieved 4 September 2020.


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