Gabriel Iancu

Gabriel Cristian Iancu (Romanian pronunciation: [gabriˈel kristiˈan ˈjaŋku]; born 15 April 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Russian club Akhmat Grozny and the Romania national team.

Gabriel Iancu
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Cristian Iancu
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Akhmat Grozny
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2006 Steaua București
2006–2009 CSȘ Pajura
2009 Concordia Chiajna
2009–2011 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Viitorul Constanța 30 (10)
2013–2016 Steaua București 54 (8)
2015–2016 → Karabükspor (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2017 Viitorul Constanța 24 (5)
2017–2018 Termalica Nieciecza 14 (2)
2018–2019 Voluntari 1 (0)
2019 Dunărea Călărași 12 (2)
2019–2021 Viitorul Constanța 37 (22)
2021– Akhmat Grozny 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Romania U17 4 (2)
2012 Romania U19 3 (0)
2012–2014 Romania U21 10 (2)
2020– Romania 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Iancu began his senior career with Viitorul Constanța in 2011, and at age 18 returned to FC Steaua București, where he was previously a junior. He won six trophies with the latter team, but has since had multiple brief spells since leaving the capital in 2015. He has competed professionally in three countries his own notwithstanding—Turkey, Poland and Russia.

On his second spell at Viitorul Constanța, Iancu aided to a league title in the 2016–17 season, and on his third he managed to net 18 times to become the top goalscorer of the 2019–20 Liga I campaign.

Internationally, he represented Romania at several youth levels, including the under-21 side, and recorded his debut for the seniors in 2020.

Career

Early years / Viitorul Constanța

In March 2012, he and his Viitorul Constanța teammate Bogdan Țîru were on trial at Ajax,[1] and he was also linked with a move to Galatasaray.[2]

Steaua București

In December 2012, Iancu signed a five-year contract with boyhood club FC Steaua București, which acquired 70% of the player's economic rights for an undisclosed fee.[3][4] His contract included a €25 million buyout clause.[5]

On 30 July 2013, Iancu scored the sole two goals in the away victory against Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi, to facilitate Steaua's progression to the UEFA Champions League play-off round.[6]

Termalica Nieciecza

In September 2017, Iancu joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza on a two-year deal.[7] Two weeks later, he made his league debut by coming on as a substitute and scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Lechia Gdańsk.[8]

Akhmat Grozny

On 9 January 2021, Viitorul Constanța head coach Mircea Rednic announced that Iancu would be left out of the squad to face FC Hermannstadt the following day. On the 13th, Iancu agreed to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 November 2020[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2011–12 12400— — — 124
2012–13 18600— — — 186
Total 3010000000003010
Steaua București 2012–13 10200— 00— 102
2013–14 19220— 8210304
2014–15 20334216110329
2015–16 510000301091
Total 5485421173308116
Karabükspor (loan) 2015–16 4131— — — 72
Viitorul Constanța 2016–17 24511002000276
Termalica Nieciecza 2017–18 14200— — — 142
Voluntari 2018–19 1000— — — 10
Dunarea Calarasi 2018–19 12210— — — 132
Viitorul Constanța 2019–20 281810— 22103120
2020–21 10500— 0000105
Viitorul Constanța Total 9238210042109841
Career total 16951106212154021163

International
As of 14 October 2020[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202040
Total40

Honours

Club

Steaua București

Viitorul Constanța

Individual

References
  1. "Roemeense talenten op stage bij Ajax". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 23 March 2012.
  2. "Hagi'den G.Saray'a hediye futbolcu". milliyett.ro (in Turkish). Milliyet. 14 September 2012.
  3. "Gabriel Iancu a fost prezentat oficial la Steaua" (in Romanian). Digi 24. 23 December 2012.
  4. "Noua achizitie a Stelei ii umple de bani pe constanteni! Gabriel Iancu ar putea aduce 1,5 milioane euro in contul Viitorului" (in Romanian). Sport Total. 14 December 2012.
  5. "Steaua i-a stabilit o clauză de reziliere uriașă lui Gabriel Iancu" (in Romanian). B1 TV. 11 December 2012.
  6. "Steaua e la un pas de play-off, după 2-0 cu Dinamo" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 July 2013.
  7. "Gabriel Iancu zawodnikiem Bruk-Betu Termaliki". termalica.brukbet.com (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. "Ekstraklasa: Bruk-Bet Termalica 2–1 Lechia Gdańsk". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. "Габриэль Янку перешёл в «Ахмат»" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 13 January 2021.
  10. Gabriel Iancu at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "Gabriel Iancu". European Football. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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