Alexandru Albu
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alexandru Albu
Date of birth (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rapid București
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2004 Palatul Național
2004–2009 Inter Sport
2009–2011 Unirea Urziceni
2011–2012 Concordia Chiajna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Concordia II Chiajna
2015–2022 Concordia Chiajna 119 (10)
2020Academica Clinceni (loan) 16 (2)
2020–2021UTA Arad (loan) 36 (2)
2021–2022Rapid București (loan) 34 (7)
2022– Rapid București 51 (3)
International career
2020– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021

Cristian Alexandru Albu (born 17 August 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.[1]

International career

He made his debut for the Romania national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Germany.[2]

Personal life

Albu is an ethnic Romani/Gypsy.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Concordia Chiajna 2014–15Liga I 1010
2016–17 352002[lower-alpha 3]1[lower-alpha 3]373
2017–18 38110391
2018–19 25100251
2019–20Liga II 20620226
Total 11910302112411
Academica Clinceni (loan) 2019–20Liga I 16210172
UTA Arad (loan) 2020–21Liga I 36210372
Rapid București (loan) 2021–22Liga I 34720367
Rapid București 2022–23 32332355
2023–24 19030220
Total 8510829312
Career Total 256241322127127
  1. Includes Cupa României
  2. Appearances in Supercupa României
  3. 1 2 Appearances and goals in Cupa Ligii

International

As of 8 October 2021.[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 202000
202110
Total10

Honours

Concordia Chiajna

References

  1. "Rapid a transferat un jucător convocat de Rădoi la națională: „Au plătit 200.000 de euro"" (in Romanian). gsp. 4 January 202. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Germany v Romania game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
  3. "Albu, despre „lipiciul" la publicul rapidist: „Sunt român de etnie romă și mă mândresc cu asta! Simțeam această legătură cu suporterii și clubul"". gsp.ro. 1 July 2023.
  4. "Alexandru Albu". European Football. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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