Andrei Ionescu
 Ionescu warming up for Steaua | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Ionescu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Eindhoven | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2004–2005 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Universitatea Craiova | 54 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua București | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua II București | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Royal Antwerp | 28 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Ferencváros | 19 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Ferencváros II | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Naft Al-Janoob | 22 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Eindhoven | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Romania U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Romania U-21 | 17 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2016. | |||
Andrei Ionescu (born 29 March 1988 in Craiova) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven.
Club career
Universitatea Craiova
Ionescu is a product of Universitatea Craiova's youth system and has been a regular player for them. Rising through the ranks, he became captain of the side on several occasions. His talent caught the attention of Dutch club PSV in 2004, where he spent one season in their academy.[2] Ionescu has a lot of qualities his great passes and acceleration goes along with good dribbling attributes. He's also good-working player, who is battling for every ball in his reach.
He made his professional Liga I debut on 27 August 2006 in a 0–4 loss to Dinamo Bucureşti. In his three seasons at Craiova, he played 54 matches and scored 4 goals.
Steaua București
On 24 August 2008, he signed a five-year contract with Steaua Bucureşti. He is in co-ownership with Universitatea Craiova. The following two seasons saw Ionescu in and out of the squad, making only 18 league and cup appearances during the two years, mostly from the substitutes bench. After the arrival of new manager Cristiano Bergodi, Ionescu became a regular starter for Steaua in the 2009–10 Europa League season. He made his European debut on 16 July 2009 against Hungarian side Újpest in a 2–0 win.[1] Struggling for first team opportunities, Ionescu was sent out on loan to Politehnica Iaşi on 10 February 2010 until the summer.[3] During the 2010 summer transfer window, he was close to sign a loan deal with Turkish side Mersin İdmanyurdu. However, the transfer failed. In the winter of 2010–11 season, Ionescu was demoted to the B squad.
In June 2011, Ionescu left Steaua.
Royal Antwerp
On 31 August 2011, the free agent signed a two-year contract with Belgian side Royal Antwerp.
Ferencváros Budapest
On 30 August 2012 he signed a contract with the Hungarian record champion Ferencváros Budapest.[4]
International career
Ionescu has played for Romania since the U-19 level and made his debut on September 2006 in a 4–2 win over Belgium.[1] On 22 February 2006, he made his debut for the Romania U-21 squad in a friendly against Turkey.
Honours
- Ferencváros
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Profile of Andrei Ionescu". UEFA. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ↑ "Thursday morning training report". PSV.nl. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ↑ "Andrei Ionescu, imprumutat la Politehnica Iasi!" (in Romanian). SteauaFC.com. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ "Ionescu at Ferencváros" (in Hungarian). 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
External links
- Profile and stats at RomanianSoccer.ro