Vlad Achim

Vlad Achim
Personal information
Full name	Vlad Alexandru Achim
Date of birth	7 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Constanța, Romania
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC U Craiova
Number	6
Youth career
1996–2004	Farul Constanța
2004–2006	Elpis Constanța
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	CS Ovidiu
2008–2015	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2015–2016	Viitorul Constanța
2016	Voluntari
2016–2018	FCSB
2018	→ Botoșani (loan)
2018–2020	Viitorul Constanța
2020–2021	Dinamo București
2021–	FC U Craiova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024

Vlad Alexandru Achim (born 7 April 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club FC U Craiova.

Club career[edit]

Achim spent most of his professional career with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, for which he appeared in 162 first division matches between 2008 and 2015. Among others, he also represented FCSB and Viitorul Constanța, where he won three domestic trophies combined.

On 8 December 2016, Achim scored his first goal in European competitions in a UEFA Europa League group stage 1–2 loss of FC Steaua București to Villarreal.^[1]

In 2018, he rejoined Viitorul Constanța.^[2]

On 18 August 2020, Achim signed a two-years contract with Dinamo București.^[3]

International career[edit]

Achim got his first call-up to the senior Romania squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Greece in September 2014,^[4] but did not register his debut.

Honours[edit]

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

Liga II: 2008–09, 2010–11

FCSB

Cupa Ligii: 2015–16

Viitorul Constanța

References[edit]

^ "Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roş-albaştrii, eliminaţi din Europa League, dar au sperat până în ultima secundă" [Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roș-albaștrii are out of the Europa League, but had hoped until the last second] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "Bun revenit, Vlad Achim!" [Welcome back, Vlad Achim!] (in Romanian). FC Viitorul Constanța. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018.
^ "Vlad Achim la Dinamo Bucuresti" [Vlad Achim to Dinamo București!] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Gabriel Enache şi Vlad Achim sînt propunerile inedite pentru meciul cu Grecia: "Vrem trei puncte la Atena"". Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Iordanescu could hand debuts to Ioan Hora, Vlad Achim and Steliano Filip after they received their first call-ups to the squad.

External links[edit]

Vlad Achim at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Vlad Achim – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roş-albaştrii, eliminaţi din Europa League, dar au sperat până în ultima secundă" [Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roș-albaștrii are out of the Europa League, but had hoped until the last second] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[2] "Bun revenit, Vlad Achim!" [Welcome back, Vlad Achim!] (in Romanian). FC Viitorul Constanța. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018.

[3] "Vlad Achim la Dinamo Bucuresti" [Vlad Achim to Dinamo București!] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[4] "Gabriel Enache şi Vlad Achim sînt propunerile inedite pentru meciul cu Grecia: "Vrem trei puncte la Atena"". Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Iordanescu could hand debuts to Ioan Hora, Vlad Achim and Steliano Filip after they received their first call-ups to the squad.

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