Alexandru Crețu

Alexandru Crețu
Personal information
Date of birth	24 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Pașcani, Romania
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maribor
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2010	Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	Politehnica Iaşi
2011	→ Hunedoara (loan)
2017–2018	Olimpija Ljubljana
2018–	Maribor
International career
2012–2014	Romania U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2020

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

Club career

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

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

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

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

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

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