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Denis Rusu (footballer, born 1990)

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Denis Rusu
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Politehnica Iași
Number 12
Youth career
1998–2008 CSCT Buiucani Chișinău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009−2014 Rapid Chișinău 60 (2)
2014–2017 Zimbru Chișinău 64 (0)
2018– Politehnica Iași 44 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Moldova-21 14 (0)
2020– Moldova 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2020

Denis Rusu (born 2 August 1990) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[1]

Club career

After progressing through the various youth teams of CSCT Buiucani Chișinău, in 2008, Rusu moved to first league team Rapid Chișinău.[2] He made his debut for Rapid in the 2009–10 season.[3]

Politehnica Iași

After three years and winning the 2013–14 Moldovan Cup with Zimbru Chișinău, Rusu moved to Romanian first division club Politehnica Iași, and signed a short six-month contract with the team.[4] He made his debut for his new side, on 12 February 2018, in a 1-0 win over local rivals FC Botoșani as a replacement for the injured Alexei Koșelev.[5] Afer some good performances and helping Politehnica to the Championship play-offs, Rusu signed a new two-year deal to keep him in place until the summer of 2020.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2019[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Chișinău
2009–10 6 1 6 1
2010–11 28 1 28 1
2011–12 14 0 14 0
2012–13 6 0 6 0
2013–14 6 0 6 0
Total 60 2 60 2
Zimbru Chișinău
2013–14 10 0 3 0 13 0
2014–15 22 0 2 0 8 0 32 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 23 0 1 0 4 0 28 0
2017–18 8 0 1 0 9 0
Total 64 0 7 0 83 0
Politehnica Iași
2017–18 9 0 1 0 10 0
2018–19 23 0 1 0 24 0
2019–20 11 0 0 0 11 0
Total 43 0 2 0 45 0
Career total 167 2 9 0 0 0 188 2

Honours

Zimbru Chișinău

References

  1. ^ "CSM Poli Iaşi începe luni al doilea stagiu de pregătire" [CSM Poli Iaşi starts second training period]. ProSport (in Romanian). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Denis Rusu, de la Zimbru, va juca în România" [Denis Rusu, from Zimbru, will play in Romania]. infoprut.ro (in Romanian). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Denis Rusu, debut perfect în poarta Iaşiului" [Denis Rusu, perfect debut in goal for Iasi]. ProSport (in Romanian). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Gafă de zile mari pentru portarul Denis Rusu" [Bad play for moldovan goalkeeper Denis Rusu]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Ex-portarul lui Zimbru Chișinău, Denis Rusu, a debutat la Poli" [Ex Zimbru Chișinău goalkeeper makes debut for Poli]. unimedia.info (in Romanian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Denis Rusu va juca la Poli Iasi inca 2 sezoane" [Denis Rusu will play for Poli Iasi for another two seasons]. Pro TV (in Romanian). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ "D. Rusu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2018.