Denis Rusu (footballer, born 1990)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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 | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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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
- Moldovan Cup (1): 2013–14
- Moldovan Super Cup (1): 2014
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "D. Rusu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
External links
- Denis Rusu at Soccerway
- Denis Rusu at Zimbru.md
- Denis Rusu at Sports.md
- Denis Rusu at Romaniansoccer.ro
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Romanian people of Moldovan descent
- Sportspeople from Chișinău
- Moldovan footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- Moldovan National Division players
- Liga I players
- FC Rapid Ghidighici players
- FC Zimbru Chișinău players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- Moldovan expatriate footballers
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Moldova international footballers
- Moldovan football biography stubs