Nicușor Bancu
_-_Sweden_vs_Romania_23_March_2019.jpg) Bancu with Romania in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicușor Silviu Bancu | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Crâmpoia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Midfielder / Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olt Slatina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | CSM Slatina | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | ALRO Slatina | 53 | (7) |
| 2014– | Universitatea Craiova | 200 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Romania | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2019 | |||
Nicușor Silviu Bancu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikuˈʃor ˈsilvju ˈbaŋku]; born 18 September 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for CS Universitatea Craiova and the Romanian national team as a left midfielder or a left back.
Club career
Bancu recorded his competitive debut for CS Universitatea Craiova on 16 July 2014, a 0–1 Cupa Ligii loss to Rapid București. His first Liga I match came nine days later in a 1–1 home draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
He scored his first goal for the Alb-albaștrii on 9 September that year, in a 2–0 defeat of Universitatea Cluj. 29 October, Bancu was injured by Viitorul Constanța player Alin Șeroni in a Cupa României Round of 16 game, which ended 1–1 after 90 minutes. He suffered a broken tibia and was sidelened for around half a year.[1]
Bancu made 34 appearances in all competitions in the following season, as his team finished on the eighth place in the domestic league.
In 2019, it was announced that Lazio are keen on bringing Craiova captain Bancu to Stadio Olimpico. They have been monitoring his progress over the past few seasons. Former Biancocelesti captain, Cristiano Bergodi, likened Bancu to Senad Lulić.[2] Before, in 2016, Universitatea Craiova rejected offer from PSV Eindhoven for Bancu.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of 15 November 2019[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Universitatea Craiova
- Cupa României: 2017–18
- Supercupa României: Runner-up 2018
References
- ^ "Accidentare-horror-lui-Nicusor-bancu".
- ^ Italienii confirmă informațiile FANATIK. Nicușor Bancu, aproape de Lazio Roma
- ^ "Bancu, ofertă de milioane de euro de la PSV. Cât cere Rotaru!". fanatik.ro (in Romanian). 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Nicușor Bancu". European Football. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links
- Nicușor Bancu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Nicușor Bancu at Soccerway