Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu (born 9 August 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Maltese Premier League club Birkirkara.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu | ||
Date of birth | 9 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birkirkara | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Inter Gaz București | ||
2005–2010 | Rapid București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Rapid II București | 24 | (6) |
2011–2014 | Rapid București | 59 | (7) |
2012 | → Otopeni (loan) | 13 | (7) |
2015 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | (0) |
2015 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 20 | (12) |
2016–2017 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 36 | (2) |
2017 | Warriors FC | 11 | (3) |
2018 | Juventus București | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Metaloglobus București | 8 | (0) |
2019 | Tskhinvali | 16 | (3) |
2020 | Avezzano | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | FC U Craiova | 20 | (4) |
2021–2023 | Floriana | 38 | (9) |
2023– | Birkirkara | 34 | (13) |
International career | |||
2012–2013 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 |
Career
editIn January 2016, Ciolacu signed a contract with ASA Târgu Mureș.[1]
Midway through 2017, Ciolacu signed for Singaporean club Warriors,[2] integrating quickly into the team.[3]
On his Singapore League Cup debut against Home United, Ciolacu scored three goals, taking his club to the top of the group.[4] In December 2017, he said that "The speed of play in Singapore is lower than in Romania, and the players do not give much importance to physical training, although this matters a lot in modern football. There is room for improvement, of course, but there is fantastic potential for development."[5]
On 24 January 2020, Ciolacu joined Italian Serie D club Avezzano.[6] He played for the club until the summer 2020, where he moved back to Romania to join FC U Craiova 1948.
Honours
edit- FC U Craiova
- Floriana
- Maltese FA Trophy: 2021–22
- Maltese Super Cup runner-up: 2022
- Birkirkara
- Maltese FA Trophy: 2022–23
References
edit- ^ "Bun venit, Andrei Ciolacu !". asatirgumures.ro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ New recruit wants to bring back Warriors' glory days Archived 2022-08-09 at the Wayback Machine tnp.sg
- ^ INTERVIU | Ciolacu, fotbalist si antrenor la 25 de ani: "Sper sa ajung sa antrenez Rapid in Liga 1!" Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine sports.ro
- ^ "Ciolacu bares his fangs for Warriors, Latest Singapore Football News - The New Paper". tnp.sg. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ „Aici până și managerul clubului ajută la curățenie!” Andrei Ciolacu, uimit de ce-a găsit în Singapore Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine theplaymaker.ro
- ^ "Ciolacu all'Avezzano". Il Centro. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
External links
edit- Andrei Ciolacu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Ciolacu at Soccerway