Andrei Ionescu
 Ionescu warming up for Steaua | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Ionescu[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Royal Antwerp | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2004–2005 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Universitatea Craiova | 54 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua Bucureşti | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua II Bucureşti | 27 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Politehnica Iaşi (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Royal Antwerp | 23 | (1) |
| 2012- | Ferencvárosi TC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2010 | Romania U-21 | 17 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 Augustus 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2010 | |||
Andrei Ionescu (born 29 March 1988 in Craiova) is a Romanian footballer who is currently unemployed after being released by Royal Antwerp on 2 August 2012.
Club career
Universitatea Craiova
Ionescu is a product of Universitatea Craiova's youth system and has been a regular player for them. Rising through the ranks, he became captain of the side on several occasions. His talent caught the attention of Dutch club PSV in 2004, where he spent one season in their academy.[2] Ionescu has a lot of qualities his great passes and acceleration goes along with good dribbling attributes. He's also good-working player, who is battling for every ball in his reach.
He made his professional Liga I debut on 27 August 2006 in a 0–4 loss to Dinamo Bucureşti. In his three seasons at Craiova, he played 54 matches and scored 4 goals.
Steaua Bucureşti
On 24 August 2008, he signed a five-year contract with Steaua Bucureşti. He is in co-ownership with Universitatea Craiova. The following two seasons saw Ionescu in and out of the squad, making only 18 league and cup appearances during the two years, mostly from the substitutes bench. After the arrival of new manager Cristiano Bergodi, Ionescu became a regular starter for Steaua in the 2009–10 Europa League season. He made his European debut on 16 July 2009 against Hungarian side Újpest in a 2–0 win.[1] Struggling for first team opportunities, Ionescu was sent out on loan to Politehnica Iaşi on 10 February 2010 until the summer.[3] During the 2010 summer transfer window, he was close to sign a loan deal with Turkish side Mersin İdmanyurdu. However, the transfer failed. In the winter of 2010–11 season, Ionescu was demoted to the B squad.
In June 2011, Ionescu left Steaua.
Royal Antwerp
On 31 August 2011, the free agent signed a two-year contract with Belgian side Royal Antwerp.
International career
Ionescu has played for Romania since the U-19 level and made his debut on September 2006 in a 4–2 win over Belgium.[1] On 22 February 2006, he made his debut for the Romania U-21 squad in a friendly against Turkey.
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile of Andrei Ionescu". UEFA. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Thursday morning training report". PSV.nl. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Andrei Ionescu, imprumutat la Politehnica Iasi!" (in Romanian). SteauaFC.com. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
External links
- Profile and stats at RomanianSoccer.ro
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Romanian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- FC Universitatea Craiova players
- FC Steaua București players
- FC Steaua II București players
- FC Politehnica Iaşi players
- Royal Antwerp FC players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Liga I players
- Belgian Second Division footballers