Constantin Budescu
Romanian footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Constantin Valentin Budescu (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin valenˈtin buˈdesku]; born 19 February 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Liga I club Farul Constanța.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Constantin Valentin Budescu | ||
Date of birth | (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Manasia, Romania | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Farul Constanța | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Rapid Sălciile | ||
2003–2005 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2010 | Petrolul Ploiești | 149 | (46) |
2011–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 115 | (43) |
2011 | Astra II | 5 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Dalian Yifang | 4 | (0) |
2016 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2017 | Astra Giurgiu | 12 | (2) |
2017–2018 | FCSB | 27 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Al-Shabab | 22 | (7) |
2019–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 37 | (14) |
2021 | Damac | 12 | (0) |
2021–2022 | FCSB | 10 | (1) |
2022 | Voluntari | 11 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Petrolul Ploiești | 20 | (3) |
2023– | Farul Constanța | 25 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2021 | Romania | 14 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021 |
Budescu began his senior career at Petrolul Ploiești, amassing over 150 appearances throughout the course of six seasons before transferring to rival team Astra Ploiești in 2011. With the latter side, which relocated to Giurgiu, he won one Liga I, one Cupa României and one Supercupa României. Since first leaving Astra in 2016, he has had multiple brief spells, of which three abroad with clubs in China and Saudi Arabia.
Budescu registered his debut for the Romania national team in 2015, at age 26. In 2017, he was awarded the Romanian Footballer of the Year trophy by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper.