Vlad Chiricheș
Romanian footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvlad ˈkirikeʃ]; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back or a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vlad Iulian Chiricheș[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Bacău, Romania | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2004 | LPS Bacău | ||
2004–2007 | Ardealul Cluj | ||
2007–2008 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Internațional Curtea de Argeș | 41 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 39 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Steaua București | 42 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | (1) |
2015–2020 | Napoli | 32 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Sassuolo | 53 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Cremonese | 16 | (0) |
2023– | FCSB | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
2011– | Romania | 75[lower-alpha 1] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
Chiricheș spent the first part of his senior career in Romania with Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Steaua București. He helped the latter to a Liga I title and a Supercupa României, before transferring to Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 in a then Romanian record sale of €9.5 million (£8.5 million). Chiricheș relocated to Italy after two years in the Premier League, representing Serie A clubs Napoli, Sassuolo, and Cremonese over the course of eight seasons. In 2023, he returned to Romania by re-signing for FCSB.
A full international for Romania since September 2011, Chiricheș has earned over 70 caps for his country and represented it in the UEFA Euro 2016.