Alexandru Crețu

Alexandru Crețu
Personal information
Date of birth	24 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Pașcani, Romania
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Wehda
Number	6
Youth career
	CFR Pașcani
	LPS Iași
0000–2010	Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	CSMS Iași
2011	→ Hunedoara (loan)
2017–2018	Olimpija Ljubljana
2018–2021	Maribor
2021	FCSB
2021–2024	Universitatea Craiova
2024–	Al-Wehda
International career‡
2012–2014	Romania U21
2020–	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Alexandru Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru ˈkret͡su]; born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda.^[1]

Club career

Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 Liga I season, following his good performances as a central defender at CSMS Iași.^[2]

In December 2016, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana.^[3] In February 2018, Crețu moved to domestic rivals Maribor with which he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal.^[4]

In the summer of 2021, he returned to Romania to sign for FCSB as a free agent. He however left the club before the end of August after falling out with owner George Becali.^[5]

International career

Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team.^[6] On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of 11 June 2022^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2020	4	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	2	0
Total		7	0

Honours

CSMS Iași

Liga II: 2011–12, 2013–14

Maribor

Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2018–19

References

^ "Bine ai venit la Știința, Alex Crețu!" (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Alexandru Creţu, răul din defensiva Iaşiului". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
^ "Nov obraz v Olimpiji" [New face in Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "Za pomlad tudi Alexandru Cretu". nkmaribor.com (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "Doi jucători de la FCSB au semnat rezilierea contractelor! Unul negociază deja cu o rivală din Liga 1".
^ "Creţu participă la debutul lui Moldovan pe banca Naţionalei de tineret". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Alexandru Crețu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

Alexandru Crețu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Alexandru Crețu at Soccerway
NZS profile (in Slovene)

[1] "Bine ai venit la Știința, Alex Crețu!" (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[2] "Alexandru Creţu, răul din defensiva Iaşiului". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[3] "Nov obraz v Olimpiji" [New face in Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[4] "Za pomlad tudi Alexandru Cretu". nkmaribor.com (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[5] "Doi jucători de la FCSB au semnat rezilierea contractelor! Unul negociază deja cu o rivală din Liga 1".

[6] "Creţu participă la debutul lui Moldovan pe banca Naţionalei de tineret". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[EU-7] "Alexandru Crețu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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