Andrei Vlad
Vlad with FCSB in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andrei Daniel Vlad
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999
Place of birth Târgoviște, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 99
Youth career
2010–2015 CSȘ Târgoviște
2015–2017 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2017– FCSB 88 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Romania U17 4 (0)
2016 Romania U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Romania U19 7 (0)
2019–2021 Romania U21 12 (0)
2021– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021

Andrei Daniel Vlad (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej daniˈel ˈvlad]; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I side FCSB.

Club career

Early years / Universitatea Craiova

Vlad played youth football for CSȘ Târgoviște in his hometown before joining the academy of Universitatea Craiova in 2015.[1] He made his debut as a professional with the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.[1][2]

FCSB

On 9 July 2017, FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a €30 million buyout clause.[3][4][5] Vlad played his first game for FCSB on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss against Viitorul Constanța.[6] His first European appearance came on 23 November against Viktoria Plzeň.[7]

On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper Florin Niță departed for Sparta Prague, Vlad started against Lazio in the Europa League round of 32's first leg; he managed to keep a clean sheet as his team won 1–0.[8] Vlad then became though an understudy to Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg in Rome.

He started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2019–20 season, amassing 27 appearances in all competitions comprised.

International career

Vlad made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Georgia on 2 June 2021, playing the full match in the 1–2 surprising home loss.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universitatea Craiova 2016–17 Liga I 1000——10
FCSB 2017–18 Liga I 502040—110
2018–19 302010—60
2019–20 1604060—260
2020–21 34010101[lower-alpha 1]0370
2021–22 2700020—290
2022–23 302000—50
2023–24 003000—30
Total 880140140101170
Career total 890140140101180

International

As of match played 6 June 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202110
Total10

Honours

FCSB[10]

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Andrei Vlad a debutat în Liga I! Tânărul portar târgoviștean a impresionat la prima apariție în tricoul lui CS U Craiova" [Andrei Vlad made his debut in the Liga I! The youngster from Târgoviște impressed on his first match for CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). Gazeta Dâmboviței. 10 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cine e Andrei Vlad, portarul rebel care le-a învrăjbit pe CS U și FCSB, alegând o suspendare enormă decât să mai stea la Craiova + Reacția lui Becali: "Nu risc nici pentru Iașin!"" [Who is Andrei Vlad, the goalkeeper who brought discord between CS U and FCSB, preferring a record suspension rather than staying with Craiova + Becali's reaction: "I won't risk, not even for Yashin!"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bine ai venit, Andrei Vlad!" [Welcome, Andrei Vlad!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Clauza de 30 de milioane de euro pentru noua "perla" de la FCSB: "E un fenomen, e Messi, va fi cel mai bun din lume!" Fotbalistul important care sare din schema: "Va juca in locul lui"" [30 million euros release clause for FCSB's new "jem": "He is great, like Messi, he will be the best in the world!"] (in Romanian). Orange Romania. 9 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "In cele din urma, FCSB a reusit sa ajunga la o intelegere cu CS U Craiova, iar Andrei Vlad va fi cedat ros-albastrilor!" [In the end, FCSB managed to reach an agreement with CS U Craiova, and Andrei Vlad will join "the Red-Blues"!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Andrei Vlad a debutat la FCSB, în meciul cu Viitorul! L-a impresionat pe Dică, la Clinceni" [Andrei Vlad made his debut for FCSB, in the match against Viitorul! He impressed Dică, while playing against Clinceni] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Plzeň 2–0 FCSB". UEFA.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "FCSB 1–0 Lazio". UEFA.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Romania v Georgia game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
  10. 1 2 Andrei Vlad at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Andrei Vlad". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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