Andrei Ionescu
![]() Ionescu warming up for Steaua | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrei Ionescu[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 March 1988||
Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 |
Universitatea Craiova | ||
2004–2005 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 |
Universitatea Craiova | 55 | (4) |
2008–2011 | Steaua București | 16 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Steaua II București | 13 | (0) |
2010 | → Politehnica Iași (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Royal Antwerp | 28 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Ferencváros | 19 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Ferencváros II | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 |
Naft Al-Janoob | 22 | (1) |
2016 | FC Eindhoven | 5 | (0) |
2016 | ASIL Lysi | 12 | (0) |
2017 | Voluntari | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Aizawl FC | 16 | (3) |
2018 | Voluntari | 0 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Metaloglobus București | 22 | (1) |
International career | |||
2005–2006 | Romania U-19 | 6 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Romania U-21 | 17 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:53, 23 August 2021 (UTC) |
Andrei Ionescu (born 29 March 1988 in
Club career
Universitatea Craiova
Ionescu is a product of
He made his professional Liga I debut on 27 August 2006 in a 0–4 loss to Dinamo București. In his three seasons at Craiova, he played 54 matches and scored 4 goals.
Steaua București
On 24 August 2008, he signed a five-year contract with
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.
Ferencváros Budapest
On 30 August 2012 he signed a contract with the Hungarian record champion Ferencváros Budapest.[5]
Later years
In February 2016, 28-year-old Ionescu signed a four-month contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven.[6] In January 2017, he returned to Romania after six years by penning a deal with Voluntari.[7]
Aizawl
Ionescu switched clubs and countries in August and signed for Indian I-League club Aizawl FC.[8][9] He scored a goal in the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Zob Ahan and became the first player to score a goal for Aizawl in any continental competitions. Ionescu's powerful right-footer from the centre of the box beat Zob Ahan goalkeeper Mohammad Mazaheri after he connected cross delivered by Laldinliana Renthlei.
International career
Ionescu has played for Romania since the U-19 level and made his debut in 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.
Honours
Steaua București
- Romanian Cup: 2010–11
Ferencváros
Voluntari
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile of Andrei Ionescu". UEFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ Metaloglobus atacă Mioveniul cu o nouă achiziţie, fostul stelist Andrei Ionescu. Balint: ”Va pune umărul serios pentru îndeplinirea obiectivului echipei” Archived 22 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Thursday morning training report". PSV.nl. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Andrei Ionescu, imprumutat la Politehnica Iasi!" (in Romanian). SteauaFC.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Ionescu at Ferencváros" (in Hungarian). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Andrei Ionescu a semnat un contract pe patru luni cu FC Eindhoven [Andrei Ionescu signed a four-month contract with FC Eindhoven]" (in Romanian). Prosport. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Andrei Ionescu, aproape să revină în Liga 1 după 6 ani [Andrei Ionescu return to Liga I after 6 years]" (in Romanian). GSP. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Aizawl FC signs striker from Romanian top division club!". Superpower Football. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Parasar, Swapnaneel (27 August 2017). "I-League: Aizawl FC bolster squad by signing Romanian striker Andrei Ionescu". Goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links
- Andrei Ionescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Ionescu at Soccerway