Ionuț Balaur
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaslui, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | LPS Vaslui | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2014 |
Vaslui | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Focșani (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Otopeni (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 29 | (4) |
| 2016–2021 | Voluntari | 142 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Mioveni | 55 | (3) |
| 2023– | Argeș Pitești | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 | |||
Ionuț Balaur (born 6 June 1989) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga II club Argeș Pitești.
Club career
FC Vaslui
Balaur was the only player of
Europa League and in Liga I
as a central defender and was seen as a future important player for the team. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury in January 2012 that kept him out for 6 months. Following the team dissolving due to financial problems Balaur decided to leave the club.
ASA Târgu Mureș
In 2014, Balaur signed a two-years contract with the Romanian vice-champions ASA Târgu Mureș being a very constant player for the team reaching Romanian Cup and top standings in the league with his club.
FC Voluntari
In 2016, Balaur signed a contract with the Bucharest-based club FC Voluntari and becoming an important player for the club becoming the captain of the squad several times during the 2017/18 season.
Argeș Pitești
In summer 2023, Argeș Pitești announced the signing of Balaur.[1]
Statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 20 April 2024[2][3][4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vaslui
|
2006–07
|
1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Focșani (loan) | 2007–08 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Otopeni (loan) | 2010–11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Voluntari | 2016–17 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 142 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 153 | 7 | ||
| Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Mioveni | 2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 3 | |||
| Argeș Pitești | 2023–24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 290 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 318 | 20 | |
- ^ a b Appearance in the Cupa Ligii
- ^ One appearance in the Supercupa României and two appearances and one goal in promotion-relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance in promotion-relegation play-offs
Honours
FC Vaslui
- Cupa României runner-up: 2009–10
ASA Târgu Mureș
Voluntari
References
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Ionuț Balaur!" [Welcome, Ionut Balaur!] (in Romanian). argesfc.ro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Ionuț Balaur at Soccerway
- ^ Ionuț Balaur at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Ionuț Balaur at WorldFootball.net
External links
- Ionuț Balaur at WorldFootball.net