Andrei Ciobanu
 Ciobanu with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Virgil Ciobanu | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bârlad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oțelul Galați | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | FEPA Bârlad | ||
| 2007–2010 | Sporting Vaslui | ||
| 2010–2015 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Viitorul Constanța | 110 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | Farul Constanța | 31 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Rapid București | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Politehnica Iaşi (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Voluntari | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Farul Constanța | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Oțelul Galați | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Romania U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Romania U21 | 22 | (4) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2025 | |||
Andrei Virgil Ciobanu (born 18 January 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Oțelul Galați.
Club career
He played with Viitorul U19 in the Youth League in 8 games and scored 4 goals.[1] Ciobanu made his debut in Liga I at the age of 17 and scored against the Romanian champions at that time, Astra Giurgiu; he has collected 101 matches since his debut and scored 12 goals, having also 16 assists.
On 16 June 2022, he transferred to fellow Liga I team Rapid București.[2]
In June 2025, the player moved to Oțelul Galați from Liga I, signing a two-year contract.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 August 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2015–16 | Liga I | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| Total | 110 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 17 | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2021–22 | Liga I | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Rapid București | 2022–23 | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Politehnica Iaşi (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Voluntari | 2023–24 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2024–25 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Oțelul Galați | 2025–26 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Viitorul Constanța[4]
References
- ^ "Andrei Ciobanu, eroul FC Viitorul din Liga Campionilor: "În ciuda scorului, rămânem cu picioarele pe pământ" (galerie foto)". ZIUA de Constanta. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Andrei Ciobanu este noul jucător al Rapidului" [Andrei Ciobanu is the new player of Rapid] (in Romanian). FC Rapid București. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Andrei Ciobanu este oțelar" [Andrei Ciobanu is a steelworker]. ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ a b Andrei Ciobanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
- Andrei Ciobanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Ciobanu at Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian)
