Alexandru Crețu
_(cropped).jpg) Crețu with Universitatea Craiova in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pașcani, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CFR Pașcani | |||
| LPS Iași | |||
| –2010 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | CSMS Iași | 152 | (7) |
| 2011 | → FC Hunedoara (loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Maribor | 77 | (3) |
| 2021 | FCSB | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Universitatea Craiova | 106 | (16) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Wehda | 32 | (1) |
| 2025– | Universitatea Craiova | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Romania U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Romania | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.[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 Romania 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
Club
- As of match played 16 August 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSMS Iași | 2010–11 | Liga II | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Liga II | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 152 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 165 | 8 | ||
| FC Hunedoara (loan) | 2011–12 | Liga III | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| Maribor | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | – | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 77 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | 95 | 5 | |||
| FCSB | 2021–22 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | – | 2[e] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2021–22 | Liga I | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 1[f] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | – | 40 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[f] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | – | 2[e] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 16 | ||
| Al-Wehda | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2025–26 | Liga I | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11[e] | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 415 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 491 | 35 | ||
- ↑ Includes Cupa României, Slovenian Cup, King's Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Cupa Ligii
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in Liga I European play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of 11 June 2022[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
CSMS Iași
Maribor
Universitatea Craiova
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.
- 1 2 "Alexandru Crețu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ Alexandru Crețu at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Universitatea Craiova, campioană după 35 de ani de așteptare". radioromania.ro (in Romanian). 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "U Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 0-0 (5-6 d.l.d.). Oltenii au câștigat Cupa României la loviturile de departajare". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
- Alexandru Crețu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Alexandru Crețu at Soccerway
- NZS profile (in Slovene)
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Pașcani
- Sportspeople from Iași County
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football central defenders
- Romania men's international footballers
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Liga III players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Saudi Pro League players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- FC Corvinul Hunedoara players
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
- NK Maribor players
- FCSB players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- Al Wehda FC players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia