Ionuț Neagu

Ionuț Neagu
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989
Place of birth Galați, Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oțelul Galați (team manager)
Youth career
–2008 Oțelul Galați
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Oțelul II Galați 25 (5)
2009–2013 Oțelul Galați 110 (3)
2013–2016 Steaua București 16 (0)
2015–2016 → Karabükspor (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Karabükspor 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Nea Salamina (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș 16 (0)
2019 UTA Arad 15 (1)
2019 Cherno More 5 (0)
2020–2025 Oțelul Galați 96 (8)
Total 300 (17)
International career
2010 Romania U21 4 (0)
2011–2013 Romania 4 (0)
Managerial career
2025– Oțelul Galați (team manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ionuț Neagu (born 26 October 1989) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently team manager at Liga I club Oțelul Galați.[1]


Club career

Oțelul Galați

Neagu with Oțelul in 2011

Born in Galați, Neagu began his career with the youth system at Oțelul Galați. He made his professional debut as an 88th-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Brașov on 22 May 2009 and finished 2008–09 season with two appearances. Neagu began to establish himself in the Oțelul first team from the 2009–10 season, making 24 league starts. On 7 March 2010, he scored his first goal in a 1–0 victory over CFR Cluj.

Steaua București

On 3 September 2013, Neagu agreed to join Steaua București after the club agreed a €620k transfer fee with Oțelul Galați.[2]

Cherno More

On 27 June 2019, Neagu signed a contract with Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna.[3]

International career

Neagu was capped at international level by Romania.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 201110
201220
201310
Total40

Honours

Oțelul Galați

Steaua București

References

  1. ↑ "Ionuț Neagu, noul team-manager" [Ionuț Neagu, the new team-manager]. ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Neagu a costat 620.000 €. "E un preț corect. Era timpul să facă un pas înainte"". Digi Sport. 3 September 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Черно море привлече румънеца Йонуц Неагу" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 27 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ionuț Neagu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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