Robert Bădescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Gabriel Bădescu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UTA Arad | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2022 | Academia Pro Sport | ||
| 2022–2024 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Rapid București | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Mioveni (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Metaloglobus București (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2026– | UTA Arad | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Romania U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Romania U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Romania U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Romania U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Robert Gabriel Bădescu (born 2 April 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club UTA Arad.
Club career
In September 2022, Bădescu joined the youth setup of Liga I team Rapid București from Academia Pro Sport.[1] There, he was remarked by academy coach Geraldo Alves, who praised him for his physical qualities.[2]
Following the temporary exclusion of regular starter Andrei Borza, Bădescu made his senior debut and scored in a 4–1 home Liga I win over UTA Arad on 28 February 2024.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Mioveni (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga II | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Metaloglobus București (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga I | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| UTA Arad | 2026–27 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Rapid, 14 transferuri într-o singură zi! Giuleştenii şi-au întărit academia". fanatik.ro.
- ↑ "Geraldo Alves: "Bădescu, incredibil la parametrii fizici"". gsp.ro.
- ↑ "Andrei Borza a fost făcut uitat! Robert Bădescu a marcat la debut, chiar sub ochii lui Dan Șucu". digisport.ro.
- ↑ "Ce sfat a primit Bădescu de la colegi, înaintea debutului la Rapid: "Asta mi-au spus!"". gsp.ro.
- ↑ "Favoritul lui Dan Şucu, noul idol din Giuleşti, la doar 18 ani!". prosport.ro.
- ↑ Robert Bădescu at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
- Robert Bădescu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Romanian men's footballers
- Footballers from Bucharest
- Men's association football defenders
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- FC Rapid București players
- CS Mioveni players
- FC Metaloglobus București players
- FC UTA Arad players
- Romania men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen