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Romanian footballer (born 1992)

Nicușor Bancu
Bancu with Romania in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicușor Silviu Bancu
Date of birth (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Crâmpoia, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team Universitatea Craiova
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2010 Rapid Piatra-Olt
2010–2011 Olt Piatra-Olt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Olt Slatina 68 (8)
2014– Universitatea Craiova 314 (25)
International career
2017– Romania 44 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Nicușor Silviu Bancu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikuˈʃor ˈsilvju ˈbaŋku]; born 18 September 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova, which he captains, and the Romania national team.

Club career

Bancu recorded his competitive debut for CS Universitatea Craiova on 16 July 2014, a 0–1 Cupa Ligii loss to Rapid București. His first Liga I match came nine days later in a 1–1 home draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu.

He scored his first goal for the Alb-albaștrii on 9 September that year, in a 2–0 defeat of Universitatea Cluj. 29 October, Bancu was injured by Viitorul Constanța player Alin Șeroni in a Cupa României Round of 16 game, which ended 1–1 after 90 minutes. He suffered a broken tibia and was sidelined for around half a year.

Bancu made 34 appearances in all competitions in the following season, as his team finished on the eighth place in the domestic league.

In 2019, it was announced that Lazio are keen on bringing Craiova captain Bancu to Stadio Olimpico. They have been monitoring his progress over the past few seasons. Former Biancocelesti captain, Cristiano Bergodi, likened Bancu to Senad Lulić. Earlier, in 2016, Universitatea Craiova rejected an offer from PSV Eindhoven for Bancu.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olt Slatina 2011–12 Liga II 15 1 0 0 15 1
2012–13 23 3 0 0 23 3
2013–14 30 4 1 0 31 4
Total 68 8 1 0 69 8
Universitatea Craiova 2014–15 Liga I 13 1 2 0 1 0 16 1
2015–16 32 3 1 0 1 0 34 3
2016–17 35 3 4 0 1 0 40 3
2017–18 34 3 4 1 2 0 40 4
2018–19 33 4 5 2 2 0 1 0 41 6
2019–20 31 4 3 0 6 1 13 1
2020–21 35 2 5 0 1 0 41 2
2021–22 35 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 40 2
2022–23 13 0 0 0 6 1 19 1
2023–24 36 2 2 0 1 0 39 2
2024–25 17 1 2 0 2 0 21 1
Total 314 25 31 3 3 0 21 2 2 0 371 30
Career total 382 33 32 3 3 0 21 2 2 0 440 38

International

As of 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2017 1 0
2018 6 0
2019 6 0
2020 4 0
2021 5 1
2022 6 1
2023 6 0
2024 10 0
Total 44 2
As of 11 June 2022.
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bancu goal.
List of international goals scored by Nicușor Bancu
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2021 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 22  Liechtenstein 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11 June 2022 Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania 25  Finland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Individual

References

  1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Accidentare-horror-lui-Nicusor-bancu".
  3. Italienii confirmă informațiile FANATIK. Nicușor Bancu, aproape de Lazio Roma
  4. "Bancu, ofertă de milioane de euro de la PSV. Cât cere Rotaru!". fanatik.ro (in Romanian). 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ Nicușor Bancu at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Nicușor Bancu". European Football. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. "LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. "LLPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

CS Universitatea Craiova – current squad
Romania squadUEFA Euro 2024
Romania
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