Andrei Vlad
 Vlad with FCSB in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Daniel Vlad | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgoviște, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aktobe | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | CSȘ Târgoviște | ||
| 2015–2017 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Universitatea Craiova | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2024 | FCSB | 90 | (0) |
| 2025– | Aktobe | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Romania U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Romania U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Romania U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Romania U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2025 | |||
Andrei Daniel Vlad (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej daniˈel ˈvlad]; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe.
Club career
[edit]Early career / Universitatea Craiova
[edit]Vlad practiced youth football for his hometown club CSȘ Târgoviște, before joining the academy of Universitatea Craiova in 2015.[1] He made his professional debut for the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.[1][2]
FCSB
[edit]On 9 July 2017, fellow Liga I team FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a €30 million buyout clause.[3][4][5] Vlad made his FCSB debut on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss to Viitorul Constanța.[6] His first European appearance came on 23 November that year, in a 0–2 away loss to Viktoria Plzeň in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[7]
On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper Florin Niță moved to Sparta Prague, Vlad started in a 1–0 home win over Lazio in the Europa League round of 32.[8] He then became an understudy to Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg against Lazio.
Vlad started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2019–20 season, amassing 26 appearances in all competitions. Following a series of unconvincing performances, he lost his starter status to Ștefan Târnovanu in March 2022.[9]
International career
[edit]Vlad made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Georgia on 2 June 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home loss.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 July 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2016–17 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| FCSB | 2017–18 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 0 | |||
| Aktobe | 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 106 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |||
- ^ Includes Cupa României
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercupa României
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2021[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]FCSB[11]
- Liga I: 2023–24,[13] 2024–25
- Cupa României: 2019–20
- Supercupa României: 2024, runner-up: 2020
Aktobe
- Kazakhstan Super Cup runner-up: 2025
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Andrei Vlad a debutat în Liga I! Tânărul portar târgoviștean a impresionat la prima apariție în tricoul lui CS U Craiova" [Andrei Vlad made his debut in the Liga I! The youngster from Târgoviște impressed on his first match for CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). Gazeta Dâmboviței. 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Cine e Andrei Vlad, portarul rebel care le-a învrăjbit pe CS U și FCSB, alegând o suspendare enormă decât să mai stea la Craiova + Reacția lui Becali: "Nu risc nici pentru Iașin!"" [Who is Andrei Vlad, the goalkeeper who brought discord between CS U and FCSB, preferring a record suspension rather than staying with Craiova + Becali's reaction: "I won't risk, not even for Yashin!"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Andrei Vlad!" [Welcome, Andrei Vlad!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Clauza de 30 de milioane de euro pentru noua "perla" de la FCSB: "E un fenomen, e Messi, va fi cel mai bun din lume!" Fotbalistul important care sare din schema: "Va juca in locul lui"" [30 million euros release clause for FCSB's new "jem": "He is great, like Messi, he will be the best in the world!"] (in Romanian). Orange Romania. 9 July 2017.
- ^ "In cele din urma, FCSB a reusit sa ajunga la o intelegere cu CS U Craiova, iar Andrei Vlad va fi cedat ros-albastrilor!" [In the end, FCSB managed to reach an agreement with CS U Craiova, and Andrei Vlad will join "the Red-Blues"!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Andrei Vlad a debutat la FCSB, în meciul cu Viitorul! L-a impresionat pe Dică, la Clinceni" [Andrei Vlad made his debut for FCSB, in the match against Viitorul! He impressed Dică, while playing against Clinceni] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Plzeň 2–0 FCSB". UEFA. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "FCSB 1–0 Lazio". UEFA. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Gigi Becali după ce FCSB a primit ofertă pentru Târnovanu de la Genoa" [EXCLUSIVE Gigi Becali's reaction after FCSB received an offer for Târnovanu from Genoa] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
Benched at FCSB, after in the last season made an error in a match with FC Argeș, ended 0–1, Andrei Vlad now has the chance to return in goal.
- ^ "Romania v Georgia game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b Andrei Vlad at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Andrei Vlad". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "FCSB, campioană înainte de Paști! Deasupra tuturor, după 9 ani » Nici "Regele" n-a putut să o oprească". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Andrei Vlad at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Vlad at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andrei Vlad – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Târgoviște
- Romanian men's footballers
- Romania men's youth international footballers
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Romania men's international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Liga I players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- FCSB players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- FC Aktobe players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen