Vlad Chiricheș

Who is this?

Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvlad ˈkirikeʃ]; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club FCSB. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back or a defensive midfielder. Chiricheș spent the first part of his senior career in Romania with Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Steaua București. He helped the latter to a Liga I title and a Supercupa României, before transferring to Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 in a then Romanian record sale of €9.5 million (£8.5 million). Chiricheș relocated to Italy after two years in the Premier League, representing Serie A clubs Napoli, Sassuolo, and Cremonese over the course of eight seasons. In 2023, he returned to Romania by re-signing for FCSB. A full international for Romania since September 2011, Chiricheș has earned over 70 caps for his country and represented it in the UEFA Euro 2016.

Career

1. 1989
   Born
2. 2008
   Joined FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș
3. 2009
   Joined Romania national under-21 football team
4. 2010
   Joined CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu
5. 2011
   Joined Romania men's national association football team
6. 2012
   Joined FCSB
7. 2013
   Joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
8. 2015
   Joined SSC Napoli
9. 2019
   Joined US Sassuolo Calcio
10. 2020
    Joined US Sassuolo Calcio
11. 2022
    Joined US Cremonese
12. 2023
    Joined FCSB

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Bacău
• •Citizenship: Romania
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football