Adrian Rus

Adrian Rus (Hungarian: Rus Adrián; born 18 March 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Fehérvár and the Romania national team mainly as a central defender.

Adrian Rus
Personal information
Full name Adrian Rus
Date of birth (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996
Place of birth Satu Mare, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Fehérvár
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 Olimpia Satu Mare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Olimpia Satu Mare
2015–2016 Fehérgyarmat 14 (0)
2016–2018 Balmazújváros 61 (3)
2018–2019 Puskás Akadémia 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (loan) 14 (0)
2019– Fehérvár 10 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Romania U21 7 (0)
2019– Romania 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Rus started his career as junior with local team Olimpia Satu Mare, before moving in 2015 to neighbouring Hungary where he represented Fehérgyarmat, Balmazújváros and Puskás Akadémia. He did not play any matches for the latter club, as he was loaned back to his native country with Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.[1]

On 25 June 2019, Rus agreed to a contract with Hungarian club MOL Vidi—soon renamed MOL Fehérvár.[2]

International career

Rus acquired Hungarian citizenship during his early spells in the country, making him eligible for the Hungary national team. In spite of that, he stated in an interview for the Romanian Football Federation that he is "100% Romanian" and desires to represent Romania.[3]

He was selected in Romania's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, recording one appearance as his team was eliminated in the semi-finals by Germany.[4] In August that year, Rus received his first call-up to the senior team,[5][6] and started in an eventual 1–0 victory over Malta on 8 September.

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 20 June 2020[7]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Balmazújváros
2015–16 2000––20
2016–17 29110––301
2017–18 30240––342
Total61350––663
Sepsi OSK
2018–19 14031––171
Fehérvár
2019–20 1003000130
Total1003000130
Career Total 85311100964

International
As of 18 November 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
201950
Total50

References
  1. "Sătmăreanul Adrian Rus a semnat cu o echipă din Liga I" [Satu Mare native Adrian Rus signed for a Liga I team] (in Romanian). Jurnalul de Satu Mare. 15 July 2018.
  2. "Rus Adrián a MOL Vidi FC-ben folytatja pályafutását" [Adrián Rus continues his career at MOL Vidi FC] (in Hungarian). MOL Vidi FC. 25 June 2019.
  3. "Fotbal: Adrian Rus - Sunt 100% român, mama a plâns atunci când am fost convocat la naţională" [Football: Adrian Rus - I am 100% Romanian, my mother broke down in tears of joy when I was convoked] (in Romanian). Agerpres. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. "France 0–0 Romania". UEFA.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. "Lista convocărilor preliminare pentru meciurile cu Spania și Malta din septembrie" [The list of preliminary call-ups for the matches against Spain and Malta in September] (in Romanian). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. "Tricolorul Adrian Rus, pedepsit de unguri pentru că a fost convocat la naționala României. Internaționalul de tineret are și cetățenie maghiară" [Adrian Rus, sanctioned by the Hungarians for being convoked by Romania. The youth international also holds Hungarian citizenship]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 22 August 2019.
  7. Adrian Rus at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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