Gabriel Iancu

Gabriel Cristian Iancu (Romanian pronunciation: [gabriˈel kristiˈan ˈjaŋku]; born 15 April 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder for Viitorul Constanța.[1]

Gabriel Iancu
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Cristian Iancu
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Viitorul Constanța
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2011 Steaua București
2011 Concordia Chiajna
2011 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Viitorul Constanța 30 (10)
2013–2016 FCSB 54 (8)
2015–2016 → Karabükspor (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2017 Viitorul Constanța 24 (5)
2017–2018 Termalica 14 (2)
2018–2019 Voluntari 1 (0)
2019 Dunărea Călărași 12 (2)
2019– Viitorul Constanța 20 (11)
National team
2011 Romania U17 3 (0)
2012 Romania U19 3 (0)
2013–2014 Romania U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:33, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

As a youngster he made a name for himself on the fields of LTS where he drew the attention of coaches and scouts with his technical ability, dribbling skills, and finesse shots.

Viitorul Constanța

In March 2012, he and his team-mate Țîru were on trial at Ajax[2] and he was also linked with a move to Galatasaray.[3]

Steaua Bucharest

In December 2012, Iancu signed a 5-year contract with Steaua București for an undisclosed fee, which acquired 70% of the player's rights.[4][5] His contract includes a €25 million buyout clause.[6]

On July 30, 2013, Iancu scored the only two goals in the away victory against Dinamo Tbilisi, to facilitate Steaua's progression to the Play-off round.[7]

Nieciecza

In September 2017, he joined Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza on a two-year contract.[8] Two weeks later, he made his league debut, coming on as a substitute and scoring the winning goal for the club that won 2–1 against Lechia Gdańsk.[9]

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 13 March 2020)[10]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2011–12 12400---124
2012–13 18600---186
Total 3010000000003010
Steaua București 2012–13 10200-00-102
2013–14 19220-8210304
2014–15 20334216110329
2015–16 510000301091
Total 5485421173308116
Karabükspor (loan) 2015–16 4131---72
Viitorul Constanța 2016–17 24511002000275
Termalica 2017–18 14200---142
FC Voluntari 2018–19 1000---10
Dunarea Calarasi 2018–19 12210---132
Viitorul Constanța 2019–20 201100-22102313
Viitorul Constanța Total 7426110042108029
Career total 15939106212154019651

Honours

Club

Steaua București

Viitorul Constanța

References
  1. Gabi Iancu, gata să facă furori din nou în Liga 1! Noul club anunţă: "A înţeles unde a greşit, va fi un jucător important". digisport.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Roemeense talenten op stage bij Ajax". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 23 March 2012.
  3. "Hagi'den G.Saray'a hediye futbolcu". milliyett.ro (in Turkish). Milliyet. 14 September 2012.
  4. "Gabriel Iancu a fost prezentat oficial la Steaua" (in Romanian). Digi 24. 23 December 2012.
  5. "Noua achizitie a Stelei ii umple de bani pe constanteni! Gabriel Iancu ar putea aduce 1,5 milioane euro in contul Viitorului" (in Romanian). Sport Total. 14 December 2012.
  6. "Steaua i-a stabilit o clauză de reziliere uriașă lui Gabriel Iancu" (in Romanian). B1 TV. 11 December 2012.
  7. "Steaua e la un pas de play-off, după 2-0 cu Dinamo" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 July 2013.
  8. "Gabriel Iancu zawodnikiem Bruk-Betu Termaliki". termalica.brukbet.com (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. "Ekstraklasa: Bruk-Bet Termalica 2–1 Lechia Gdańsk". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  10. "G. Iancu". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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