Mircea Ilcu

Mircea Ilcu (born 1 April 1991 in Timișoara) is a Romanian Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.

Mircea Ilcu
Personal information
Full name Mircea Ilcu
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Carabins de l'Université de Montréal
Number 33
Youth career
John Abbott Islanders
2007–2008 Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis
2009 Trois-Rivières Attak
2010 Montreal Impact Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Montreal Impact 11 (1)
2013– Montreal Carabins
National team
2006 Canada U15
2006–2007 Canada U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2011

Career

Youth and amateur

Ilcu moved from Romania to Canada with his family as a small child, settling in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec. He attended Ecole Secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes and played college soccer at John Abbott College. He played for Équipe du Québec (the Quebec provincial team) between 2004 and 2006. Also played for the Quebec team at the 2009 Canada Games.[1]

Ilcu began his career playing for amateur side Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis, and later played in the Canadian Soccer League for Trois-Rivières Attak in 2009 and Montreal Impact Academy in 2010 & 2012.

Professional

Ilcu made his debut for Montreal Impact (NASL) in the North American Soccer League on 9 April 2011.[2]

Career stats
Team Season League Domestic
League		 Domestic
Playoffs		 Domestic
Cup1		 Concacaf
Competition2		 Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Trois-Rivières Attak 2009 CSL 10 4 2 - - - - - - - - - 10 4 2
Montreal Impact Academy 2010 CSL 10 3 2 - - - - - - - - - 10 3 2
Montreal Impact 2011 NASL 5 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 5 0 0
Total CSL2074---------2074
Total NASL500---------500

Personal life

Ilcu's father Mihai was also a footballer who played for FC Politehnica Timișoara in the 1980s. His niece Marieta is a former long jumper.

References
  1. "Canada Games Profile". Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. FCTB defeats Montreal 1-0 in the Season Opener

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