Alexandru Cretu

Age 34

Uni Craiova

Romania

0.3 M €

24 April 1992 (34)

190 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.65

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.7

6.5

7.0

6.9

6.5

6.7

6.2

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

350K €

24 April 1992

34 Age

Nationality

Romania

Height / Weight

190 cm / 73 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other Centre-Back, Central Midfielder

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Alexandru Cretu career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
26/27	Uni Craiova	7	4	0	0	0	1
	Superliga	5	3	0	0	0	1
	Romania Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	1	0	0	0	0	0
25/26	Uni Craiova	37	12	3	2	4	0
	Superliga	20	8	1	0	3	0
	Romania Cup	6	2	2	0	0	0
	UEFA Conference League	11	2	0	2	1	0
24/25	Al-Wehda	34	22	1	2	5	0
	Saudi Pro League	32	20	1	2	5	0
	Kings Cup	2	2	0	0	0	0
24/25	Uni Craiova	7	4	0	1	1	1
	Superliga	5	2	0	1	1	1
	UEFA Conference League	2	2	0	0	0	0
23/24	Uni Craiova	42	39	6	3	6	0
	Superliga	41	38	6	3	6	0
	Romania Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
22/23	Uni Craiova	40	33	7	3	8	2
	Superliga	34	27	7	3	5	2
	UEFA Conference League	6	6	0	0	3	0
21/22	Uni Craiova	28	24	3	2	8	1
	Superliga	28	24	3	2	8	1
21/22	FCSB	7	7	0	0	0	0
	Superliga	5	5	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Conference League	2	2	0	0	0	0
20/21	Maribor	21	15	2	2	5	0
	PrvaLiga	20	14	2	2	5	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Maribor	32	29	2	3	11	0
	PrvaLiga	25	22	1	3	8	0
	UEFA Champions League	5	5	1	0	3	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
18/19	Maribor	19	10	0	0	3	0
	PrvaLiga	17	10	0	0	3	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Maribor	4	4	0	0	0	0
	PrvaLiga	4	4	0	0	0	0
17/18	Olimpija Ljubljana	6	1	0	0	0	0
	PrvaLiga	4	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	1	0	0	0	0
16/17	Olimpija Ljubljana	13	12	1	1	4	0
	PrvaLiga	13	12	1	1	4	0
16/17	Politehnica Iasi	12	11	0	0	3	0
	Superliga	11	11	0	0	3	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	Politehnica Iasi	21	8	0	1	5	0
	Superliga	21	8	0	1	5	0
14/15	Politehnica Iasi	28	23	2	1	3	1
	Superliga	28	23	2	1	3	1
12/13	Politehnica Iasi	26	25	0	0	4	0
	Superliga	26	25	0	0	4	0
Total		384	283	27	21	70	6

National Team Career

Alexandru Cretu career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2023	Romania	2	0
	UEFA Nations League	2	0
2022	Romania	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	1	0
2021	Romania	4	3
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	1	1
	UEFA Nations League	3	2
Total		7	3

National Youth Team Career

Alexandru Cretu career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2014	Romania	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
2013	Romania	3	3	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	1
2012	Romania	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
Total		6	6	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2021-Today	Uni Craiova	161	116	19	11
2024-2025	Al-Wehda	34	22	1	2
2021-2022	FCSB	7	7	0	0
2017-2021	Maribor	76	58	4	5
2016-2018	Olimpija Ljubljana	19	13	1	1
2012-2017	Politehnica Iasi	87	67	2	2

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2021-2023	Romania	7	3	0	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2012-2014	Romania	6	6	0	0

General Statistics — 26/27 Superliga

- Goals

- Assists

6.5 Avg. Pts

5 Matches

3 Starting XI

225 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.40

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.65

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.7

6.5

7.0

6.9

6.5

6.7

6.2

Season Performance

Season Performance — 26/27 Superliga
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%43
Assists	-	%47
Goal Contribution	-	%40
Expected Goals (xG)	-	%50
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%50
Big Chances Created	-	%47
Big Chances Missed	-	%56
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	1	%51
Shots on Target	-	%32
Shots off Target	1	%35
Blocked Shots	-	%69
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	89.7%	%84
Passes	175	%66
Accurate Passes	157	%74
Key Passes	2	%58
Passes in Final Third	3	%36
Chances Created	-	%25
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	54.5%	%57
Long Balls	11	%50
Accurate Long Balls	6	%55
Cross Accuracy %	-
Crosses	-	%26
Accurate Crosses	-	%31
Defense
Clearances	13	%90
Interceptions	-	%12
Tackles	5	%47
Individual
Touches	21	%32
Dribbles	-	%14
Successful Dribbles	-	%22
Successful Dribble %	-
Duels	7	%43
Duels Won %	57.1%	%75
Duels Won	4	%50
Possession Lost	20	%60
Dispossessed	-	%76
Offsides	-	%50
Fouls Won	4	%79
Free Kicks Taken	4	%79
Discipline
Fouls	4	%40
Yellow Cards	-	%74
Red Cards	1	%3

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
30.06.25	Al-Wehda	Uni Craiova	Signed
27.08.24	Uni Craiova	Al-Wehda	600k €
30.08.21	FCSB	Uni Craiova	Signed
30.06.21	Maribor	FCSB	Signed
12.02.18	Olimpija Ljubljana	Maribor	100k €
31.12.16	Politehnica Iasi	Olimpija Ljubljana	100k €
30.12.11	Corvinul Hunedoara 1921	Politehnica Iasi	Loan Return
30.06.11	Politehnica Iasi	Corvinul Hunedoara 1921	Loan

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Romanian champion	1	CS Universitatea Craiova	25/26
Slovenian champion	1	NK Maribor	18/19
Romanian cup winner	1	CS Universitatea Craiova	25/26
Romanian 2nd Division Champion	2	CSM Politehnica Iasi	13/14 11/12
Romanian Super Cup winner	1	CS Universitatea Craiova	26/27

Alexandru Cretu: profile and statistics summary

Alexandru Cretu is a 34-year-old footballer in the Defensive Midfielder position. Holds Romania nationality and was born on 24 April 1992. Stands 190 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Uni Craiova. Under contract until 6/29/2028. Current market value: 0.3 M €.

In the 26/27 season, made 5 appearances in Superliga for a total of 225 minutes. Average match rating: 7.00.

Across a career spanning 6 clubs, made 384 appearances and scored 27 goals. Made 7 appearances for Romania. Honours won include Romanian champion, Slovenian champion, Romanian cup winner.

Uni Craiova squad, fixtures and league table

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