Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu (born 9 August 1992) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a striker for Maltese Premier League club Birkirkara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birkirkara | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Inter Gaz București | ||
| 2005–2010 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Rapid II București | 24 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Rapid București | 59 | (7) |
| 2012 | → Otopeni (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2015 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 36 | (2) |
| 2017 | Warriors FC | 11 | (3) |
| 2018 | Juventus București | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Metaloglobus București | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tskhinvali | 16 | (3) |
| 2020 | Avezzano | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | FC U Craiova | 20 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Floriana | 38 | (9) |
| 2023– | Birkirkara | 34 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 | |||
Career
In January 2016, Ciolacu signed a contract with ASA Târgu Mureș.[1]
Midway through 2017, Ciolacu signed for Singaporean club Warriors,[2] integrating quickly into the team.[3]
On his Singapore League Cup debut against Home United, Ciolacu scored three goals, taking his club to the top of the group.[4] In December 2017, he said that "The speed of play in Singapore is lower than in Romania, and the players do not give much importance to physical training, although this matters a lot in modern football. There is room for improvement, of course, but there is fantastic potential for development."[5]
On 24 January 2020, Ciolacu joined Italian Serie D club Avezzano.[6] He played for the club until the summer 2020, where he moved back to Romania to join FC U Craiova 1948.
Honours
- FC U Craiova
- Floriana
- Maltese FA Trophy: 2021–22
- Maltese Super Cup runner-up: 2022
- Birkirkara
References
External links
- Andrei Ciolacu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Ciolacu at Soccerway
