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Bogdan Stancu
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Stancu in 2013
Full name	Bogdan Sorin Stancu
Date of birth	(1987-06-28) 28 June 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Pitești, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1998–2005	Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Argeș Pitești	7	(0)
2006	→ Dacia Mioveni (loan)	12	(3)
2006–2008	Unirea Urziceni	49	(11)
2008–2011	Steaua București	72	(33)
2011–2012	Galatasaray	14	(2)
2011–2012	→ Orduspor (loan)	31	(10)
2012–2013	Orduspor	30	(10)
2013–2017	Gençlerbirliği	91	(34)
2017–2019	Bursaspor	50	(8)
2019–2021	Gençlerbirliği	62	(26)
2021–2022	Eyüpspor	14	(3)
Total		432	(140)
International career
2006–2009	Romania U21	15	(5)
2010–2017	Romania	53	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bogdan Sorin Stancu (born June 28, 1987) is a former professional footballer from Romania. He played as a forward, which means he was a player whose main job was to score goals.

Bogdan Stancu started his career at Argeș Pitești. He also played for other teams like Mioveni and Unirea Urziceni. In 2008, he joined Steaua București and became a top scorer there. Later, he moved to Turkey to play for Galatasaray, Orduspor, Gençlerbirliği, Bursaspor, and Eyüpspor. He also played for the Romanian national team from 2010 to 2017, including in the Euro 2016 tournament.

Club Career
International Career
Career Statistics
Honours
See also

Club Career

Starting Out at FC Argeș

Bogdan Stancu began his football journey at Argeș Pitești. A coach named Mihai Ianovschi discovered him in 1998 when Bogdan was just 11 years old. He joined the club's junior team.

In 2001, when he was 14, Bogdan faced a tough time when his father passed away. This made him stop playing football for a few months. But he soon returned to the sport he loved.

In 2005, he joined the main team at FC Argeș. He also spent some time on loan at Dacia Mioveni. There, he scored 3 goals in 12 matches. After this, he came back to FC Argeș and played his first top-league game at 19.

Later in 2006, Bogdan moved to Unirea Urziceni. He played there for three years before moving to Steaua București in May 2008.

Playing for Steaua Bucharest

Bogdan Stancu training with Steaua Bucharest in 2008.

Bogdan Stancu joined Steaua București, one of Romania's biggest clubs, in 2008. He quickly showed his talent.

First Season: 2008–09

Bogdan scored in his very first friendly match for Steaua in June 2008. He continued to score in friendly games, including against Roma. In August 2008, he scored two goals in a league match against Gloria Bistrița. He scored four goals in his first five league games for Steaua. By the end of his first season, he was the top scorer for Steaua with 11 goals.

Second Season: 2009–10

Bogdan started the new season strong, scoring in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. He scored two goals against Motherwell and two more against St Patrick's Athletic. In total, he scored 6 goals in 9 European matches that season. He was the team's top scorer in the Europa League.

Third Season: 2010–11

In the 2010–11 season, Bogdan continued his great form. He scored in many league games, including two goals against Victoria and two against Sportul Studențesc. He also scored important goals in the Europa League, including two against Utrecht. He was a key player for Steaua during this time.

Moving to Galatasaray

In January 2011, Bogdan Stancu moved to the Turkish club Galatasaray. He signed a contract for four and a half years. He scored in his first Turkish Cup match and also in his second league game for Galatasaray. He finished the season with 3 goals in 16 games.

Time at Orduspor

In August 2011, Bogdan was loaned to Orduspor, another Turkish team. He quickly started scoring goals, with 4 goals in his first 7 games. He was even chosen as the player of the week in the Turkish league in January 2012. He continued to score important goals for Orduspor.

Later, in 2012, Bogdan officially joined Orduspor permanently. He signed a four-year contract with the club.

Playing for Gençlerbirliği and Bursaspor

In July 2013, after Orduspor was moved down to a lower league, Bogdan Stancu joined Gençlerbirliği. He made a big impact right away, scoring 7 goals in his first half-season.

In January 2017, he signed a contract with Bursaspor. He played there for two years.

Return to Gençlerbirliği and Eyüpspor

In January 2019, Bogdan returned to his former club, Gençlerbirliği. He played there until 2021. His last club was Eyüpspor, where he signed a contract in June 2021 and played until 2022.

International Career

Bogdan Stancu also played for his country, Romania.

He played for the Romania U-21 team from 2006 to 2009, scoring 5 goals in 15 games.

On September 3, 2010, he made his debut for the senior Romanian national team. He scored his first goal for Romania just 16 minutes into his first game against Albania.

Bogdan Stancu (left in yellow) playing for Romania at Euro 2016.

Bogdan played a big part in the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. He scored a penalty goal in Romania's opening game against the host country, France. He also scored another penalty in the second group game against Switzerland.

In February 2018, Bogdan Stancu announced that he was retiring from playing for the national team. He was 30 years old at the time.

Career Statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Argeș Pitești	2005–06	7	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
Dacia Mioveni	2005–06	12	3	0	0	–		–		12	3
Unirea Urziceni	2006–07	20	5	2	0	–		–		22	5
	2007–08	29	6	2	0	–		–		31	6
	Total	49	11	4	0	–		–		53	11
Steaua București	2008–09	29	11	1	0	5	0	–		35	11
	2009–10	25	8	1	0	9	6	–		35	14
	2010–11	18	13	1	0	8	3	–		27	16
	Total	72	32	3	0	22	9	–		97	41
Galatasaray	2010–11	14	2	2	1	–		–		16	3
Orduspor (loan)	2011–12	31	10	1	0	–		1	0	33	10
Orduspor	2012–13	30	10	3	1	–		–		33	11
Orduspor	Total	61	20	4	1	0	0	1	0	66	21
Gençlerbirliği	2013–14	28	13	0	0	–		–		28	13
	2014–15	24	9	3	1	–		–		27	10
	2015–16	29	10	1	0	–		–		30	10
	2016–17	10	2	0	0	–		–		10	2
	Total	91	34	4	1	–		–		95	35
Bursaspor	2016–17	12	0	1	0	–		–		13	0
	2017–18	31	8	1	0	–		–		32	8
	2018–19	7	0	1	0	–		–		8	0
	Total	50	8	3	0	–		–		53	8
Gençlerbirliği	2018–19	14	5	0	0	–		–		14	5
	2019–20	24	14	0	0	–!!colspan="2"\|–		24	14
	2020–21	24	7	0	0	–!!colspan="2"\|–		24	7
	Total	62	26	0	0	–		–		62	26
Eyüpspor	2021–22	14	3	0	0	–!!colspan="2"\|–		14	3
Career total		428	139	20	3	22	9	1	0	471	151

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2010	5	1
	2011	8	0
	2012	5	1
	2013	11	4
	2014	4	2
	2015	4	1
	2016	12	3
	2017	4	2
Total		53	14

International Goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 September 2010	Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț, Romania	Albania	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2	29 February 2012	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Uruguay	1–1	1–1	Friendly
3	6 February 2013	Estadio Ciudad, Málaga, Spain	Australia	2–2	3–2	Friendly
4	14 August 2013	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Slovakia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
5	11 October 2013	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	2–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 November 2013	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece	Greece	1–1	1–3	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	14 October 2014	Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
8	14 October 2014	Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
9	17 November 2015	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy	Italy	1–0	2–2	Friendly
10	10 June 2016	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	France	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2016
11	15 June 2016	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	Switzerland	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2016
12	8 October 2016	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	10 June 2017	National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Poland	1–3	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	13 June 2017	Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Chile	1–2	3–2	Friendly