Valentin Țicu

Valentin Constantin Țicu (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin konstanˈtin ˈt͡siku]; born 19 September 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești, which he captains.[1]

Valentin Țicu
Țicu with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name Valentin Constantin Țicu
Date of birth (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2018 Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Petrolul Ploiești 127 (6)
International career‡
2018 Romania U19 2 (0)
2021– Romania U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Țicu is a youth product of Petrolul Ploiești and made his Liga II debut for the team on 28 September 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 thrashing of Aerostar Bacău. On 13 October 2019, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 league defeat of Daco-Getica București.

Țicu aided with 26 appearances and three goals in the 2021–22 season, as "the Yellow-Blues" won the championship and earned promotion to the Liga I. He recorded his debut in the top tier by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022.[2]

On 31 March 2023, Țicu scored his first Liga I goal—and the only of the match—in an away victory over FC U Craiova.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 May 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Petrolul Ploiești 2018–19 Liga II 150———150
2019–20 Liga II 25130——281
2020–21 Liga II 23121——252
2021–22 Liga II 26300——263
2022–23 Liga I 38120——401
Career total 127671——1347

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești[4]

References
  1. ""Nu vă ascund asta!" Valentin Țicu are "interzis" la FCSB" ["I'm not hiding this from you!" Valentin Țicu is "forbidden" for FCSB] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. "Petrolul Ploiești - FC Voluntari 0-1. Ploieștenii pierd în primul meci de la revenirea în Liga 1" [Petrolul Ploiești - FC Voluntari 0–1. Ploieștenii lose the first match since their Liga 1 return] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. "FCU Craiova - Petrolul 0-1. Meci fără prea mult spectacol salvat însă de golul lui Ţicu" [FCU Craiova - Petrolul 0-1. A match without much show saved by Țicu's goal] (in Romanian). Prima Sport. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. Valentin Țicu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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