Nicușor Bancu

Nicușor Silviu Bancu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikuˈʃor ˈsilvju ˈbaŋku]; born 18 September 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for CS Universitatea Craiova and the Romanian national team as a left midfielder or a left back.

Nicușor Bancu

Bancu with Romania in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nicușor Silviu Bancu
Date of birth	(1992-09-18) 18 September 1992
Place of birth	Crâmpoia, Romania
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Left Midfielder / Left back
Club information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova
Number	11
Youth career
	Olt Slatina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	CSM Slatina	15	(1)
2012–2014	ALRO Slatina	53	(7)
2014–	Universitatea Craiova	200	(17)
National team^‡
2017–	Romania	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

Bancu recorded his competitive debut for CS Universitatea Craiova on 16 July 2014, a 0–1 Cupa Ligii loss to Rapid București. His first Liga I match came nine days later in a 1–1 home draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu.

He scored his first goal for the Alb-albaștrii on 9 September that year, in a 2–0 defeat of Universitatea Cluj. 29 October, Bancu was injured by Viitorul Constanța player Alin Șeroni in a Cupa României Round of 16 game, which ended 1–1 after 90 minutes. He suffered a broken tibia and was sidelened for around half a year.[1]

Bancu made 34 appearances in all competitions in the following season, as his team finished on the eighth place in the domestic league.

In 2019, it was announced that Lazio are keen on bringing Craiova captain Bancu to Stadio Olimpico. They have been monitoring his progress over the past few seasons. Former Biancocelesti captain, Cristiano Bergodi, likened Bancu to Senad Lulić.[2] Before, in 2016, Universitatea Craiova rejected offer from PSV Eindhoven for Bancu.[3]

Career statistics

International

As of 15 November 2019[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2017	1	0
	2018	6	0
	2019	6	0
Total		13	0

Honours

Club

Universitatea Craiova

• Cupa României: 2017–18
• Supercupa României: Runner-up 2018

References

1. "Accidentare-horror-lui-Nicusor-bancu".
2. Italienii confirmă informațiile FANATIK. Nicușor Bancu, aproape de Lazio Roma
3. "Bancu, ofertă de milioane de euro de la PSV. Cât cere Rotaru!". fanatik.ro (in Romanian). 27 June 2018.
4. "Nicușor Bancu". European Football. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

External links

• Nicușor Bancu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
• Nicușor Bancu at Soccerway