Ionuț Balaur

Ionuț Balaur
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Vaslui, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Unirea Alba Iulia
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2006 LPS Vaslui
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Vaslui 26 (2)
2007–2008 → Focșani (loan) 16 (2)
2010 → Otopeni (loan) 14 (1)
2014–2016 ASA Târgu Mureș 29 (4)
2016–2021 Voluntari 142 (6)
2018 → Dunărea Călărași (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2023 Mioveni 55 (3)
2023–2024 Argeș Pitești 8 (1)
2024– Unirea Alba Iulia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024

Ionuț Balaur (born 6 June 1989) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga III club Unirea Alba Iulia.

Club career

FC Vaslui

Balaur was the only player of FC Vaslui that was born in Vaslui. He made a single substitute appearance for the club in the 2006–07 season. In the following seasons he was loaned to different teams like CSM Focșani or CS Otopeni. At the start of the 11/12 season he returned to FC Vaslui. Despite him being a striker, he was used as a central defender after Papp and Cânu's long–term injuries and FC Vaslui's transfers ban. He made some fantastic games in the Europa League and in Liga I as a central defender and was seen as a future important player for the team. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury in January 2012 that kept him out for 6 months. Following the team dissolving due to financial problems Balaur decided to leave the club.

ASA Târgu Mureș

In 2014, Balaur signed a two–years contract with the Romanian vice–champions ASA Târgu Mureș being a very constant player for the team reaching Romanian Cup and top standings in the league with his club.

FC Voluntari

In 2016, Balaur signed a contract with the Bucharest–based club FC Voluntari and becoming an important player for the club becoming the captain of the squad several times during the 2017/18 season.

Argeș Pitești

In summer 2023, Argeș Pitești announced the signing of Balaur.[1]

Statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 May 2024[2][3][4]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vaslui 2006–07 1 0 — — — 1 0
2011–12 9 1 2 0 4 0 — 15 1
2013–14 16 1 2 0 — — 18 1
Total 26 2 4 0 4 0 — 34 2
Focșani (loan) 2007–08 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
Otopeni (loan) 2010–11 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
ASA Târgu Mureș 2014–15 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
2015–16 20 4 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 24 4
Total 29 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 35 4
Voluntari 2016–17 29 2 3 0 — 1[a] 0 33 2
2017–18 30 1 1 0 — 3[b] 1 34 2
2018–19 31 2 2 0 — — 33 2
2019–20 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
2020–21 32 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 33 0
Total 142 6 6 0 — 5 1 153 7
Dunărea Călărași (loan) 2018–19 2 0 — — — 2 0
Mioveni 2021–22 30 2 0 0 — — 30 2
2022–23 25 1 1 0 — — 26 1
Total 55 3 1 0 — — 56 3
Argeș Pitești 2023–24 8 1 2 0 — — 10 1
Career total 292 19 18 0 4 0 6 1 320 20
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Cupa Ligii
  2. ^ One appearance in the Supercupa României and two appearances and one goal in promotion-relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in promotion-relegation play-offs

Honours

FC Vaslui

ASA Târgu Mureș

Voluntari

References

  1. ^ "Bine ai venit, Ionuț Balaur!" [Welcome, Ionut Balaur!] (in Romanian). argesfc.ro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Ionuț Balaur at Soccerway
  3. ^ Ionuț Balaur at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ Ionuț Balaur at WorldFootball.net