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Alexandru Bourceanu
Romanian footballer
Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian minifootball player and former footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder and was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature. He plays for Romania minifootball national team whom which he won the 2023 WMF World Cup .
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Bourceanu with Arsenal Tula in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dunărea Galați | 96 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Oțelul Galați | 31 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Politehnica Timișoara | 54 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | FCSB | 80 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Trabzonspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → FCSB (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | FCSB | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal Tula | 33 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dunărea Călărași | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | Gloria Buzău | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 373 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Romania | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steaua București
Born in Galaţi, Bourceanu has played central defensive midfielder for various local clubs. He transferred from Politehnica Timișoara to Steaua București in the summer of 2011. After just 10 league matches, Bourceanu became team's captain.[1]
Trabzonspor
On 3 February 2014, Trabzonspor completed a 3.5-year deal for an undisclosed fee for the 28-year-old midfielder who had less than 6 months left on his contract.[2] He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.[3]
Arsenal Tula
On 13 January 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Arsenal Tula. The contract is for 1.5 years with an additional 1-year extension option.[4]
SCM Gloria Buzău
On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II side SCM Gloria Buzău.[5]
Club
- Steaua
Statistics accurate as of match played 24 December 2019[6][7][8][9][10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dunărea Galați | 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||
| Oțelul Galați | 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 (loan) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 118 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 4 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Dunărea Călărași | 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Gloria Buzău | 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 373 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 454 | 14 | ||
- Petrişor, Ionuţ (14 October 2011). "Bourceanu e cel mai forjat » "Gattuso" a ratat un singur meci de cînd a ajuns la Steaua" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
- "Alexandru Bourceanu ile anlaşma sağlandı". Trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Steaua l-a imprumutat pe Bourceanu pentru un sezon!" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 31 August 2014.
- АЛЕКСАНДРУ БУРЧАНУ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ АРСЕНАЛА (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 13 January 2017.
- "ESTE OFICIAL! ALEXANDRU BOURCEANU A SEMNAT CU SCM GLORIA BUZĂU" (in Romanian). SCM Gloria Buzău. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
- Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
- "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- Alexandru Bourceanu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alexandru Bourceanu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alexandru Bourceanu at FootballDatabase.eu
- Alexandru Bourceanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
- Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
- Alexandru Bourceanu at the Turkish Football Federation
- Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Steaua captain 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by |