Valentin Vasile Badea (born 23 October 1982 in Alexandria) is a Romanian former football player. He played as a striker. His last contract was with Liga II team UTA Arad.^[1]

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Valentin Badea

Personal information
Full name	Valentin Vasile Badea
Date of birth	(1982-10-23) 23 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Romania
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Rulmentul Alexandria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Rulmentul Alexandria
2001–2002	Jiul Petroşani	22	(5)
2002–2006	Vaslui	103	(42)
2006–2008	Steaua București	50	(15)
2008	→ Panserraikos (loan)	3	(0)
2009	Universitatea Craiova	13	(2)
2010	Politehnica Iaşi	11	(1)
2010	Braşov	10	(1)
2011	Al Ain	1	(0)
2011	Concordia Chiajna	3	(0)
2012	Farul Constanţa	11	(1)
2013	UTA Arad	3	(0)
Total		231	(68)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013

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• On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for €1,000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.
• Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua București, he also played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui.
• He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş while he was playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in Romania's third division and where Badea was the team's top goalscorer. Sdrobiş then brought him to Jiul Petroşani, and then to FC Vaslui where he was the coach.
• In 2006 Steaua paid €1,000,000 for Badea.
• On 23 August 2006 he has scored two goals in the match against Standard Liège, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, goals which sent Steaua București into the group stage after ten years of absence.
• On 20 December 2009, he was released from FC Universitatea Craiova.
• On 24 February 2010, he signed with Al Ain.

• Steaua's Gigi Becali was quoted by the press as saying that Badea will once become the Romanian top striker.