Valentin Țicu
 Țicu with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Constantin Țicu | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| –2018 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Petrolul Ploiești | 157 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 | |||
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.
Club career[edit]
Țicu is a youth product of Petrolul Ploiești, and made his senior debut for the club in a Liga III game against Flacăra Moreni on 30 March 2018.[1] On 28 September that year, he registered his first Liga II appearance by playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 thrashing of Aerostar Bacău.
Țicu scored his first goal on 13 October 2019, in a 3–0 league win over Daco-Getica București. In the 2021–22 campaign, he gained team captaincy[1] and aided with 26 appearances and three goals as "the Yellow-Blues" won the Liga II championship.
Țicu made 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, he scored his first Liga I goal—and the only of the match—in an away victory over FC U Craiova.[3] He was an undisputed starter during the 2022–23 season, totalling 38 league matches.
On 13 September 2023, Petrolul Ploiești announced that Țicu signed a contract extension lasting until 2026.[1] Eleven days later, he committed a foul which left Hermannstadt player Dragoș Iancu with an ankle fracture and was handed a 16-match suspension,[4] later reduced in half.
International career[edit]
On 15 June 2023, Țicu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[5] Two days later, as a result of several injuries within the senior team squad, he was called up for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Switzerland,[6] but did not make his debut.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 29 April 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2018–19 | Liga II | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Liga II | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga II | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga II | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 157 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 165 | 8 | |||||
Honours[edit]
Petrolul Ploiești[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Vali Ticu, încă trei ani alături de FC Petrolul!" [Vali Țicu, three more years with FC Petrolul!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Suspendare-RECORD! Valentin Țicu și-a aflat pedeapsa după ce l-a băgat în spital pe Dragoș Iancu: revine în 2024! Prima reacție" [RECORD-suspension! Valentin Țicu found out his punishment after putting Dragoș Iancu in the hospital: he will return in 2024! First reaction]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Convocare de ultim moment la naționala României! Fotbalistul chemat de urgență de Edi Iordănescu" [Last minute call-up to the Romanian national team! The footballer urgently called up by Edi Iordănescu]. Digi Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ a b Valentin Țicu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Valentin Țicu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
- Petrolul Ploiești official profile (in Romanian)