Alin Toșca

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Alin Toșca
Personal information
Full name Alin Dorinel Toșca[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Alexandria, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Universitatea Cluj
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2007 Școala de Fotbal Florea Voicilă
2007–2009 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Steaua II București 14 (0)
2010–2011 → Unirea Urziceni (loan) 18 (0)
2011–2012 Săgeata Năvodari 23 (0)
2012–2014 Viitorul Constanța 54 (0)
2014–2017 Steaua București 65 (0)
2017–2019 Betis 23 (0)
2018 → Benevento (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019 → PAOK (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2023 Gaziantep 105 (0)
2023–2025 Benevento 42 (1)
2023–2024 → Al-Riyadh (loan) 11 (0)
2025– Universitatea Cluj 1 (0)
International career
2012–2014 Romania U21 10 (0)
2016–2022 Romania 30 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025

Alin Dorinel Toșca (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈlin doriˈnel ˈtoʃka]; born 14 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Alexandria, Teleorman County, Toșca came through FC Steaua București's youth system and made his professional debut with its reserve team. He was loaned out to Unirea Urziceni where he played his first Liga I match on 11 September 2010, against Steaua.[2]

Toșca also had a brief spell with Săgeata Năvodari before joining Viitorul Constanța in 2012, with which he made over 50 appearances.

Steaua București

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In March 2014, it was announced that FC Steaua București signed Toșca for an undisclosed fee, with the player due to join the squad in the summer.[3] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 December 2014, contributing to a 3–0 away win over Politehnica Iași for the season's Cupa Ligii.[4]

Betis

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On 24 January 2017, Toșca moved to Spanish side Real Betis on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his La Liga debut five days later, featuring the full 90 minutes against Barcelona in a 1–1 home draw.[6]

After falling down the pecking order, Toșca agreed to a five-month loan deal with Italian club Benevento on 31 January 2018.[7][8] On 24 August 2018, he was loaned to Greek first division club PAOK for the 2018–19 campaign with a purchase option.[9]

Gaziantep

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On 21 July 2019, after being released by Betis, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish side Gazişehir Gaziantep.[10]

Return to Benevento

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On 30 January 2023, Toșca signed with Benevento in Italy once again.[11]

Al-Riyadh

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On 20 July 2023, Toșca joined newly promoted Pro League side Al-Riyadh on loan.[12][13]

International career

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Toșca earned his first cap for Romania on 23 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win against Lithuania, in Giurgiu.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 December 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Steaua II București 2009–10 Liga II 13 0 0 0 — — — 13 0
2010–11 Liga II 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Total 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
Unirea Urziceni (loan) 2010–11 Liga I 18 0 1 0 — — — 19 0
Săgeata Năvodari 2011–12 Liga II 23 0 0 0 — — — 23 0
Viitorul Constanța 2012–13 Liga I 25 0 0 0 — — — 25 0
2013–14 Liga I 29 0 2 0 — — — 31 0
Total 54 0 2 0 — — — 56 0
Steaua București 2014–15 Liga I 15 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
2015–16 Liga I 34 0 1 0 2 0 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 43 0
2016–17 Liga I 16 0 2 0 2 0 9[e] 0 — 29 0
Total 65 0 8 0 8 1 14 0 1 0 96 1
Betis 2016–17 La Liga 17 0 — — — — 17 0
2017–18 La Liga 6 0 2 0 — — — 8 0
Total 23 0 2 0 — — — 25 0
Benevento (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 13 0 — — — — 13 0
PAOK (loan) 2018–19 Super League Greece 7 0 4 0 — 5[f] 0 — 16 0
Gaziantep 2019–20 Süper Lig 34 0 2 0 — — — 36 0
2020–21 Süper Lig 32 0 1 0 — — — 15 0
2021–22 Süper Lig 31 0 4 0 — — — 15 0
2022–23 Süper Lig 8 0 3 0 — — — 11 0
Total 105 0 10 0 — — — 115 0
Benevento 2022–23 Serie B 16 0 — — — — 16 0
2024–25 Serie C 26 1 1 0 — — — 27 1
Total 42 1 1 0 — — — 43 1
Al-Riyadh (loan) 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 11 0 1 0 — — — 12 0
Universitatea Cluj 2025–26 Liga I 1 0 2 0 — — — 3 0
Career total 377 1 31 0 8 1 19 0 1 0 435 2
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Copa del Rey, Greek Cup, Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia Serie C, King's Cup
  2. ^ Includes Cupa Ligii
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
  5. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 29 March 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2016 4 0
2017 6 0
2018 5 0
2019 3 0
2020 5 0
2021 5 1
2022 2 0
Total 30 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toșca goal.
List of international goals scored by Alin Toșca
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2021 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 26 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Steaua București[15]

PAOK[15]

References

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