Valentin Gheorghe

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Valentin Gheorghe
File:Valentin Gheorghe - 3 July 2023 (cropped).jpg
Gheorghe with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 11
Youth career
–2015 Astra Giurgiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Astra Giurgiu 108 (20)
2015–2016 → Afumați (loan)
2021–2023 FCSB 29 (6)
2022–2023 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 24 (1)
2023–2024 Universitatea Cluj 26 (2)
2024–2025 Politehnica Iași 21 (0)
2025– Petrolul Ploiești 26 (2)
International career
2019 Romania U21 1 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025

Valentin Gheorghe (Romanian pronunciation: [valenˈtin ˈɡe̯orɡe]; born 14 February 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

A product of Astra Giurgiu, Gheorghe had a loan spell at Afumați before going on to amass over 100 matches in the top flight for his boyhood club. Following Astra's relegation in 2021, he transferred back to the Liga I with FCSB.

Internationally, Gheorghe was capped once for Romania at under-21 level and represented the under-23 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Club career

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Early career and Astra Giurgiu

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Gheorghe spent his formative years in the academy of Astra Ploiești, which in 2012 relocated its first-team squad to the city of Giurgiu. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the lower leagues, and for the 2015–16 campaign was loaned out to Liga III side Afumați.[citation needed] Upon his return to Astra, he was promoted to the first team and recorded his professional debut at age 19, in a goalless Liga I draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu on 31 July 2016.[1]

On 27 October 2016, Gheorghe scored his first Astra goal in a 0–1 victory over NMM Becicherecu Mic in the Cupa României. He made his European debut on 27 July 2017, in a 0–0 draw with Oleksandriya in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[2] Gheorghe imposed himself as a regular in the 2018–19 season, totalling six goals from 31 appearances in all competitions.

The following campaign, Gheorghe netted ten times to become Astra's second-best goalscorer in the league behind Denis Alibec. He was a starter in the 2019 and 2021 Cupa României finals lost 1–2 to Viitorul Constanța and 2–3 to Universitatea Craiova, respectively, with the Ilie Oană Stadium in his native Ploiești hosting both. Gheorghe was named man of the match in the latter game,[3] the last of a season which ended in relegation for Astra.

FCSB

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On 3 September 2021, Gheorghe returned to the Liga I by signing a five-year contract with FCSB.[4] Nine days later, he scored on debut in a 6–0 derby thrashing of Dinamo București at the Arena Națională.[5]

Mostly used a second-half substitute, Gheorghe totalled seven goals from 29 appearances in all competitions during his first year in Bucharest.

Loan to Ümraniyespor

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Gheorghe agreed to a one-season loan deal with Turkish club Ümraniyespor on 29 June 2022.[6] In the Süper Lig opener against Fenerbahçe on 8 August, he replaced Yonathan Del Valle in the 64th minute and netted a goal for an eventual 3–3 draw.[7]

Universitatea Cluj

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On 31 August 2022, Gheorghe agreed to a deal for an undisclosed period with Liga I side Universitatea Cluj.[8]

International career

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File:Valentin Gheorghe - CFR Cluj vs FCSB, 17 April 2022 (cropped).jpg
Gheorghe celebrating with FCSB after a win against CFR Cluj, April 2022

In June 2021, Gheorghe was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] He started in the opening 1–0 win over Honduras[10] and entered as a substitute in the other two matches of an eventual group-stage exit.

On 3 March 2023, Gheorghe received a preliminary call-up to the Romania senior team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches against Andorra and Belarus,[11] but did not make the final list.

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2025[12][citation needed]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Astra Giurgiu 2016–17 Liga I 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2017–18 Liga I 12 0 2 1 — 1[b] 0 — 15 1
2018–19 Liga I 25 2 6 4 — — — 31 6
2019–20 Liga I 31 10 1 1 — — — 32 11
2020–21 Liga I 35 8 5 1 — — — 40 9
2021–22 Liga II 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Total 108 20 15 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 124 28
FCSB 2021–22 Liga I 28 6 1 1 — — — 29 7
2023–24 Liga I 1 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 — 2 0
Total 29 6 1 1 — 1 0 — 31 7
Ümraniyespor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 24 1 2 1 — — — 26 2
Universitatea Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 26 2 5 0 — — 2[d] 0 33 2
Politehnica Iași 2024–25 Liga I 21 0 4 0 — — — 25 0
Petrolul Ploiești 2024–25 Liga I 16 1 — — — — 16 1
2025–26 Liga I 10 1 1 0 — — — 11 1
Total 26 2 1 0 — — — 27 2
Career total 234 31 28 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 266 41
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

Honours

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Afumați

Astra Giurgiu[12]

FCSB[12]

References

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