Andrei Vlad

Andrei Vlad
Vlad with FCSB in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andrei Daniel Vlad
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Târgoviște, Romania
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2010–2015 CSȘ Târgoviște
2015–2017 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2017–2024 FCSB 90 (0)
2025–2026 Aktobe 23 (0)
2026 Arka Gdynia 0 (0)
2026 Arka Gdynia II 1 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Romania U17 4 (0)
2016 Romania U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Romania U19 7 (0)
2019–2021 Romania U21 12 (0)
2021 Romania 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026

Andrei Daniel Vlad (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej daniˈel ˈvlad]; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career and Universitatea Craiova

Vlad practiced youth football for his hometown club CSȘ Târgoviște, before joining the academy of Universitatea Craiova in 2015. He made his professional debut for the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 Liga I defeat to eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.

FCSB

On 9 July 2017, fellow Liga I team FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a €30 million buyout clause. Vlad made his FCSB debut on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss to Viitorul Constanța. His first European appearance came on 23 November that year, in a 0–2 away loss to Viktoria Plzeň in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.

On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper Florin Niță moved to Sparta Prague, Vlad started in a 1–0 home win over Lazio in the Europa League round of 32. He then became an understudy to Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg against Lazio.[citation needed]

Vlad started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2019–20 season, amassing 26 appearances in all competitions. Following a series of unconvincing performances, he lost his starter status to Ștefan Târnovanu in March 2022.

Aktobe

He spent a single season with Aktobe in Kazakhstan.

Arka Gdynia

Vlad joined Polish top-flight club Arka Gdynia in March 2026, having been a free agent. After Arka's relegation at the end of the 2025–26 season, it was announced Vlad would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract in June.

International career

Vlad made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Georgia on 2 June 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 home loss.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universitatea Craiova 2016–17 Liga I 1000——10
FCSB 2017–18 Liga I 502040—110
2018–19 Liga I 302010—60
2019–20 Liga I 1604060—260
2020–21 Liga I 340101010370
2021–22 Liga I 2700020—290
2022–23 Liga I 302000—50
2023–24 Liga I 103000—40
2024–25 Liga I 1000101030
Total 900140150201210
Aktobe 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League 230004010280
Arka Gdynia 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 00———00
Arka Gdynia II 2025–26 IV liga Pomerania 10———10
Career total 1150140190301510
  1. ↑ Includes Cupa României
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Supercupa României
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202110
Total10

Honours

FCSB

Aktobe

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Andrei Vlad" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Andrei Vlad a debutat în Liga I! Tânărul portar târgoviștean a impresionat la prima apariție în tricoul lui CS U Craiova" [Andrei Vlad made his debut in the Liga I! The youngster from Târgoviște impressed on his first match for CS U Craiova] (in Romanian). Gazeta Dâmboviței. 10 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cine e Andrei Vlad, portarul rebel care le-a învrăjbit pe CS U și FCSB, alegând o suspendare enormă decât să mai stea la Craiova + Reacția lui Becali: "Nu risc nici pentru Iașin!"" [Who is Andrei Vlad, the goalkeeper who brought discord between CS U and FCSB, preferring a record suspension rather than staying with Craiova + Becali's reaction: "I won't risk, not even for Yashin!"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bine ai venit, Andrei Vlad!" [Welcome, Andrei Vlad!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Clauza de 30 de milioane de euro pentru noua "perla" de la FCSB: "E un fenomen, e Messi, va fi cel mai bun din lume!" Fotbalistul important care sare din schema: "Va juca in locul lui"" [30 million euros release clause for FCSB's new "jem": "He is great, like Messi, he will be the best in the world!"] (in Romanian). Orange Romania. 9 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "In cele din urma, FCSB a reusit sa ajunga la o intelegere cu CS U Craiova, iar Andrei Vlad va fi cedat ros-albastrilor!" [In the end, FCSB managed to reach an agreement with CS U Craiova, and Andrei Vlad will join "the Red-Blues"!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Andrei Vlad a debutat la FCSB, în meciul cu Viitorul! L-a impresionat pe Dică, la Clinceni" [Andrei Vlad made his debut for FCSB, in the match against Viitorul! He impressed Dică, while playing against Clinceni] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Plzeň 2–0 FCSB". UEFA. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "FCSB 1–0 Lazio". UEFA. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Gigi Becali după ce FCSB a primit ofertă pentru Târnovanu de la Genoa" [EXCLUSIVE Gigi Becali's reaction after FCSB received an offer for Târnovanu from Genoa] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024. Benched at FCSB, after in the last season made an error in a match with FC Argeș, ended 0–1, Andrei Vlad now has the chance to return in goal.
  11. 1 2 Tomasz Galiński (22 May 2026), Decyzje kadrowe w Arce Gdynia. Odchodzi siedmiu zawodników [Squad decisions at Arka Gdynia. Seven players are leaving] (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
  12. ↑ Bartosz Wieczorek (18 May 2026), Zmarnowana szansa Arki Gdynia. Beniaminek spadł z PKO BP Ekstraklasy [Arka Gdynia's wasted opportunity. Newcomers have been relegated from the PKO BP Ekstraklasa] (in Polish), TVP Sport
  13. ↑ Arka Gdynia (22 May 2026), Decyzje kadrowe w Arce [Squad decisions at Arka] (in Polish), 90minut.pl
  14. ↑ "Romania v Georgia game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
  15. 1 2 Andrei Vlad at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Zawodnik: Andrei Vlad". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Andrei Vlad". European Football. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "FCSB, campioană înainte de Paști! Deasupra tuturor, după 9 ani » Nici "Regele" n-a putut să o oprească". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.