Luca Banu

Luca Banu
Personal information
Full name Luca Nicolae Banu
Date of birth (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Farul Constanța/Metaloglobus București
Number 18/6
Youth career
2012–2022 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Farul Constanța 20 (0)
2026– Metaloglobus București 3 (0)
International career‡
2021 Romania U16 2 (0)
2021–2022 Romania U17 7 (1)
2022–2023 Romania U18 6 (1)
2023 Romania U19 7 (1)
2025–2026 Romania U20 4 (0)
2026 Romania U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 September 2026

Luca Nicolae Banu (born 31 January 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Farul Constanța and for Liga II club Metaloglobus București.

Club career

Farul Constanta

He made his league debut on 2 October 2022 in Liga I match against UTA Arad.

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cupa României Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Farul Constanța 2022–23 Liga I 2000——20
2023–24 Liga I 3020000050
2024–25 Liga I 8030——110
2025–26 Liga I 4020—0060
2026–27 Liga I 3010——40
Total 200800000280
Metaloglobus București 2026–27 Liga II 30———30
Career total 230800000310

Honours

Farul Constanța

References

  1. ↑ "Gică Hagi, contre cu FRF din cauza unui jucător de la Farul. "L-am băgat ca să vadă lumea că e competitiv!" / "Anul ăsta nu au reușit să câștige la nicio categorie!"" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Noul pariu al lui Hagi, după 2-0 cu UTA: "E un Neluțu Sabău în miniatură! Cum să nu-l convoci?"". gsp.ro.