Alexandru Crețu (; born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club Universitatea Craiova.

Club career

Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 Liga I season, following his good performances as a

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at CSMS Iași. In December 2016, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana. In February 2018, Crețu moved to domestic rivals

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with which he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal. In the summer of 2021, he returned to Romania to sign for

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as a

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. He however left the club before the end of August after falling out with owner George Becali.

International career

Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team. On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a 1–1 draw against

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in the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

CSMS Iași *

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: 2011–12, 2013–14 Maribor *

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: 2018–19

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cretu, Alexandru 1992 births Living people People from Pașcani Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Association football defenders Liga II players Liga I players Slovenian PrvaLiga players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players CS Corvinul Hunedoara players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players NK Maribor players FC Steaua București players CS Universitatea Craiova players Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia