Deian Cristian Sorescu (; born 29 August 1997) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a winger or a full-back for Ekstraklasa club

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...

and the

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. A youth player of Politehnica Timișoara until its dissolution in 2012, he started his senior career with the two entities which asserted the history of the defunct team—

ACS Poli Timișoara Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara (), commonly known as ACS Poli Timișoara, Poli Timișoara or simply ACS Poli, was a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Timișoara, Timiș County. The team was founded in 2012, the yea ...

and ASU Politehnica Timișoara. In 2018, Sorescu left the latter to sign for

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, amassing over 120 matches in the

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before moving abroad to Raków Częstochowa four years later. He won three domestic trophies in Poland, and in the 2023 winter transfer window returned to Romania on loan at Dinamo's city rivals FCSB. Internationally, Sorescu earned his first cap for the Romania senior team in a 2–1

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loss to Georgia in June 2021.

Club career

Early career and ACS Poli Timișoara

Born in

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, Sorescu played football for local club Dunărea Moldova Nouă before joining the youth setup of

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, aged ten. After the dissolution of FC Politehnica, he moved to newly-founded

in 2012. At age 16, Sorescu was loaned out to Romanian third division team Millenium Giarmata, after which he became part of the extended roster for the ACS Poli senior team. On 30 May 2015, Sorescu made his debut for the ''Alb-violeții'' in a 1–1 Liga II draw with Olimpia Satu Mare. Towards the end of the following season, he played his maiden minutes in the first league in games against Petrolul Ploiești and

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; both ended in 2–3 defeats.

ASU Politehnica Timișoara

At the start of 2017, Sorescu moved to ASU Politehnica Timișoara, the other team in the city established after the dissolution of the original FC Politehnica. He made his breakthrough in the 2017–18 Liga II campaign, amassing 14 goals and 35 matches in all competitions.

Dinamo București

Liga I club

signed Sorescu on a four-year contract on 27 April 2018. He registered his debut for "the Red Dogs" on 22 July that year, and also scored the winner in the 2–1 home league victory over Voluntari. With eleven goals in all competitions, Sorescu was Dinamo București's top scorer in the 2019–20 season. He repeated the performance the

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, this time after netting only eight goals, and was chosen by Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal in the 2020–21 Liga I Team of the Season. On 19 July 2021, Sorescu scored a hat-trick in the campaign's opener against Voluntari, with the game ending in a 3–2 win. During that summer, he was subject to offers from

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and Dinamo's city rivals FCSB.

Raków Częstochowa

On 19 January 2022, Dinamo București announced the transfer of Sorescu to

, and two days later the Polish team confirmed the signing of a three-and-a-half-year deal. He registered his Ekstraklasa debut on 12 February, in a 1–0 away victory over

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. On 2 May that year, he won his first career trophy after starting in a 3–1 defeat of

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in the Polish Cup final. Sorescu made his

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debut on 21 July 2022, starting in an eventual 5–0 home thrashing of Astana in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round; he was sent-off in the 21st minute after receiving a second yellow card.

Loan to FCSB

On 14 January 2023, Sorescu rejoined the Romanian league by signing for FCSB on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the ''Roș-albaștrii'' eight days later, in a 1–0 away win over

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, and scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Argeș Pitești on 26 February. On 25 May, after his club mathematically finished second in the Liga I, FCSB owner Gigi Becali publicly stated that he would not activate Sorescu's €900,000 permanent transfer clause.

Loan to Gaziantep

On 18 January 2024, Sorescu moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep on loan for the remainder of the campaign, joining several compatriots including manager

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International career

Sorescu made his debut for the

on 2 June 2021, in a

against Georgia at the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești. He started as a right-back and provided an assist to

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in the 2–1 loss. On 7 June 2024, he was selected in Romania's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Raków Częstochowa * Ekstraklasa:

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* Polish Cup: 2021–22 *

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Individual * Liga I Team of the Season:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorescu, Deian 1997 births Living people People from Moldova Nouă Footballers from Caraș-Severin County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players Ekstraklasa players Süper Lig players ACS Poli Timișoara players SSU Politehnica Timișoara players FC Dinamo București players Raków Częstochowa players FCSB players Gaziantep F.K. footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey