Valentin Marius Lazăr (born 21 August 1989) is a

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n professional footballer who plays as a

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for

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...

side CS Păulești.

Club career

2013-2014 season

In the summer of 2013, Lazăr signed a contract for three years with FC Dinamo București. He made his debut on 19 July in a match against Poli Timișoara. He scored his first goal in a match against Chindia Târgoviște in the Romanian Cup and a second goal against FC Brașov. In 2014, he scored against Corona Brașov and two goals against Săgeata Năvodari in Liga I. He scored and assisted against big rival Steaua in the Romanian cup. Lazăr ended the 2013–2014 season with 6 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.

2014-2015 season

On 20 July Lazăr became the new captain after

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was released from Dinamo. In the first match against Chiajna in the League Cup Lazăr scored a goal. In a match against Universitatea Cluj, Lazăr scored a goal to put Dinamo 2-1 ahead and assisted for 3–1. In the match against Concordia Chiajna Lazăr was sent off in the 76th minute.

2015-2016 season

In September, Lazăr was loaned to Concordia Chiajna. After four months, the technical director of Dinamo București announced that he was called back from his loan.

Honours

Club

;Dinamo București *

Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...

runner-up : 2015–16 ;CSM Reșița *

: 2021–22

Individual

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Liga I Player of the Month: October 2016

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