Vladimir Ionuț Screciu (; born 13 January 2000) is a Romanian professional

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who plays mainly as a

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for

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club

CS Universitatea Craiova U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (), CS U Craiova, or simply U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football team based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian leagu ...

Club career

Early career / Universitatea Craiova

Born in

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, Screciu began his career with local CSȘ Corabia in 2010. The following year he joined the youth setup of

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, and in 2013 moved to

. On 2 October 2016, 16-year-old Screciu was handed his

debut by head coach

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, entering in the 82nd minute of a 1–2 away loss to

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. In April 2017, Portuguese newspaper ''

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'' reported that Benfica showed interest in signing the player. He was an unused substitute in the 2018 Cupa României Final on 27 May, as the ''Alb-albaștrii'' won 2–0 over

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. During his first spell at the club, Screciu amassed 44 appearances in all competitions.

Genk

On 19 June 2018,

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announced the signing of Screciu on a three-year contract with the option of another year. The Belgian team paid a rumoured fee of

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2 million plus bonuses for the transfer.

Return to Universitatea Craiova

Screciu dealt with injuries during his spell in

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, and returned to Universitatea Craiova in 2021.

Style of play

Screciu plays primarily as a

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or a

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, but can also operate as a

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Universitatea Craiova *

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 ...

: 2017–18,

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Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994, ...

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Genk *

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: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Screciu, Vladimir 2000 births Living people People from Corabia Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Association football defenders Liga I players CS Universitatea Craiova players K.R.C. Genk players Lommel S.K. players Belgian Pro League players Belgian First Division B players Romania youth international footballers Romania under-21 international footballers Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium