Aurelian Ionuț Chițu (born 25 March 1991) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a forward for

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

club Hermannstadt.

Club career

Viitorul

In 2009, Chițu signed a contract with then

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

club, Viitorul Constanța, helping them to promote in second tier,

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

. In 2011, he help them to promote in the first tier of the Romanian football,

. On 23 June 2012, Chițu made his debut in

in a 2–2 draw with FC Brașov. In his first season in Romanian top division, he made 33 league appearances and scored 8 goals to make sure Viitorul avoid the relegation. On 5 June 2013, Chițu picked up the Digi Sport Young Player of the Year award.

Valenciennes

On 21 June 2013, he signed a 4-year contract with

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for an undisclosed fee. On 10 August, Chițu made his debut in

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in a 3–0 win against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Viitorul Constanța *

: 2016–17 *

: 2009–10 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), 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 Supe ...

runner-up:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Hermannstadt * Cupa României runner-up: 2024–25 Individual * Digi Sport Young Player of the Year: 2012–13 *'' Gazeta Sporturilor'' Romania Player of the Month: August 2023

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chitu, Aurelian 1991 births Living people People from Țăndărei Footballers from Ialomița County Men's association football midfielders Romanian men's footballers Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players Ligue 1 players Super League Greece players K League 2 players FC Viitorul Constanța players Valenciennes FC players PAS Giannina F.C. players FC Astra Giurgiu players Daejeon Hana Citizen players FCV Farul Constanța players FC U Craiova 1948 players FC Hermannstadt players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Romanian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea 21st-century Romanian sportsmen