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Sergiu Florin Buș (born 2 November 1992) is a Romanian professional
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who plays as a
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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
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.


Club career


CFR Cluj

Born in
Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
, Buș began his senior career at
CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasut ...
, where he totalled three goals from 19
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 ...
appearances while playing sporadically between 2009 and 2014. Whilst under contract with CFR, he was loaned out to
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team Unirea Alba Iulia and
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 ...
teams
Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...
,
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and Corona Brașov, respectively.


CSKA Sofia

On 7 July 2014, Sergiu Buș moved to Bulgarian side
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...
, under a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for "the Reds" 20 days later, in an Eternal derby 2–0 win over
Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
. He repeated the feat on 25 October that year, netting the second in a 3–0 win.


Sheffield Wednesday

On 2 February 2015, Buș was signed by English club
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for an undisclosed fee. He registered his debut in the
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five days later, being brought on as a 63rd-minute substitute and obtaining the
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converted by Will Keane for a 1–1 home draw with
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...
. He scored his only goal for Wednesday in a 1–1 draw with
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, on 4 April 2015. On 2 February 2016, Buș moved to Italian side
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on loan for the remainder of the Serie B season. At the start of 2017, he returned to Romania and signed for
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spe ...
, for which he started in the Cupa României final 3–5 loss on penalties to
FC Voluntari Fotbal Club Voluntari (), commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system. Founded in 2 ...
on 27 May. The following month, Levski Sofia confirmed the signing of Buș as a
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. He played his second successive national cup
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on 9 May 2018, as Levski lost 2–4 on penalties to
Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...
. Buș was re-signed by Gaz Metan Mediaș for the 2019–20 Liga I season, and managed to score ten goals from 30 games in the competition, which inspired a move to
FCSB Fotbal Club FCSB (), formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top flight of the Romanian football le ...
. Buș did not adapt in
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and was sold for a rumoured
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450,000 to
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team
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, on 21 January 2021. On 13 December 2021, after less than a year in South Korea, it was announced that Buș rejoined his boyhood club CFR Cluj.


International career

Buș was
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for the Romania national team at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was called up for the first time to the seniors for the UEFA Nations League group matches against
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and
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in September 2020, but did not make his debut.


Personal life

Buș's elder brother,
Laurențiu Laurențiu is a Romanian masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in Romania. The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and L ...
, is also a professional footballer. The latter represented CFR Cluj's
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from
Universitatea Cluj Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the L ...
at both junior and senior levels.


Career statistics


Club


Honours

CFR Cluj *
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: 2009–10, 2021–22 *
Cupa României The Cupa României () 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. It is the Romania ...
: 2009–10; runner-up:
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*
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 ...
:
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Astra Giurgiu *
Cupa României The Cupa României () 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. It is the Romania ...
runner-up: 2016–17 Levski Sofia *
Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
runner-up: 2017–18 Corvinul Hunedoara *
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:
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Hermannstadt *
Cupa României The Cupa României () 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. It is the Romania ...
runner-up: 2024–25


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bus, Sergiu 1992 births Living people Footballers from Cluj-Napoca Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players CFR Cluj players CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players CSM Corona Brașov (football) players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players English Football League players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Serie B players US Salernitana 1919 players FC Astra Giurgiu players PFC Levski Sofia players FCSB players AFC Chindia Târgoviște players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players FC Corvinul Hunedoara players FC Hermannstadt players K League 1 players Seongnam FC players Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in England Romanian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Romanian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea 21st-century Romanian sportsmen