Sergiu Florin Buș (born 2 November 1992) is a Romanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Liga I
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club
Hermannstadt
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.
Club career
CFR Cluj
Born in
Cluj-Napoca
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, 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
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appearances while playing sporadically between 2009 and 2014. Whilst under contract with CFR, he was loaned out to
Liga II
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team
Unirea Alba Iulia and
Liga I
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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 ...
,
Gaz Metan Mediaș
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and
Corona Brașov, respectively.
CSKA Sofia
On 7 July 2014, Sergiu Buș moved to Bulgarian side
CSKA Sofia
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, 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
Sheffield Wednesday
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Formed in 1867 as an off ...
for an undisclosed fee. He registered his debut in the
Football League Championship
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five days later, being brought on as a 63rd-minute
substitute and obtaining the
penalty
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converted by
Will Keane for a 1–1 home draw with
Cardiff City
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. He scored his only goal for Wednesday in a 1–1 draw with
Huddersfield Town
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, on 4 April 2015. On 2 February 2016, Buș moved to Italian side
Salernitana
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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
free agent
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. He played his second successive national cup
final
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on 9 May 2018, as Levski lost 2–4 on penalties to
Slavia Sofia
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. 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
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.
Buș did not adapt in
Bucharest
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and was sold for a rumoured
€
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450,000 to
K League 1
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team
Seongnam
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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
capped
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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
Northern Ireland
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and
Austria
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in September 2020, but did not make his debut.
Personal life
Buș's elder brother,
Laurențiu
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, is also a professional footballer. The latter represented CFR Cluj's
rivals
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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
*
Liga I
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:
2009–10,
2021–22
*
Cupa României
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:
2009–10; runner-up:
2012–13
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*
Supercupa României
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The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...
:
2010
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Astra Giurgiu
*
Cupa României
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runner-up:
2016–17
Levski Sofia
*
Bulgarian Cup
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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:
2024
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Hermannstadt
*
Cupa României
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runner-up:
2024–25
References
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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