Vladislav "Vlad" Blănuță (born 12 January 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Moldova, he represents Romania at youth international level.

Club career

Blănuță started his career in Czech Republic at the age of 10, playing with

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and

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, before returning to his hometown

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with Petrocub Hîncești. He would leave for Regal Sport București at age 14, before going to the academy of

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and then

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. Blănuță made his professional debut for the latter on 27 December 2020 in a 3–0 league defeat against

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. On 4 September 2022, Blănuță joined Romanian club

on a season long loan deal. Following 12 appearances and a goal, Blănuță's loan was made permanent for a fee of 250,000 euros.

International career

Blănuță is a former Moldova youth international.

Personal life

Vladislav is the son of Moldovan manager Eduard Blănuță.

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* 2002 births Living people People from Hîncești District Naturalised citizens of Romania Men's association football forwards Romanian men's footballers Romanian people of Moldovan descent Moldovan emigrants to Romania Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's youth international footballers Moldova men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Delfino Pescara 1936 players FC U Craiova 1948 players FC Universitatea Cluj players Serie B players Serie C players Liga I players Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub