Claudiu Keșerü

Claudiu Keșerü
Personal information
Full name Claudiu-Andrei Keșerü
Date of birth (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 28
Youth career
2002–2003 Bihor
2003–2004 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 FC Bihor 15 (3)
2003–2004 Nantes B 11 (8)
2004–2010 Nantes 81 (11)
2008–2009Libourne (loan) 17 (11)
2009–2010Tours (loan) 12 (7)
2010Angers (loan) 14 (4)
2010–2013 Angers 100 (33)
2013–2014 Bastia 16 (1)
2014–2015 Steaua București 34 (20)
2015 Al-Gharafa 9 (9)
2015– Ludogorets Razgrad 25 (13)
National team
2004–2008 Romania U-21 21 (6)
2013– Romania 10 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2016

Claudiu-Andrei Keșerü (born 2 December 1986 in Oradea) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Romanian national football team. He is left-footed.

Club career

A product of the FC Bihor Oradea Academy, Claudiu (Cleo) Keșerü played a season for his hometown club in 15 matches and scored 3 goals in the second Romanian division, Liga II.

Nantes

In 2003, he was bought in France by Nantes. Initially included in the second team, he was promoted to the first team after a season and debuted in Ligue 1, the top French football division. He played for Nantes four years, and scored 11 goals in 81 matches. He relegated with the club in Ligue 2 in 2007 and promoted back a year later.

Various loans

In 2008, Keșerü was loaned by Nantes to the Ligue 2 side FC Libourne Saint Seurin. For Libourne, he scored 11 goals in 17 matches, but was used more as a substitute. After a season, he was taken back, and then loaned to another Ligue 2 side Tours FC where he scored 7 goals in 12 matches.

Angers

In 2010, Keșerü was loaned by Nantes to the Ligue 2 club, Angers SCO. In his first season spent there, he scored 4 goals in 14 matches, and was bought from Nantes after the end of loan period. He spent three years to Angers, being used as regular. Keșerü scored 33 goals in 100 matches for Angers.

Bastia

Wanted by clubs like Steaua București and Olympiacos Piraeus, Keșerü decided to remain in France and signed a deal with Ligue 1 side, SC Bastia.[1] On 31 August 2013, he scored his first goal for Bastia in a 2-1 win over Toulouse. He played 16 matches in Ligue 1, but failed to impress and left the club in the winter of 2014.

Steaua București

In January 2014, Keșerü signed a contract with Romanian champions Steaua București. With the club, he won the league title and played the final of the Romanian Cup. His first goal in a European competition came in the 2-2 draw against FC Aktobe in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Keșerü broke the club record for goals in a single game, scoring all six goals in a 6-0 win over Pandurii on 15 August 2014. The record was previously held by his coach, Constantin Gâlcă, who scored five times in a 5-0 win against FC Brașov in 1994. It was the first time that a player scored six goals in a Liga I game since 9 June 1993, when Marian Popa of Farul Constanța accomplished the feat in a 6-3 win over Oțelul Galați.[2] In a 6-0 win over Aalborg BK in 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group round first matchday, on 18 September 2014, Keserü scored a hat-trick in just 12 minutes, between the 61st and 72nd minutes, resulting in the fastest hat-trick in UEFA Europa League history.[3][4]

Al-Gharafa

In February 2015, he reached a deal with Qatari side Al-Gharafa. The contract's length is two and a half years, with a salary of €2.5 million.[5]

Ludogorets Razgrad

He then signed a three-year contract in August 2015 with Ludogorets Razgrad worth a gross annual value of €700,000 becoming the highest-paid player ever of The Eagles.[6][7]

International career

On 11 October 2013, Keșerü made his debut for Romania in a 4-0 win against Andorra, scoring the first goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 11 October 2013 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra
1–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 18 November 2014 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Denmark
1–0
2–0
Friendly
3.
2–0
4. 29 March 2015 Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania  Faroe Islands
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bihor Oradea 2002–03 153??---153
Total 15 3 ? ? - - - - - - 15 3
Nantes B 2003–04 118??---118
Total 11 8 ? ? - - - - - - 11 8
Nantes 2004–05 1530000--153
2005–06 1430000--143
2006–07 2240000--224
2007–08 1100000--110
2008–09 910010--101
2009–10 1000000--100
Total 81 11 0 0 1 0 - - - - 82 11
Libourne 2007–08 17110000--1711
Total 17 11 0 0 0 0 - - - - 17 11
Tours 2008–09 1270000--127
Total 12 7 0 0 0 0 - - - - 12 7
Angers 2009–10 1440000--144
2010–11 35104111--4012
2011–12 3362210--368
2012–13 32170021--3418
Total 114 37 6 3 4 2 - - - - 124 42
Bastia 2013–14 1610020--181
Total 16 1 0 0 2 0 - - - - 18 1
Steaua București 2013–14 17821---199
2014–15 1712101296102919
Total 34 20 3 1 1 2 9 5 1 0 48 28
Al-Gharafa 2014–15 9911---1010
Total 9 9 1 1 - - - - - - 10 10
Ludogorets Razgrad 2015–16 251300---2513
Total 25 13 0 0 - - - - - - 25 13
Career Total 334 120 10 5 8 4 9 5 1 0 365 133

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 April 2016

Honours

Club

Steaua București

Individual

References

External links

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