George Țucudean

George Țucudean
Personal information
Full name Marius George Țucudean
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991
Place of birth Arad, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 ASA Târgu Mureș
on loan from Charlton Athletic
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2009 Atletico Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2010 UTA Arad 41 (13)
2010–2013 Dinamo București 52 (11)
2010 → UTA Arad (loan) 12 (9)
2013–2014 Standard Liège 11 (0)
2013–2014 → Dinamo București (loan) 22 (7)
2014– Charlton Athletic 20 (2)
2015 → Steaua București (loan) 17 (3)
2016– → ASA Târgu Mureș (loan) 6 (2)
National team
2009 Romania U–17 3 (0)
2011–2012 Romania U–21 5 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Marius George Țucudean (born 30 April 1991 in Arad) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for ASA Târgu Mureș, on loan from English club Charlton Athletic.

Club career

UTA Arad

Țucudean started his career playing for his hometown club UTA Arad.[1] He stayed at UTA for two years before joining Liga I squad Dinamo Bucureşti.[2]

Dinamo

He made his debut at his new team on April 1, 2011 in a game against Universitatea Cluj.[3] Although young, Țucudean made an immediate impact at the Bucharest team by scoring 4 goals from 13 appearances in the second half of the 2010–11 season.[4]

In his first full season for the team, he made 30 appearances allround and scored 4 goals, also making his UEFA Europa League debut.[5]

On 14 July 2012, Țucudean scored two goals in the 2012 Romanian Supercup against CFR Cluj,[6] in a game that Dinamo București won at penalty shoot-out to claim the trophy.[7] He was declared man of the match for his performance.[8] On Dinamo's first home game of the 2012–13 Liga I played against CSMS Iași on the 29th of July, Țucudean had a magistral performance, scoring four goals and offering one assist in just 52 minutes of play.[9][10]

Standard Liège

On 31 January 2013, Țucudean was bought by Standard Liège, where he signed a contract for four and a half years.[11]

Loan back to Dinamo

On 28 August 2013, he was loaned out for 2013–14 Liga I season to Dinamo, the team from he was transferred to Standard Liège.

Charlton Athletic

In July 2014 he signed a three-year deal to play for English side Charlton Athletic.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win over Derby County on 19 August 2014.[13] He scored his second goal to open up the scoring in a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers on 21 October 2014 before assisting Johnnie Jackson to score the second goal.[14]

Loan to Steaua

On 28 January 2015, he was loaned until to the June 30, 2016 to Steaua București from Charlton Athletic with transfer option.[15] In September 2015, Steaua cancelled the loan.

International career

Țucudean is a former Romania U–17 and Romania U–19 international, having played 3 and 5 games respectively.[16] He has scored for Romania U–21 three goals under his belt so far.

Honours

[17]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UTA Arad 2008–09 ????---??
2009–10 ????---??
2010–11 (loan) 12900---129
Total 53 22 0 0 - - - - - - 53 22
Dinamo București 2010–11 10232---134
2011–12 24341-31-315
2012–13 18630-2012248
2013–14 (loan) 22740---267
Total 74 18 14 3 - - 5 1 1 2 94 24
Standard Liège 2012–13 110----110
Total 11 0 - - - - - - - - 11 0
Charlton Athletic 2014–15 2021020--232
Total 20 2 1 0 2 0 - - - - 23 2
Steaua București 2014–15 1732022--215
Total 17 3 2 0 2 2 - - - - 21 5
Career Total 175 45 17 3 4 2 5 1 1 2 202 53

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 May 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Moldovenii, impresionati de Tucudean". ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Țucudean s-a antrenat deja cu Dinamo, dar prezența în lotul lui Andone nu e certă". aradcity.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Țucudean Liga I debut". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Țucudean statistics for the 2010–11 Dinamo Bucuresti season". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Țucudean statistics in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Andone, "ucis" de "copiii" sai". Orange (in Romanian). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Andone îi laudă pe "cîini": "Dinamo e mai bună ca anul trecut!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Țucudean, cel mai nou erou al dinamoviştilor: "Sînt propriul meu model!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Tucudean da 4 goluri si asteapta un telefon de la Piti!". Sport.ro (in Romanian). 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "5 cilindri în Ț! Dinamo – CSMS Iaşi 5–2!". ProSport (in Romanian). 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "George Tucudean rejoint les rouches". Standard Liège (in French). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Iain Liddle (15 July 2014). "Charlton sign George Tucudean on three-year contract". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Charlton 3–2 Derby". BBC Sport. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Charlton 2–1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Loan news: George Tucudean joins Steaua Bucharest". Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Țucudean UEFA statistics". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "G. Țucudean". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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