Laurențiu Brănescu

Laurențiu Brănescu
Personal information
Full name Laurențiu Constantin Brănescu
Date of birth (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994
Place of birth Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 31
Youth career
2000–2011 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
2011–2013 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2011 Râmnicu Vâlcea 4 (0)
2012– Juventus 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Juve Stabia (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Lanciano (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Haladás (loan) 2 (0)
2015– → Omonia (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2011 Romania U17 12 (0)
2011–2012 Romania U19 3 (0)
2012– Romania U21 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:47, 12 June 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Laurențiu Constantin Brănescu (born 30 March 1994) is a Romanian professional goalkeeper who currently plays for Omonia.

Club career

Râmnicu Vâlcea

Born in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, Brănescu began his career with the youth academy of local side CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2000. He remained within the club's youth sector until January 2011, when he caught the attention of Serie A side, Juventus Football Club. Brănescu originally was scouted by the Turin-based club during the summer of 2010, but did not officially complete his transfer to Italy until 24 January 2011. Prior to his transfer, the then 16-year-old made his debut for his hometown club on 28 August 2010 in a 2–0 away loss to CS Turnu Severin. He made two additional appearances for the club in the Romanian Liga II, which included a clean-sheet for the player on 20 November 2010 in a 1–0 win over ALRO Slatina.[1]

Juventus

On 24 January 2011, Brănescu officially transferred from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Juventus[2] Upon joining the Turin-based club, Brănescu was instantaneously inserted into the club's youth sector, where he quickly established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper. Along with his regularity in the youth academy, Brănescu also served as Juventus' fourth choice goalkeeper for the 2012-13 Serie A campaign, behind Gianluigi Buffon, Marco Storari and Rubinho, earning 6 first team call-ups during league play, and also was a part of the club's 2012-13 UEFA Champions League roster.

On 2 July 2013, it was confirmed that Juventus had officially loaned the young goalkeeper to Serie B outfit S.S. Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal[3] with an option to prolong his tenure with the club for a further season.[4] He made his professional debut for S.S. Juve Stabia at 11 August 2013 in the second round of the Coppa Italia against A.S. Gubbio 1910.

Lanciano

On 30 January 2014 Brănescu was swapped with Mame Baba Thiam of Lanciano in co-ownership deals[5] (plus €250,000 cash to Juventus). On 19 June 2014 the deals were renewed.[6]

Szombathelyi Haladás

On 20 January 2015 Brănescu returned to Juventus for €1.2 million (a cashless swap; De Silvestro went to opposite direction for €1.2 million);[7] Brănescu was immediately left for Szombathelyi Haladás[8] on a temporary transfer.[9]

AC Omonia

On 27 June 2015 Juventus accepted a loan offer for him from the Cypriot club of Nicosia.[10]

International career

Brănescu has represented Romania at the U-17, U19, and U-21 levels for a total of 24 caps.

References

  1. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/players/laurentiu-constantin-branescu/154736/
  2. ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-juventus-depositato-il-contratto-di-branescu-249863
  3. ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-juventus-branescu-passa-alla-juve-stabia-462153
  4. ↑ http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/news/2july2013_branescu_juvestabia
  5. ↑ "Mercato: scambio di comproprietà Thiam-Branescu: Accordo raggiunto tra la Virtus e la Juventus" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rinnovate le comproprietà di Branescu, Nunzella e Thiam: Riscattato Bei dal Foligno" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF (1.24MB)) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Branescu, Alcibiade, Martínez és Mancini a Haladásban" (in Hungarian). Szombathelyi Haladás. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "A rundown of the Bianconeri’s winter transfer window". Juventus FC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.omonoia.com.cy/?lang=GR&tab=&section=news&nid=3392#

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