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Alexandru Chipciu

Alexandru Chipciu

Defender - Left-Back  at FC Universitatea Cluj
Age37
CitizenshipRomania
Height1.76 m
Footright
BornMay 18, 1989
at FC Universitatea Cluj 1,423 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €350k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Steaua Bucharest
top club · 169 apps

Career highs

€4.00m
peak value · 2014
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 16/17
9
best season · 15/16
52 / 7
int'l caps / goals
531Appearances
65Goals
77Assists
121Yellow cards
1Red cards
143Full matches (90′)
Full nameAlexandru Chipciu
Name in home countryAlexandru Mihăiță Chipciu
Date of birth1989-05-18 (37 yrs)
Place of birthBrăila, Romania
CitizenshipRomania
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height176.00 m
Current clubFC Universitatea Cluj
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentBecali Sport
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Universitatea Cluj
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Universitatea Cluj
36 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Universitatea Cluj
41 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Universitatea Cluj
39 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: CFR Cluj → U Cluj
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — CFR Cluj
30 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — CFR Cluj
38 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → CFR Cluj
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — CFR Cluj, RSC Anderlecht
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Sparta Prague → RSC Anderlecht
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → Sparta Prague
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — AC Sparta Prague
31 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — RSC Anderlecht
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2016
Transfer: Steaua Bucharest → RSC Anderlecht
16/17 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2016
16/17 — RSC Anderlecht
48 matches · 6 G · 13 A · across 6 competitions
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Steaua Bucharest
39 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 7 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Steaua Bucharest
45 matches · 8 G · 18 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Steaua Bucharest
29 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Steaua Bucharest
42 matches · 8 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: FC Brasov → Steaua Bucharest
11/12 · Transfer · €1.95m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Steaua Bucharest, FC Brasov
34 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Brasov
36 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Brasov
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2009
Transfer: CF Braila → FC Brasov
08/09 · Return from loan
Nov 2008
Transfer: FC Brasov → CF Braila
08/09 · Loan
Oct 2008
Transfer: Forex Brasov → FC Brasov
08/09 · Return from loan
Jul 2008
Transfer: FC Brasov → Forex Brasov
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2006
Transfer: Sp. Pitesti → FC Brasov
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: DU Braila U19 → Sp. Pitesti
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,904 min
Minutes played by club
FC Universitatea Cluj 15.1%
CFR Cluj 8.3%
RSC Anderlecht 12.8%
AC Sparta Prague 15.8%
Steaua Bucharest 35.4%
FC Brasov 12.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Universitatea Cluj 4 22/23 25/26 127 8 8 1,953
CFR Cluj 3 19/20 21/22 77 6 5 1,077
RSC Anderlecht 3 16/17 19/20 69 6 14 1,652
AC Sparta Prague 1 18/19 18/19 31 1 2 2,034
Steaua Bucharest 5 11/12 15/16 169 34 38 4,570
FC Brasov 3 09/10 11/12 58 10 10 1,618

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€1M13€2M20€3M26€4M09/10 — 1 goals (FC Brasov)109/1010/11 — 4 goals (FC Brasov)10/11 — 7 assists1110/1111/12 — 7 goals (Steaua Bucharest)11/12 — 4 assists1111/1212/13 — 8 goals (Steaua Bucharest)12/13 — 10 assists1812/1313/14 — 7 goals (Steaua Bucharest)13/14 — 6 assists1313/1414/15 — 8 goals (Steaua Bucharest)14/15 — 18 assists2614/1515/16 — 9 goals (Steaua Bucharest)15/16 — 3 assists1215/1616/17 — 6 goals (RSC Anderlecht)16/17 — 13 assists1916/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1818/19 — 1 goals (AC Sparta Prague)18/19 — 2 assists318/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 2 goals (CFR Cluj)20/21 — 4 assists620/2121/22 — 4 goals (CFR Cluj)421/2222/23 — 2 goals (FC Universitatea Cluj)22/23 — 2 assists422/2323/24 — 6 goals (FC Universitatea Cluj)23/24 — 4 assists1023/2424/25 — 2 assists224/2525/2609/10 — €50K10/11 — €750K11/12 — €1.3M12/13 — €2.6M13/14 — €3.5M14/15 — €4M15/16 — €3.5M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €2M20/21 — €750K21/22 — €850K22/23 — €650K23/24 — €550K24/25 — €450K25/26 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 9915/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 4421/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 6623/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 181814/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 131316/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 SuperLiga FC Universitatea Cluj 9 0 0 2 0 0
25/26 UECL Qualifiers FC Universitatea Cluj 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 SuperLiga FC Universitatea Cluj 28 0 2 8 0 0
24/25 SuperLiga - Championship group FC Universitatea Cluj 8 0 0 4 0 0
23/24 Playoff Conference League FC Universitatea Cluj 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Romanian Cup FC Universitatea Cluj 5 1 0 1 0 357
23/24 SuperLiga FC Universitatea Cluj 28 5 4 7 0 477
23/24 SuperLiga - Relegation group FC Universitatea Cluj 6 0 0 3 0 0
22/23 Romanian Cup FC Universitatea Cluj 5 1 0 1 0 399
22/23 SuperLiga FC Universitatea Cluj 26 0 1 7 0 0
22/23 SuperLiga - Relegation group FC Universitatea Cluj 8 1 1 1 0 720
21/22 Champions League Qu. CFR Cluj 4 1 0 1 0 190
21/22 Championship gr. CFR Cluj 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Qualifying CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga 1 CFR Cluj 20 3 0 3 0 200
21/22 Romanian Cup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Romanian Supercup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. CFR Cluj 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League CFR Cluj 4 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying CFR Cluj 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga 1 CFR Cluj 23 2 2 4 0 687
20/21 Romanian Cup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Romanian Supercup CFR Cluj 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 SuperLiga - Championship group CFR Cluj 7 0 2 2 0 0
19/20 Championship gr. CFR Cluj 8 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 JPL RSC Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga 1 CFR Cluj 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying AC Sparta Prague 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 F:L Champion Grp AC Sparta Prague 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Fortuna Liga AC Sparta Prague 23 1 2 4 0 2,034
18/19 MOL Cup AC Sparta Prague 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Champions League RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 JPL RSC Anderlecht 16 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 JPL Play-Offs I RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Pro L. Supercup RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Qu. RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League RSC Anderlecht 10 1 3 1 0 666
16/17 Europa League Qualifying RSC Anderlecht 2 0 2 1 0 0
16/17 JPL RSC Anderlecht 23 3 8 2 0 602
16/17 JPL Play-Offs I RSC Anderlecht 9 2 0 2 0 384
15/16 Champions League Qu. Steaua Bucharest 4 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Cupa Ligii Steaua Bucharest 1 1 0 1 0 90
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Steaua Bucharest 2 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 19 5 2 5 0 323
15/16 Romanian Cup Steaua Bucharest 4 1 0 2 0 370
15/16 Romanian Supercup Steaua Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SuperLiga - Championship group Steaua Bucharest 8 2 0 4 0 311
14/15 Champions League Qu. Steaua Bucharest 5 2 3 3 0 223
14/15 Cupa Ligii Steaua Bucharest 4 1 2 0 0 221
14/15 Europa League Steaua Bucharest 5 0 4 0 0 0
14/15 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 26 3 8 4 0 708
14/15 Romanian Cup Steaua Bucharest 4 1 1 0 0 243
14/15 Romanian Supercup Steaua Bucharest 1 1 0 1 0 120
13/14 Champions League Steaua Bucharest 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 22 6 5 6 0 263
13/14 Romanian Cup Steaua Bucharest 4 1 1 1 0 336
12/13 Europa League Steaua Bucharest 10 2 0 3 0 443
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Steaua Bucharest 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 27 6 10 7 0 351
12/13 Romanian Cup Steaua Bucharest 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 14 2 1 2 1 568
11/12 Liga 1 FC Brasov 18 5 3 4 0 323
11/12 Romanian Cup FC Brasov 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Liga 1 FC Brasov 31 3 5 9 0 835
10/11 Romanian Cup FC Brasov 5 1 2 0 0 431
09/10 Liga 1 FC Brasov 2 1 0 0 0 29
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 DU Braila U19 Sp. Pitesti Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Sp. Pitesti FC Brasov Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Brasov Forex Brasov Loan 0
08/09 2008-10-01 Forex Brasov FC Brasov Return from loan 0
08/09 2008-11-01 FC Brasov CF Braila Loan 0
08/09 2009-06-30 CF Braila FC Brasov Return from loan 0
11/12 2012-01-01 FC Brasov Steaua Bucharest Transfer 1300000 €1.95m
16/17 2016-07-19 Steaua Bucharest RSC Anderlecht Transfer 2000000 €3.00m
18/19 2018-07-03 RSC Anderlecht Sparta Prague Loan 1800000
18/19 2019-06-30 Sparta Prague RSC Anderlecht Return from loan 2000000
19/20 2020-01-18 RSC Anderlecht CFR Cluj Transfer 800000
22/23 2022-07-01 CFR Cluj U Cluj Transfer 650000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Broken tibia 2013-05-11 2013-10-18 161 36
14/15 surgery 2014-12-12 2015-01-16 36 1
14/15 muscular problems 2015-03-27 2015-04-15 20 5
15/16 Knee injury 2015-11-30 2016-01-30 62 5
16/17 Hamstring injury 2016-10-12 2016-11-01 21 5
16/17 Calf injury 2016-11-21 2016-11-29 9 2
17/18 Knee injury 2018-01-18 2018-01-21 4 1
20/21 Corona virus 2020-11-01 2020-11-14 14 3
Current€350k
Peak€4.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€300k
€50k€1.04m€2.03m€3.01m€4.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #27851 2 1 former national player
Team #21428 2 0 former national player
Team #3447 #24 48 6 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Nicolae Stanciu 2 13 0
Adrian Popa 2 11 0
Vlad Chiricheș 2 0 0
Mamadou Thiam 2 0 0
Ciprian Deac 2 4 0
Leander Dendoncker 2 1 0
Dorinel Oancea 2 0 0
Mário Camora 2 0 0
Lucas Masoero 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 7 32
12/13 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 6 27
13/14 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 6 22

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 10 27
16/17 JPL RSC Anderlecht 8 23
14/15 Liga 1 Steaua Bucharest 8 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 Sparta Prague RSC Anderlecht Return from loan €2.00m
18/19 2018-07-03 RSC Anderlecht Sparta Prague Loan €1.80m
08/09 2009-06-30 CF Braila FC Brasov Return from loan
08/09 2008-11-01 FC Brasov CF Braila Loan
08/09 2008-10-01 Forex Brasov FC Brasov Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Brasov Forex Brasov Loan

Teams faced most often by Alexandru Chipciu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Club Brugge KV 12 2 4 6 16 23 -7 17%
Royal Antwerp FC 12 5 4 3 15 12 +3 42%
KRC Genk 12 4 3 5 12 15 -3 33%
KAA Gent 8 2 4 2 6 5 +1 25%
Standard Liège 8 3 2 3 12 15 -3 38%
Cercle Brugge 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 63%
Sporting Charleroi 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 67%
Sint-Truidense VV 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 67%
KAS Eupen 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 50%
KV Kortrijk 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 50%
KV Oostende 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 75%
KV Mechelen 4 1 3 0 8 6 +2 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal
16/17 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 11 0 3 0 0 0
24/25 36 0 12 1 0 0
23/24 41 834 12 0 0 1.29
22/23 39 1,119 9 1 0 0.8
21/22 30 390 4 0 0 0.92
20/21 38 687 9 1 0 1.31
19/20 9 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 31 2,034 5 0 0 0.22
17/18 21 0 3 0 0 0
16/17 48 1,652 7 0 0 0.38
15/16 39 1,094 14 0 0 1.15
14/15 45 1,515 8 1 0 0.53
13/14 29 599 7 0 0 1.05
12/13 42 794 11 0 0 1.25
11/12 34 891 6 0 1 0.71
10/11 36 1,266 9 0 0 0.64

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

SuperLiga
294 apps
41 G
43 A
Romanian Cup
32 apps
6 G
4 A
JPL
39 apps
3 G
9 A
Europa League
29 apps
3 G
7 A
Champions League Qu.
17 apps
3 G
3 A
SuperLiga - Championship group
34 apps
2 G
3 A
Cupa Ligii
5 apps
2 G
2 A
JPL Play-Offs I
10 apps
2 G
0 A
Fortuna Liga
23 apps
1 G
2 A
SuperLiga - Relegation group
14 apps
1 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Alexandru Chipciu

Who is Alexandru Chipciu?

Alexandru Chipciu is a Romania professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Universitatea Cluj.

How old is Alexandru Chipciu?

Alexandru Chipciu is 37 years old. He was born on May 18, 1989 in Brăila.

What position does Alexandru Chipciu play?

Alexandru Chipciu plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Alexandru Chipciu play for?

Alexandru Chipciu currently plays for FC Universitatea Cluj.

How many career goals has Alexandru Chipciu scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alexandru Chipciu has scored 65 goals in 531 appearances.

What is Alexandru Chipciu's market value?

Alexandru Chipciu's most recent reported market value is €350k.