Gabriel Iancu
Gabriel Cristian Iancu (Romanian pronunciation: [gabriˈel kristiˈan ˈjaŋku]; born 15 April 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club Hermannstadt.
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Iancu with Akhmat Grozny in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gabriel Cristian Iancu | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Steaua București | ||
| 2006–2009 | CSȘ Pajura | ||
| 2009–2011 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Viitorul Constanța | 30 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Steaua București | 54 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | → Karabükspor (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Viitorul Constanța | 24 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Termalica Nieciecza | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Voluntari | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Dunărea Călărași | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Viitorul Constanța | 37 | (22) |
| 2021–2023 | Akhmat Grozny | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Farul Constanța (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → FC U Craiova (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Hermannstadt (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Hermannstadt | 30 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Romania U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2012 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Romania U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020 | |||
Iancu began his senior career at Viitorul Constanța in 2011, and at age 18 returned to Steaua București where he was previously a junior. He won six trophies with the latter, but has since had multiple brief spells since leaving the capital in 2015. On his second stint at Viitorul, Iancu aided to a league title in the 2016–17 season, and on his third netted 18 times to become the top scorer of the 2019–20 Liga I. He has competed professionally in three countries apart from his own, namely Turkey, Poland and Russia.
Internationally, Iancu represented the Romania national team at several youth levels including the under-21 side, before going on to record his debut for the seniors in 2020.