Ionuț Radu
Ionuț Andrei Radu (Romanian pronunciation: [joˈnut͡s anˈdrej ˈradu]; born 28 May 1997), known as Ionuț Radu or Andrei Radu, is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth, on loan from Serie A side Inter Milan, and the Romania national team.
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Radu in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ionuț Andrei Radu | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bournemouth (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Viitorul București | ||
| 2008–2012 | Steaua București | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2013 | Pergolettese | ||
| 2013–2017 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Inter Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Avellino (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Genoa (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2019 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Inter Milan | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Genoa (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Parma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cremonese (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Auxerre (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Bournemouth (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Romania U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | Romania | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Radu began his professional career at Inter Milan, his senior output during his first stint consisting of only one match. He was loaned to Avellino in 2017, and the following year joined Genoa also on loan but with an obligation to buy. In the summer of 2019, the Nerazzurri activated his buy-back clause before loaning him again to the latter club and then to Parma, Cremonese, Auxerre and AFC Bournemouth, respectively.
In international football, Radu led Romania under-21 to the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 2019 as their captain, and as a result was awarded the Romanian Footballer of the Year trophy. He then made his full debut for the country in September 2022, in a 1–1 Nations League draw with Finland.