Valentin Badea
Encyclopedia
Valentin Vasile Badea is a Romania
n football
player. He plays as a striker
for Al Ain. He has a very powerful shot and is very much technically gifted.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for Al Ain. He has a very powerful shot and is very much technically gifted.
Club career
- On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for € 1,000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.
- Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua Bucureşti, he also played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul PetroşaniJiul PetrosaniJiul Petroşani is a Romanian professional football club from Petroşani, Hunedoara county, Romania, founded in 1919.-History:The history of Jiul Petroşani goes back to 1919, when the club was founded as Clubul Atletic al Minerilor din Petroşani .In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in the Liga I.Most of its...
and FC VasluiFC VasluiFC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
.
- He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş while he was playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's third divisionLiga IIILiga III is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C into Liga III before the start of the 2006-07 season.-Relegation:...
and where Badea was the team's top goalscorer. Sdrobiş then brought him to Jiul PetroşaniJiul PetrosaniJiul Petroşani is a Romanian professional football club from Petroşani, Hunedoara county, Romania, founded in 1919.-History:The history of Jiul Petroşani goes back to 1919, when the club was founded as Clubul Atletic al Minerilor din Petroşani .In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in the Liga I.Most of its...
, and then to FC VasluiFC VasluiFC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
where he was the coach.
- In 2006 Steaua paid € 1,000,000 for Badea.
- On 23 August 2006 he has scored two goals in the match against Standard LiègeStandard LiègeRoyal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, goals which sent Steaua Bucureşti in to the group stage after ten years of absence.
- On 20 December 2009, he was released from FC Universitatea CraiovaFC Universitatea CraiovaFotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
.
- On 24 February 2010, he signed with Al Ain S.C.C.u.
Statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | Continental games | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Universitatea Craiova FC Universitatea Craiova Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83... |
09-10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Panserraikos | 08-09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Steaua Bucureşti | 08-09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 07-08 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 4 | |||
| 06-07 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 17 | |||
| Total | 50 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 73 | 21 | |||
| FC Vaslui FC Vaslui FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the... |
05-06 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 04-05 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | |||
| 03-04 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | |||
| 02-03 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | |||
| Total | 103 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 43 | |||
| Jiul Petroşani Jiul Petrosani Jiul Petroşani is a Romanian professional football club from Petroşani, Hunedoara county, Romania, founded in 1919.-History:The history of Jiul Petroşani goes back to 1919, when the club was founded as Clubul Atletic al Minerilor din Petroşani .In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in the Liga I.Most of its... |
01-02 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
| Career Totals | 186 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 214 | 70 | |||
| Last updated 25 October 2009 | |||||||||||
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 |  Kingdom of Romania FC VasluiFC Vaslui FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the... |
Liga II Liga II Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B.... |
Trivia
- Steaua's Gigi BecaliGigi BecaliGeorge Becali is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the Steaua Bucureşti football club.He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2009.-Biography:...
was quoted by the press as saying that Badea will once become the Romanian top striker.