Alexandru Bourceanu

Romanian footballer

Alexandru Bourceanu
Personal information
Bourceanu with Arsenal Tula in 2017
Date of birth	(1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Galați, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Dunărea Galați	96	(7)
2008–2009	Oțelul Galați	31	(1)
2009–2011	Politehnica Timișoara	54	(2)
2011–2014	FCSB	80	(3)
2014–2016	Trabzonspor	12	(0)
2014–2015	→ FCSB (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2017	FCSB	27	(0)
2017–2018	Arsenal Tula	33	(0)
2018–2019	Dunărea Călărași	22	(0)
2019	Gloria Buzău	7	(0)
Total		373	(13)
International career
2009–2014	Romania	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Bourceanu (born 24 April 1985) is a Romanian minifootball player and former footballer. A defensive midfielder, he was known for his combative playing style, being physically strong in spite of his short stature. He plays for the Romania minifootball national team with whom he won the 2023 WMF World Cup.

Career

Steaua București

Born in Galaţi, Bourceanu has played central defensive midfielder for various local clubs. He transferred from Politehnica Timișoara to Steaua București in the summer of 2011. After just 10 league matches, Bourceanu became team's captain.^[1]

Trabzonspor

On 3 February 2014, Trabzonspor completed a 3.5-year deal for an undisclosed fee for the 28-year-old midfielder who had less than six months left on his contract.^[2] He was loaned back home to recover completely from an injury.^[3]

Arsenal Tula

On 13 January 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side Arsenal Tula. The contract is for 1.5 years with an additional one-year extension option.^[4]

Gloria Buzău

On 29 October 2019, Bourceanu signed a one-season contract with Liga II side SCM Gloria Buzău.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 December 2019^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunărea Galați	2004–05	14	0	0	0	–		–		–		14	0
	2005–06	26	0	1	0	–		–		–		27	0
	2006–07	24	2	0	0	–		–		–		24	2
	2007–08	32	5	0	0	–		–		–		32	5
	Total	96	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	7
Oțelul Galați	2008–09	31	1	1	0	–		–		–		32	1
Politehnica Timișoara	2009–10	29	1	0	0	–		9	0	–		38	1
	2010–11	25	1	2	0	–		4	0	–		31	1
	Total	54	2	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	69	2
Steaua București	2011–12	31	0	2	0	–		9	0	–		42	0
	2012–13	32	3	0	0	–		11	0	–		43	3
	2013–14	17	0	2	0	–		11	1	1	0	31	1
	2014–15 (loan)	11	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	–		18	0
	2015–16	9	0	2	0	3	0	–		–		14	0
	2016–17	18	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	–		27	0
	Total	118	3	9	0	5	0	42	1	1	0	175	4
Trabzonspor	2013–14	12	0	0	0	–		2	0	–		14	0
Arsenal Tula	2016–17	13	0	–		–		–		2	0	15	0
	2017–18	20	0	1	0	–		–		–		21	0
	Total	33	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	36	0
Dunărea Călărași	2018–19	22	0	2	0	–		–		–		24	0
Gloria Buzău	2019–20	7	0	0	0	–		–		–		7	0
Career total		373	13	16	0	5	0	57	1	3	0	454	14

Honours

Steaua

References

^ Petrişor, Ionuţ (14 October 2011). "Bourceanu e cel mai forjat » "Gattuso" a ratat un singur meci de cînd a ajuns la Steaua" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
^ "Alexandru Bourceanu ile anlaşma sağlandı". Trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "Steaua l-a imprumutat pe Bourceanu pentru un sezon!" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 31 August 2014.
^ АЛЕКСАНДРУ БУРЧАНУ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ АРСЕНАЛА (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 13 January 2017.
^ "ESTE OFICIAL! ALEXANDRU BOURCEANU A SEMNAT CU SCM GLORIA BUZĂU" (in Romanian). SCM Gloria Buzău. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ Alexandru Bourceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ Alexandru Bourceanu at Soccerway
^ Alexandru Bourceanu at WorldFootball.net
^ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2005–06 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ "Alexandru Bourceanu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 25 December 2019.