Silviu Lung Jr.

Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Politehnica Iași, which he captains. He will join Universitatea Craiova in July 2024.[1]

Silviu Lung
Lung with Astra Giurgiu in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Politehnica Iași
Number 1
Youth career
2004–2007 FC U Craiova 1948
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 FC U Craiova 1948 58 (0)
2011–2017 Astra Giurgiu 161 (0)
2017–2022 Kayserispor 125 (0)
2022–2023 Al-Raed 27 (0)
2023–2024 Politehnica Iași 22 (0)
2024– Universitatea Craiova 0 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Romania U21 19 (0)
2010–2014 Romania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

International career

He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last 7 minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory.[2][3] His second game was a 1–1 against Albania at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against Algeria in a friendly.[2][4][5] He was an unused member at Euro 2016. In 2020 he announced his international retirement, after having no caps in the last 6 years.[6]

Personal life

Lung's father and older brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.[7]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
201010
201110
201410
Total30

Honours

FC U Craiova 1948

Astra Giurgiu[8]

Kayserispor[8]

References
  1. "OFICIAL Silviu Lung Jr. a semnat! Salariu de 10.000 de euro lunar". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. "Silviu Lung jr". European Football. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Honduras - Romania 0:3". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. "Albania - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. "Algeria - Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. "Un jucător se retrage de la echipa națională după 11 ani: "Voi rămâne cu inima aproape de cea mai frumoasă echipă din lume"" [One player retires from the national team after 11 years: "I will stay close to the most beautiful team in the world"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. "Tibi Lung îşi înlocuieşte tatăl şi va fi antrenorul fratelui său la Craiova" [Tibi Lung replaced his father and his brother will be in Craiova coach]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 July 2011.
  8. Silviu Lung Jr. at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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