Valentin Badea

Valentin Badea
Personal information
Full name	Valentin Vasile Badea
Date of birth	23 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Romania
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Rulmentul Alexandria
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Rulmentul Alexandria
2001–2002	Jiul Petroşani
2002–2006	Vaslui
2006–2008	Steaua București
2008	→ Panserraikos (loan)
2009	Universitatea Craiova
2010	Politehnica Iaşi
2010	Braşov
2011	Al Ain
2011	Concordia Chiajna
2012	Farul Constanţa
2013	UTA Arad
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013

Last updated February 19, 2024

Valentin Vasile Badea (born 23 October 1982 in Alexandria) is a Romanian former football player. He played as a striker. His last contract was with Liga II team UTA Arad.^[1]

Club career

On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for €1,000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.
Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua București, he also played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui.
He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş while he was playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in Romania's third division and where Badea was the team's top goalscorer. Sdrobiş then brought him to Jiul Petroşani, and then to FC Vaslui 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 Liège, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, goals which sent Steaua București into the group stage after ten years of absence.
On 20 December 2009, he was released from FC Universitatea Craiova.
On 24 February 2010, he signed with Al Ain.

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jiul Petroşani	2001–02	22	5	0	0	-		22	5
Vaslui	2002–03	23	14	1	0	-		24	14
	2003–04	27	12	1	0			28	12
	2004–05	30	11	2	1			32	12
	2005–06	23	5	0	0			23	5
Total		103	42	4	1	0	0	107	43
Steaua București	2006–07	33	13	4+1	0	11	4	49	17
	2007–08	16	2	2	1	6	1	24	4
	2008–09	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		50	15	7	1	17	5	74	22
Panserraikos (loan)	2008–09	3	0	0	0	-		3	0
Universitatea Craiova	2009–10	13	2	2	0	-		15	2
Politehnica Iaşi	2009–10	12	1	0	0	-		12	1
Braşov	2010–11	10	1	2	1	-		12	2
Al Ain	2010–11	1	0	0	0	5	0	6	0
Concordia Chiajna	2011–12	3	1	0	0	-		3	1
Farul Constanța	2011–12	11	1	0	0	-		11	1
UTA Arad	2012–13	3	0	0	0	-		3	0
Career Total		231	68	15	3	22	5	268	76

Titles

Season	Club	Title
2004–2005	FC Vaslui	Liga II

Trivia

Steaua's Gigi Becali was quoted by the press as saying that Badea will once become the Romanian top striker.

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References

↑ "Vali Badea a debutat la UTA". Ştiri de Sport (in Romanian). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

External links

Valentin Badea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Valentin Badea – UEFA competition record ( archive )

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nicolae Dică	Steaua Top Scorer 2006–2007	Succeeded by Nicolae Dică

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[1] "Vali Badea a debutat la UTA". Ştiri de Sport (in Romanian). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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