Claudiu Belu

Claudiu Belu

Personal information
Full name	Claudiu Belu-Iordache
Date of birth	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Timișoara, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
2003–2006	UM Timișoara
2006–2011	Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Politehnica Timișoara	6	(0)
2012–2013	Concordia Chiajna	23	(2)
2013–2016	ACS Poli Timișoara	76	(5)
2016–2017	ASA Târgu Mureș	11	(0)
2017–2019	Astra Giurgiu	55	(6)
2019–2020	FCSB	5	(0)
2020	→ Voluntari (loan)	14	(1)
2020–2021	Hermannstadt	24	(1)
2021–2023	Rapid București	31	(0)
2023–2024	Politehnica Iași	3	(0)
2024	Concordia Chiajna	2	(0)
International career
2013–2014	Romania U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024

Claudiu Belu-Iordache (born 7 November 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Club career

Politehnica Timișoara

Belu he started his career playing for the club in his hometown Politehnica Timișoara.He made his senior debut playing all the 90 minutes in a game which his team won 2–0 away from home against Bihor Oradea in Liga II on 17 March 2012.

Concordia Chiajna

In June 2012, Belu joined Liga I side Concordia Chiajna.^[1]

Poli Timișoara

On 28 June 2013, Poli Timișoara announced the signing of Belu.^[2]

Târgu Mureș

In August 2016, Belu signed a one-year contract with Liga I club Târgu Mureș.^[3]

Astra Giurgiu

On 10 January 2017, Belu joined Liga I side Astra Giurgiu.^[4] On 31 March 2019, Astra Giurgiu decided to terminate the player's contract because ’’ Belu had a different point of view than his colleagues and taking into account his contractual situation, today the two sides, the club and the player decided the amicable termination of the commitment'’, announced the club in a press release on the official site.^[5]

FCSB

In March 2019, Belu agreed to join Liga I club FCSB, effective from 1 July 2019.^[6]

Voluntari

On 24 January 2020, Belu joined Liga I club Voluntari until the end of the season.^[7]

Rapid Bucuresti

On 16 June 2021, Rapid announced the signing of Belu.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Politehnica Timișoara	2011–12	Liga II	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Concordia Chiajna	2012–13	Liga I	23	2	3	0	—		—		26	2
ACS Poli Timișoara	2013–14	Liga I	19	1	2	0	—		—		21	1
	2014–15	Liga II	25	4	0	0	—		—		25	4
	2015–16	Liga I	32	0	2	0	—		2[b]	0	36	0
	Total		76	5	4	0	0	0	2	0	82	5
ASA Târgu Mureș	2016–17	Liga I	11	0	—		—		2[b]	0	13	0
Astra Giurgiu	2016–17	Liga I	5	1	1	0	—		—		6	1
	2017–18	Liga I	27	3	1	0	4	0	—		32	3
	2018–19	Liga I	23	2	2	0	—		—		25	2
	Total		55	6	4	0	4	0	0	0	63	6
FCSB	2019–20	Liga I	5	0	1	0	3	0	—		8	0
Voluntari (loan)	2019–20	Liga I	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Hermannstadt	2020–21	Liga I	24	1	1	0	—		2[c]	0	27	1
Rapid București	2021–22	Liga I	26	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
	2022–23	Liga I	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
Politehnica Iași	2023–24	Liga I	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Concordia Chiajna	2023–24	Liga II	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career Total			250	15	16	0	7	0	6	0	279	15

1. Includes Cupa României
2. Appearances in Cupa Ligii
3. Two appearances in relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

Politehnica Timișoara

• Liga II: 2011–12

ACS Poli Timișoara

• Liga II: 2014–15

Astra Giurgiu

• Cupa României runner-up: 2016–17, 2018–19

References

1. Mihaitalazarica (16 June 2012). "Florin Ilie la Chiajna. E al șaselea jucător de la Poli care ajunge la Concordia" (in Romanian). DigiSport. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
2. Mihaitalazarica (28 June 2013). "VIDEO Șase jucători noi la ACS Poli Timișoara. Velcea mai așteaptă încă patru!" (in Romanian). DigiSport. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
3. Mihaitalazarica (9 August 2016). "ASA Tg. Mureş le-a luat faţa granzilor din Bucureşti! Dorit de Steaua şi Dinamo, Claudiu Belu a semnat cu echipa lui Dan Alexa" (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. Mihaitalazarica (10 January 2017). "Belu, primul transfer al Astrei Giurgiu! Teixeira nu a făcut vizita medicală" (in Romanian). DigiSport. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
5. Mihaitalazarica (31 March 2019). "Comunicat de presa" (in Romanian). Astra Giurgiu. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
6. Mihaitalazarica (19 March 2019). "A semnat! Prima reacție a jucătorului transferat de Becali la FCSB" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
7. Mihaitalazarica (24 January 2020). "Claudiu Belu a semnat cu FC Voluntari!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 24 January 2020.|
8. "VRapid, două transferuri în aceeași zi! Giuleștenii au luat un fost jucător de la FCSB" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
9. "C. Belu-Iordache". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

External links

• Claudiu Belu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Claudiu Belu at Soccerway