Valentin Lazăr

Valentin Lazăr

Personal information
Full name	Valentin Marius Lazăr
Date of birth	(1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ploiești, Romania
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder
Team information
Current team	Păulești
Youth career
1996–2007	Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Petrolul Ploiești	21	(4)
2009–2011	Chimia Brazi	39	(3)
2011–2013	Sportul Studențesc	42	(6)
2013–2017	Dinamo București	89	(16)
2015	→ Concordia Chiajna (loan)	14	(2)
2017	→ Al-Sailiya (loan)	10	(2)
2017–2019	Al-Sailiya	22	(7)
2018–2019	→ Al Kharaitiyat (loan)	17	(7)
2019–2020	Ümraniyespor	10	(0)
2020	Dinamo București	13	(1)
2020–2021	Al-Shahania	1	(0)
2021	Concordia Chiajna	13	(1)
2022	CSM Reșița	12	(6)
2022	Dinamo București	7	(0)
2023	Păulești	?	(?)
2023–	CSO Băicoi	0	(0)
Managerial career
2023–	CSO Băicoi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Valentin Marius Lazăr (born 21 August 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side CS Păulești.

Club career

2013-2014 season

In the summer of 2013, Lazăr signed a contract for three years with FC Dinamo București. He made his debut on 19 July in a match against Poli Timișoara. He scored his first goal in a match against Chindia Târgoviște in the Romanian Cup and a second goal against FC Brașov. In 2014, he scored against Corona Brașov and two goals against Săgeata Năvodari in Liga I. He scored and assisted against big rival Steaua in the Romanian cup. Lazăr ended the 2013–2014 season with 6 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.

2014-2015 season

On 20 July Lazăr became the new captain after Laurențiu Rus was released from Dinamo. In the first match against Chiajna in the League Cup Lazăr scored a goal. In a match against Universitatea Cluj, Lazăr scored a goal to put Dinamo 2-1 ahead and assisted for 3–1. In the match against Concordia Chiajna Lazăr was sent off in the 76th minute.

2015-2016 season

In September, Lazăr was loaned to Concordia Chiajna. After four months, the technical director of Dinamo București announced that he was called back from his loan.

Honours

Club

Dinamo București

• Cupa României runner-up : 2015–16

CSM Reșița

• Liga III: 2021–22

Individual

• DigiSport Liga I Player of the Month: October 2016

External links

• Valentin Lazăr at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Valentin Lazăr at Soccerway