Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
International career He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last seven minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory. 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. He was an unused member at Euro 2016.
Lung was the national team's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Ciprian Tătărușanu and Costel Pantilimon. His last call-up came in November 2019. In 2020, he announced his international retirement, having not played for the national team since 2014. He made a total of three international appearances between 2010 and 2014.
Personal life Lung's father and older brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Universitatea Craiova2005–06Divizia B10–––102006–07Liga I0000––002007–082000––202008–093010––402009–1029010––3002010–1123020––250Total580400000620Astra Giurgiu2011–12Liga I29010––3002012–1329040––3302013–141806080–3202014–1531000100304402015–162701060003402016–172702012010420Total1610140360402150Kayserispor2017–18Süper Lig29010––3002018–1929020––3102019–2029010––3002020–218000––802021–2230030––330Total12507000001320Al-Raed2022–23Saudi Pro League27010––280Politehnica Iași2023–24Liga I22010––230Universitatea Craiova2024–25Liga I304000–702025–26500000–50Total80400000120Career total4010310360404720
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania201010201110201410Total30
Honours FC Universitatea Craiova Divizia B: 2005–06
Astra Giurgiu Liga I: 2015–16 Cupa României: 2013–14; runner-up: 2016–17 Supercupa României: 2014, 2016
Kayserispor Turkish Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Universitatea Craiova Liga I: 2025–26 Cupa României: 2025–26
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