Nicușor Silviu Bancu (; born 18 September 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left winger for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova, which he captains, and the Romania national team.
Club career
Bancu recorded his competitive debut for Universitatea Craiova on 16 July 2014, a 0–1 Cupa Ligii loss to Rapid București. His first Liga I match came nine days later in a 1–1 home draw with Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
He scored his first goal for the Alb-albaștrii on 9 September that year, in a 2–0 defeat of Universitatea Cluj. 29 October, Bancu was injured by Viitorul Constanța player Alin Șeroni in a Cupa României Round of 16 game, which ended 1–1 after 90 minutes. He suffered a broken tibia and was sidelined for around half a year.
Bancu made 34 appearances in all competitions in the following season, as his team finished on the eighth place in the domestic league.
In 2019, it was announced that Lazio are keen on bringing Craiova captain Bancu to Stadio Olimpico. They have been monitoring his progress over the past few seasons. Former Biancocelesti captain, Cristiano Bergodi, likened Bancu to Senad Lulić.Italienii confirmă informațiile FANATIK. Nicușor Bancu, aproape de Lazio Roma Earlier, in 2016, Universitatea Craiova rejected an offer from PSV Eindhoven for Bancu.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupa RomânieiCupa LigiiEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOlt Slatina2011–12Liga II15100———1512012–13Liga II23300———2332013–14Liga II30410———314Total68810———698Universitatea Craiova2014–15Liga I1312010——1612015–16Liga I3231010——3432016–17Liga I3534010——4032017–18Liga I34341—20—4042018–19Liga I33452—20104162019–20Liga I31430—61—1312020–21Liga I35250—10—4122021–22Liga I35230—20004022022–23Liga I13000—61—1912023–24Liga I36220——103922024–25Liga I36130—20—4112025–26Liga I30150—100—4512026–27Liga I10000—8310193Total37326373303953045534Career total44134383303953052442
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania2017102018602019602020402021512022612023602024100202560202650Total552
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bancu goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Nicușor BancuNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 14 November 2021 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 22 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification2 11 June 2022 Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania 25 1–0 1–0 UEFA Nations League B
Honours Universitatea Craiova Liga I: 2025–26 Cupa României: 2017–18, 2020–21, 2025–26 Supercupa României: 2021, 2026
Individual Liga I Team of the Season: 2020–21, 2021–22
References
External links
Universitatea Craiova official profile