Constantin Valentin Țicu (; born 19 September 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Farul Constanța.
Club career Țicu is a youth product of Petrolul Ploiești, and made his senior debut for the club in a Liga III game against Flacăra Moreni on 30 March 2018. On 28 September that year, he registered his first Liga II appearance by playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 thrashing of Aerostar Bacău.
Țicu scored his first goal on 13 October 2019, in a 3–0 league win over Daco-Getica București. In the 2021–22 campaign, he gained team captaincy and aided with 26 appearances and three goals as "the Yellow-Blues" won the Liga II championship.
Țicu made his debut in the top tier by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022. On 31 March 2023, he scored his first Liga I goal—and the only of the match—in an away victory over FC U Craiova. He was an undisputed starter during the 2022–23 season, totalling 38 league matches.
On 13 September 2023, Petrolul Ploiești announced that Țicu signed a contract extension lasting until 2026. Eleven days later, he committed a foul which left Hermannstadt player Dragoș Iancu with an ankle fracture and was handed a 16-match suspension, later reduced in half.
International career On 15 June 2023, Țicu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship. Two days later, as a result of several injuries within the senior team squad, he was called up for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Switzerland, but did not make his debut.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupa RomânieiEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPetrolul Ploiești2018–19Liga II150———1502019–20Liga II25130——2812020–21Liga II23121——2522021–22Liga II26300——2632022–23Liga I38120——4012023–24Liga I32110——3312024–25Liga I3100——312025–26Liga I0000——00Total162881——1709Dinamo București2025–26Liga I6020—1090Farul Constanta2026–27Liga I9000——90Career total1778101—101889
Honours Petrolul Ploiești Liga II: 2021–22
References
External links
Petrolul Ploiești official profile