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Daniel Danu

Daniel Danu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bălți, Moldova
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chindia Târgoviște
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2018 Zaria Bălți
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 FC Bălți[a][b] 70 (4)
2024– Chindia Târgoviște 17 (4)
International career
2018 Moldova U17[c] 3 (1)
2019 Moldova U19[c] 3 (0)
2021–2024 Moldova U21 11 (0)
2024– Moldova 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Daniel Danu (born 26 August 2002) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște and the Moldova national team.[1]

Club career

Danu started his career at Zaria Bălți, which was rebranded as FC Bălți in 2020. In December 2018 he was on trials for the under-19 team of Elche CF.[2] He joined Chindia Târgoviște in August 2024.[3]

International career

In February 2020 Danu played for Moldova U19 in the "Roma Caput Mundi" tournament, which reached the final.[4] He has played for Moldova under-17, under-19, and under-21 in the qualifying campaigns for the European Championships. He was called up for the senior team multiple times since September 2023.[5] On 19 November 2024 Danu made his debut for the senior team, as a 70th minute substitute in a friendly against Gibraltar, in which he got sent off after a second yellow card in stoppage time.[6]

Honours

FC Bălți

Notes

  1. ^ Previously known as FC Zaria Bălți, refounded as FC Bălți in 2020
  2. ^ Does not include matches from Moldovan Liga 1
  3. ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Danu, convocat la Națională". fmf.md (in Romanian). 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Mijlocașul clubului Zaria se află în probe la clubul spaniol Elche". moldfootball (in Romanian). 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Daniel Danu va continua cariera în România". moldfootball (in Romanian). 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Naționala U-19 a Moldovei a pierdut finala turneului "Roma Caput Mundi"". moldfootball (in Romanian). 21 February 2020.
  5. ^ "La naționala Moldovei a fost convocat un tânăr mijlocaș de la FC Bălți". moldfootball (in Romanian). 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Gibraltar vs. Moldova 1 - 1". Soccerway.