Daniel Danu

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Daniel Danu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Bălți, Moldova
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia Satu Mare
Number 20
Youth career
–2018 Zaria Bălți
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Bălți [a] [b] 70 (4)
2024–2025 Chindia Târgoviște 26 (5)
2025– Olimpia Satu Mare 1 (0)
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 as of 23 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Olimpia Satu Mare and the Moldova national team. [1]

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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]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova
202410
Total10

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. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ "Daniel Danu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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