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.