Flavius Daniliuc

Flavius Daniliuc

Daniliuc with Austria U21 in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Flavius David Daniliuc
Date of birth	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg (on loan from Salernitana)
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2010	Admira Wacker
2010–2011	Rapid Wien
2011–2014	Real Madrid
2015–2020	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Bayern Munich II	4	(0)
2020–2022	Nice	49	(1)
2022–	Salernitana	37	(0)
2024–	→ Red Bull Salzburg (loan)	6	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	Austria U15	12	(1)
2016–2017	Austria U16	5	(1)
2017	Austria U17	3	(0)
2018	Austria U18	1	(0)
2019	Austria U19	5	(0)
2021–	Austria U21	9	(0)
2023–	Austria	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 31 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Flavius David Daniliuc (born 27 April 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Red Bull Salzburg on loan from Serie A club Salernitana and the Austria national team. ^[2]

Club career

Early years and Bayern Munich

Daniliuc began his youth career with Admira Wacker Mödling, before moving to Rapid Wien in 2010. The following year, he joined the junior academy of Spanish club Real Madrid, where he won a youth league title. His international transfer was one of the cases which resulted in the transfer ban imposed on Real Madrid by FIFA in 2016. ^[3]

After being bullied by his colleagues in Spain, Daniliuc moved to Germany in 2014 on the advice of Bayern Munich defender and fellow countryman David Alaba, who Daniliuc's father had met. He first entered the DFI Bad Aibling youth team, ^[4] before joining the Bayern Munich youth academy in January 2015. ^[5] In October 2018, Daniliuc was included in The Guardian 's "Next Generation 2018", which listed the 60 most talented footballers born in 2001. ^[6] He made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2019, starting in a home match with KFC Uerdingen. ^[7]

Nice

Daniliuc with Nice in 2021

On 18 June 2020, French club Nice announced the signing of 19-year-old Daniliuc from Bayern Munich. ^[8] He recorded his Ligue 1 debut on 20 September that year, entering the field in the 65th minute of a 3–0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, and his first European game on 5 November, in a 3–2 UEFA Europa League away loss to Slavia Prague.

Daniliuc scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 victory over Rennes at the Roazhon Park, on 26 February 2021.

Salernitana

On 29 August 2022, Daniliuc signed a four-year contract with Salernitana in Italy. ^[9]

On 31 January 2024, Daniliuc joined Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[10]

International career

Daniliuc began his international youth career with the under-15 team of Austria in October 2015 against Montenegro. ^[11] He advanced through the under-16 and under-17 teams in 2016 and 2017. ^{[12] [13]} On 19 November 2018, he made his under-18 debut in a friendly match against the Czech Republic, which finished in a 1–0 loss. ^{[14] [15]}

Personal life

Daniliuc was born in Vienna, Austria, to Romanian parents from Suceava who fled their home country before the fall of Communism. ^{[5] [16]} His older twin brothers, Daniel and Manuel, are also footballers. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 March 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2019–20	3. Liga	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
Nice	2020–21	Ligue 1	23	1	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		26	1
	2021–22	Ligue 1	24	0	3	0	—		—		—		27	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
	Total		49	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	55	1
Salernitana	2022–23	Serie A	27	0	0	0	—		—		—		27	0
	2023–24	Serie A	10	0	1	0	—		—		—		11	0
	Total		37	0	1	0	—		—		—		38	0
Red Bull Salzburg (loan)	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		6	0
Career total			96	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	103	1

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22 ^[19]

References

1. "Flavius Daniliuc". OGC Nice. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. Flavius Daniliuc at WorldFootball.net
3. "Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid sanctioned for international transfers of minors". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
4. "Ehemalige Spieler" [Former players]. Deutsches Fußball Internat (in German). Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
5. Ilcu, Gabi (25 January 2016). "Un junior de origine romana transferat ilegal de Real Madrid a ajuns la Bayern datorita lui David Alaba" [A junior of Romanian origin illegally transferred to Real Madrid reached Bayern thanks to David Alaba]. Sport Total FM (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
6. Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry; Hulley-Jones, Frank (10 October 2018). "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
7. "Bayern München II – KFC Uerdingen 05 -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
8. "Flavius Danilius is Niçois". OGC Nice. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
9. "FLAVIUS DANILIUC È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
10. "Flavius Daniliuc joins our Red Bulls". www.redbullsalzburg.at/en. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
11. "Spielerprofil: Flavius Daniliuc (U15)" [Player profile: Flavius Daniliuc (U15)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
12. "Spielerprofil: Flavius Daniliuc (U16)" [Player profile: Flavius Daniliuc (U16)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
13. "Spielerprofil: Flavius Daniliuc (U17)" [Player profile: Flavius Daniliuc (U17)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
14. "Czech Republic – Austria 1:0 (U18 Friendlies 2018, November)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
15. "Spielerprofil: Flavius Daniliuc (U18)" [Player profile: Flavius Daniliuc (U18)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
16. "Flavius Daniliuc, fiul unor emigranți din Suceava, a ajuns la Bayern și este în top 60 cei mai promițători fotbaliști din lume" [Flavius Daniliuc, the son of some emigrants from Suceava, reached Bayern and is among the top 60 most promising footballers in the world]. GazetaSV.ro (in Romanian). 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
17. "Trei frati romani joaca la Real! Flavius e deja campion in Spania! Povestea galactica a sucevenilor care vor juca in El Clasico peste cativa ani" [Three Romanian brothers play at Real! Flavius is already a champion in Spain! The galactic story of the Suceava who will play in El Clásico over a few years]. Sport.ro (in Romanian). Pro X. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
18. Flavius Daniliuc at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
19. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport . 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

• Flavius Daniliuc at the U.S. Salernitana 1919 website
• Flavius Daniliuc at DFB.de
• Flavius Daniliuc – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Profile at kicker.de
• Flavius Daniliuc – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French