Laura Rus

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Laura Rus
Personal information
Full name Laura Roxana Rus
Date of birth (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Bocșa, Romania
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Beroe
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Pandurii Targu Jiu
2007–2010 Sporting Huelva 69 (7)
2010 Apollon Limassol
2010–2011 Sporting Huelva 12 (5)
2011–2013 Apollon Limassol
2013–2014 Fortuna Hjørring
2014–2016 Icheon Daekyo WFC
2017 Sporting Huelva 11 (4)
2017 Apollon Ladies F.C.
2017–2018 ASD Sassuolo 13 (0)
2018–2019 Hellas Verona 14 (8)
2019–2020 RSC Anderlecht 5 (4)
2021 Tindastóll 7 (2)
2022- Beroe 2 (2)
International career
2005– Romania 140 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Laura Roxana Rus (born 1 October 1987) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Apulia Trani in the Italian Women's Serie B. She has also played in the Romanian, Spanish, Danish, South Korean and Italian championships, and she is a member of the Romanian national team. [1]

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Career

Rus was born in Bocșa and attended University in Reșița, where she played for the university's handball team. [2] She started her football career playing for Pandurii Targu Jiu in the Liga I. During this time she started playing for the Romanian national team in 2005.

In 2007 she moved abroad, alternating periods in Spain's Sporting Huelva and Cyprus' Apollon Limassol. With Apollon she first played the UEFA Champions League in the 2010–11 season. In 2011, she went on trial with English FA WSL club Everton Ladies, [3] but she ultimately continued in Apollon for two more seasons. In the latter she was the top scorer of the Champions League with 11 goals (with the qualifying rounds included). That summer she moved to Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark's Elitedivisionen, [4] and one year later to South Korea's Icheon Daekyo.

In 2017 she moved back to Spain and Cyprus for third stints with Sporting and Apollon. At the end of 2017 it was announced that she will move to Italy and play for Sassuolo. [5] After the end of the 2017–2018 season, she signed with Hellas Verona, scoring in her first friendly match. [6] At the end of July 2019, Laura signed with RSC Anderlecht, where she will play for the 2019–20 season. [7]


Goals for the Romanian WNT in official competitions
CompetitionStageDateLocationOpponentGoalsResultOverall
2009 UEFA Euro Qualifiers2006–11–23 Mogoşoaia Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 15–02
2007–05–07 Debrecen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13–3
2011 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers2010–03–27 Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15–01
2013 UEFA Euro Qualifiers2011–09–17 Shymkent Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 13–07
2011–10–27 Bucharest Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 27–1
2011–11–23 Izmir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12–1
2012–06–21 Buftea Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 34–2
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers2013–09–20 Strumica Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 19–11
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers2015–11–27 Katerini Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13–11
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers2017–10–20 Leuven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12–31

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 November 2006 Mogoşoaia, Romania Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5–05–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2.5 May 2007 Debrecen, Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–03–3
3.24 February 2010 Lagos, Portugal Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–02–0 2010 Algarve Cup
4.1 March 2010 Albufeira, PortugalFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–05–1
5.2–0
6.3–1
7.27 March 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–05–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.17 September 2011 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–03–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
9.27 October 2011 Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6–17–1
10.7–1
11.23 November 2011 Izmir, Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–02–1
12.21 June 2012 Buftea, RomaniaFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–14–2
13.2–1
14.4–2
15.20 September 2013 Strumica, North Macedonia Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 5–19–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.7–1
17.8–1
18.27 November 2015 Katerini, Greece Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–03–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
19.25 October 2016 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–11–1 ( a.e.t. ) UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying play-offs
20.10 November 2016 San Jose, United States Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–31–8 Friendly
21.20 October 2017 Leuven, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–22–3 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22.4 March 2020 Antalya, Turkey Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3–14–1 2020 Turkish Women's Cup
23.18 September 2020Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–41–6 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
24.22 September 2020Mogoșoaia, RomaniaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4–14–1
25.23 October 2020 Marijampolė, Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–04–0
26.14 June 2021 Senec, Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–21–3Friendly
27.17 September 2021Mogoșoaia, RomaniaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–02–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
28.21 September 2021Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–03–0
29.3–0
30.2 September 2022 Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 4–07–1
31.5–0
32.16 July 2023Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1–02–0Friendly

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References

  1. Profile in UEFA.com
  2. "Laura Rus, campioana in… Cipru" (in Romanian). Bihon.ro. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. Laura Rus, in probe la Everton Caras Online
  4. Olsson, Søren (12 July 2013). "Fortuna henter endnu en rumæner" (in Danish). Nordjyske.dk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. Sassuolo, noua echipa a bocsencei Laura Rus
  6. Laura Rus a reușit un hat-trick la primul meci în tricoul echipei Hellas Verona
  7. Officiel: Une internationale roumaine débarque à Anderlecht