Ricardo Grigore

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Ricardo Grigore
Ricardo Grigore - Petrolul Ploiesti vs UTA Arad, 17 March 2023.jpg
Grigore with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Florin Grigore
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2005–2007 Galaxy Team București
2007–2018 Dinamo București
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Dinamo București 97 (5)
2022–2023FC U Craiova (loan) 10 (0)
2023Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 3 (0)
2024–2025 Eldense 2 (1)
International career
2016 Romania U17 2 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U19 2 (0)
2018–2021 Romania U21 5 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2024

Ricardo Florin Grigore (born 7 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

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Club career

Born in Bucharest, Grigore joined the academy of Dinamo București at age eight. On 3 April 2018, shortly before turning 19, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 Liga I away victory over Botoșani. [1]

On 15 July 2022, following Dinamo București's relegation to the Liga II, FC U Craiova announced the signing of Grigore on a three-year contract, [2] although it was later revealed to be a loan. On 9 March 2023, after terminating his deal with FC U Craiova, he signed a contract until the end of the season with fellow Liga I team Petrolul Ploiești. [3]

Grigore returned to Dinamo for the 2023–24 season, but after only seven games played, he was released at the end of the year. [4] On 7 August 2024, he signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side CD Eldense. [5] Grigore was released from his Eldense contract on 3 February 2025. [6]

International career

In June 2021, Grigore was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo București 2017–18 Liga I 61000061
2018–19 Liga I26121282
2019–20 Liga I18241223
2020–21 Liga I20140241
2021–22 Liga I2002000220
2023–24 Liga I70312 [b] 0121
Total97515300201148
FC U Craiova (loan) 2022–23 Liga I10030130
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 2022–23 Liga I3030
Eldense 2024–25 Segunda División 212041
Career total112618300201329
  1. Includes Cupa României, Copa del Rey
  2. Appearance in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

References

  1. "Cine este Ricardo Grigore, tanarul debutant din meciul de ieri!". dinamo1948.club. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Ricardo Grigore a semnat cu Știința" [Ricardo Grigore has signed with Știința] (in Romanian). FC U Craiova 1948. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. "Bun venit, Ricardo Grigore!" [Welcome, Ricardo Grigore!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. Leila Bolat (30 May 2024). "FC Dinamo s-a despărţit de şase jucători". news.ro.
  5. "Comunicado Oficial: Ricardo Grigore" [Official announcement: Ricardo Grigore] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. "El CD Eldense y Ricardo Grigore separan sus caminos" [CD Eldense and Ricardo Grigore part ways] (in Spanish). Eldense. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. Ricardo Grigore at Soccerway . Retrieved 25 June 2022.