Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 May 1997||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania [1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Steaua București | ||
2008–2011 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
2011–2012 | Feyenoord | ||
2012–2015 | Twente | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 9 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Concordia Chiajna | 55 | (3) |
2019 | Gorica | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Sepsi OSK | 22 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 55 | (12) |
2022 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 6 | (2) |
2022–2024 | Korona Kielce | 44 | (5) |
2024 | Farul Constanța | 12 | (2) |
2024– | Hermannstadt | 13 | (2) |
International career | |||
2013 | Romania U16 | 2 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Romania Olympic | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 |
Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu (born 13 May 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Deaconu started his professional career with ASA Târgu Mureș in 2016, after having previously played as a junior for FC Steaua București, the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, and Dutch clubs Feyenoord and Twente, respectively. [2] [3] He made his senior debut for Târgu Mureș on 5 August 2016, aged 19, in a 0–3 Liga I loss to Politehnica Iași.
During the winter transfer window of 2017, Deaconu moved to fellow league team Concordia Chiajna. He totalled three goals from 55 Liga I matches, before transferring abroad to HNK Gorica on 1 February 2019. [4]
He appeared sparingly during his spell in Croatia, and in the summer of that year returned to his country after Sepsi OSK acquired him for €100,000. [3] On 22 July 2020, he played the full 90 minutes as his side lost 0–1 to FCSB in the Cupa României final. [5]
On 26 August 2020, Deaconu signed a two-year deal with Gaz Metan Mediaș as a free agent. [6] In the 2020–21 season, he amassed 39 games and eleven goals in all competitions. On 15 October 2021, he scored two long-range goals in the span of two minutes to secure a 2–1 home win over Dinamo București. [7]
Following a short stint with China League One club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, on 28 July 2022 Deaconu joined Polish side Korona Kielce on a two-year contract. [8] On 8 January 2024, he left the club by mutual consent. [9]
Deaconu was called up by the Romania under-23 team to the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics, [1] [10] appearing once in a goalless draw with New Zealand which led to a group-stage exit.
Deaconu's father is a football fan, and named his son after Brazilian international Ronaldo. [2] [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ASA Târgu Mureș | 2016–17 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Concordia Chiajna | 2016–17 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Liga I | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
Total | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
HNK Gorica | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Sepsi OSK | 2019–20 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2020–21 | Liga I | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 11 | |||
2021–22 | Liga I | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
Total | 55 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | ||
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2022 | China League One | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
Korona Kielce | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
Total | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
Farul Constanța | 2023–24 | Liga I | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
Hermannstadt | 2024–25 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
Career total | 221 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 32 |
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