Andrei Ciolacu

Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu (born 9 August 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Maltese Challenge League club Valletta.

Andrei Ciolacu

Personal information
Full name	Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu
Date of birth	(1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Valletta
Number	9
Youth career
2002–2004	Inter Gaz București
2005–2010	Rapid București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Rapid II București	24	(6)
2011–2014	Rapid București	59	(7)
2012	→ Otopeni (loan)	13	(7)
2015	Śląsk Wrocław	0	(0)
2015	Śląsk Wrocław II	20	(12)
2016–2017	ASA Târgu Mureș	36	(2)
2017	Warriors FC	11	(3)
2018	Juventus București	4	(0)
2018	Metaloglobus București	8	(0)
2019	Tskhinvali	16	(3)
2020	Avezzano	5	(0)
2020–2021	FC U Craiova	20	(4)
2021–2023	Floriana	38	(9)
2023–2024	Birkirkara	34	(13)
2024–	Valletta	19	(16)
International career
2012–2013	Romania U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025

Career

In January 2016, Ciolacu signed a contract with ASA Târgu Mureș.^[1]

Midway through 2017, Ciolacu signed for Singaporean club Warriors,^[2] integrating quickly into the team.^[3]

On his Singapore League Cup debut against Home United, Ciolacu scored three goals, taking his club to the top of the group.^[4] In December 2017, he said that "The speed of play in Singapore is lower than in Romania, and the players do not give much importance to physical training, although this matters a lot in modern football. There is room for improvement, of course, but there is fantastic potential for development."^[5]

On 24 January 2020, Ciolacu joined Italian Serie D club Avezzano.^[6] He played for the club until the summer 2020, where he moved back to Romania to join FC U Craiova 1948.

Honours

FC U Craiova

• Liga II: 2020–21

Floriana

• Maltese FA Trophy: 2021–22
• Maltese Super Cup runner-up: 2022

Birkirkara

• Maltese FA Trophy: 2022–23