Silviu Lung Jr.

Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Silviu Lung

Lung with Astra Giurgiu in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-06-04) 4 June 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2006	FC Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	FC Universitatea Craiova	58	(0)
2011–2017	Astra Giurgiu	161	(0)
2017–2022	Kayserispor	125	(0)
2022–2023	Al-Raed	27	(0)
2023–2024	Politehnica Iași	22	(0)
2024–	Universitatea Craiova	6	(0)
International career‡
2009–2011	Romania U21	19	(0)
2010–2019	Romania	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2019

International career

He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last 7 minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory.^[1][2] His second game was a 1–1 against Albania at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against Algeria in a friendly.^[1][3][4] He was an unused member at Euro 2016. In 2020 he announced his international retirement, after having no caps in the last 6 years.^[5]

Personal life

Lung's father and older brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.^[6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2010	1	0
	2011	1	0
	2014	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

FC Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia B: 2005–06

Astra Giurgiu^[7]

• Liga I: 2015–16
• Cupa României: 2013–14; runner-up: 2016–17
• Supercupa României: 2014, 2016

Kayserispor^[7]

• Turkish Cup runner-up: 2021–22