Alexandru Băluță

Alexandru Mihail Băluță (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru mihaˈil bəˈlutsə]; born 13 September 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Liga I club FCSB.

Alexandru Băluță

Băluță training for FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Mihail Băluță
Date of birth	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	FCSB
Number	25
Youth career
2001–2010	Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Chindia Târgoviște	44	(14)
2013–2014	Viitorul Constanța	25	(3)
2014–2018	Universitatea Craiova	124	(21)
2018–2020	Slavia Prague	23	(3)
2019–2020	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	21	(4)
2020–2023	Puskás Akadémia	72	(13)
2023–	FCSB	58	(9)
International career‡
2010–2011	Romania U17	6	(3)
2012–2014	Romania U21	2	(0)
2017–	Romania	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021

Club career

Early career

Băluță started his senior career at Chindia Târgoviște in 2011, making 44 appearances and scoring 14 goals in the second division over the course of two seasons.

In 2013, Băluță signed with Viitorul Constanța.^[2] He played his first Liga I game on 5 August, a goalless draw against Dinamo București.^[3]

Universitatea Craiova

Băluță with Universitatea Craiova in a friendly against Zenit Saint Petersburg, July 2016.

Băluță moved to Universitatea Craiova for €200,000 in the summer of 2014.^[4] He made his competitive debut for the Alb-albaștrii in a Cupa Ligii match with Rapid București on 16 July, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 0–1 away loss.^[5] Băluță scored his first goal in a Cupa României 2–1 extra time victory over his former club Viitorul, on 29 October 2014.^[6]

In the summer of 2017, Băluță changed his squad number from 22 to 10,^[7] previously worn by Gustavo Vagenin who also switched to number 7. In August that year, Craiova refused to negotiate with FC Steaua București for the transfer of the player.^[8]

On 19 April 2018, Băluță netted the first hat-trick of his professional career, contributing to a 5–1 home success against FC Botoșani for the season's Cupa României.^[9] In the final on 27 May, he offered an assist to Alexandru Mitriță as Universitatea Craiova won 2–0 against Hermannstadt.^[10]

Slavia Prague

Băluță playing for Slavia Prague against Baník Ostrava, September 2018.

On 22 June 2018, Băluță signed a four-year contract with Czech team Slavia Prague, being assigned the number 20 shirt.^[11] Press reported the transfer fee at €3 million.^[12][13]

Puskás Akadémia

On 31 July 2020, Băluță signed a three-year contract with Hungarian team Puskás Akadémia.^[14]

International career

Băluță made his senior debut for the Romania national team on 13 June 2017, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Bogdan Stancu and scoring the winner in a 3–2 victory over Chile.^[15]

Style of play

Typically deployed as an attacking midfielder or a winger, Băluță is also capable of playing as a false 9.^[16][17]

Personal life

Băluță's father, Dumitru, was also a footballer and played in Romania for Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Argeș Pitești, and Jiul Petroșani, and in Hungary for Kecskemét.^[18][19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 April 2025^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chindia Târgoviște	2011–12	Liga II	22	7	0	0	—		—		—		22	7
	2012–13	Liga II	22	7	1	0	—		—		—		22	7
	Total		44	14	1	0	—		—		—		45	14
Viitorul Constanța	2013–14	Liga I	25	3	3	0	—		—		—		28	3
Universitatea Craiova	2014–15	Liga I	30	2	3	1	1	0	—		—		34	3
	2015–16	Liga I	33	4	1	0	0	0	—		—		34	4
	2016–17	Liga I	31	4	3	0	1	0	—		—		35	4
	2017–18	Liga I	30	11	6	6	—		2	0	—		38	17
	Total		124	21	13	7	2	0	2	0	—		141	28
Slavia Prague	2018–19	Czech First League	22	3	4	1	—		6	0	—		32	4
	2019–20		1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		23	3	4	1	—		6	0	1	0	34	4
Slovan Liberec (loan)	2019–20	Czech First League	21	4	4	1	—		—		—		25	5
Puskás Akadémia	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	25	4	3	2	—		0	0	—		28	6
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	25	7	2	0	—		3	0	—		30	7
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	22	2	3	0	—		2	0	—		27	2
	Total		72	13	8	2	—		5	0	—		85	15
FCSB	2023–24	Liga I	32	6	2	1	—		2	0	—		36	7
	2024–25	Liga I	26	3	1	1	—		17	2	1	0	45	6
	Total		58	9	3	2	—		19	2	1	0	81	13
Career total			367	67	36	13	2	0	32	2	2	0	439	82

International

As of match played 6 June 2021^[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2017	4	1
	2018	1	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	1	0
Total		8	1

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Băluță goal.^[21]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 June 2017	Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania	1	Chile	3–2	3–2	Friendly

Honours

Chindia Târgoviște

• Liga III: 2010–11

Universitatea Craiova^[20]

• Cupa României: 2017–18

Slavia Prague^[20]

• Czech First League: 2018–19
• Czech Cup: 2018–19

FCSB^[20]

• Liga I: 2023–24
• Supercupa României: 2024

Individual

• Digi Sport Liga I Player of the Month: July 2017^[22]