Constantin Budescu
Budescu during a press conference with Romania in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Constantin Valentin Budescu | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Manasia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Steaua București | ||
| Number | TBD | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Rapid Sălciile | ||
| 2003–2005 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | Petrolul Ploiești | 151 | (41) |
| 2011–2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 115 | (43) |
| 2011 | Astra II Giurgiu | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Dalian Yifang | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2017 | Astra Giurgiu | 9 | (2) |
| 2017- | Steaua București | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Romania | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015 |
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Constantin Valentin Budescu (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin valenˈtin buˈdesku]; born 19 February 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder for Steaua București.
Budescu was born in Manasia, a commune near Urziceni in Ialomița County. At the age of 12, with his first team Rapid Sălciile, he once scored "13 goals in one match".
In 2007, Budescu made his debut in Liga II for Petrolul Ploiești whilst still a junior player. Gradually, he imposed himself as a regular first-team member, eventually catching the eye of Rapid București, Politehnica Timișoara and FC Brașov.
In 2009, following the transfer of Laurențiu Marinescu to Unirea Urziceni, Budescu took over the number 10 jersey.
In the 2011 summer, Budescu signed a contract with neighbouring club Astra Ploiești, later relocated and renamed Astra Giurgiu. On 21 July 2013, he scored his first hat-trick in Liga I, in the 4–0 away win against Viitorul Constanța.
On 25 July 2013, during Astra's first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League, Budescu netted twice in a 2–1 success at Omonia Nicosia as his team played 30 minutes with one player less and qualified to the third round. Due to his exploits, he was dubbed the "Hero of Nicosia".
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