Marian Pleașcă

Marian Pleașcă (born 6 February 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is a product of the Pandurii Târgu Jiu youth academy and has played for several clubs in the Romanian top flight, Liga I, as well as making one appearance for the Romania national team.

Club career

Pandurii Târgu Jiu Pleașcă spent his youth career at Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and made his senior debut for the club in 2009. His initial spell with the Gorj County side stretched until 2017, interrupted only by a short loan to Liga II side Minerul Lupeni in 2010. During his time at Pandurii, he was part of the squad that finished runners-up in the 2012–13 Liga I season, securing a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualification rounds.

FCSB In February 2017, Pleașcă moved to FCSB (then known as Steaua București). He spent a year at the capital club, making 11 Liga I appearances and scoring one goal. He also featured for the club in the Europa League qualification matches. During his tenure at FCSB, he had a loan spell with fellow Liga I team FC Voluntari in the second half of the 2017–18 season.

Later career Following his departure from FCSB, Pleașcă joined Gaz Metan Mediaș in January 2019, where he played for one and a half seasons. He then had a brief spell with UTA Arad in 2020 before returning to Pandurii Târgu Jiu for a second senior spell in 2021. As of mid-2022, he was reported to be playing for the amateur club CS Oltețul Alunu.

International career Marian Pleașcă represented the Romania U-21 side on three occasions in 2011. He earned his only cap for the Romania national team in 2011.

Honours Club Pandurii Târgu Jiu

Liga I: Runner-up 2013

FCSB

Liga I: Runner-up 2016–17, 2017–18

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