Alexandru Crețu (; born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club Al-Wehda.

Club career

Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 Liga I season, following his good performances as a

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. In December 2016, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana. In February 2018, Crețu moved to domestic rivals

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with which he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal. In the summer of 2021, he returned to Romania to sign for

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as a

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. He however left the club before the end of August after falling out with owner

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International career

Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team. On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a 1–1 draw against

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in the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

CSMS Iași *

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: 2011–12, 2013–14 Maribor *

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

: 2018–19

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cretu, Alexandru 1992 births Living people People from Pașcani Sportspeople from Iași County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Liga II players Liga I players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Saudi Pro League players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players FC Corvinul Hunedoara players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players NK Maribor players FCSB players CS Universitatea Craiova players Al Wehda FC players Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Romanian sportsmen