FC 26 · Club

Universitatea Craiova

Romania Liga IRomania

Team ratings

• OVROverall68
• ATTAttack67
• MIDMidfield68
• DEFDefence69

Formation

3-4-2-1

Average age

25.4

Club worth

€11M

Squad size

27

Stadium capacity

30,944

Founded

1948

Domestic prestige

9/10

International prestige

3/10

Youth development

9/10

Trophies

• 3League titles
• 6Domestic cups

Line-up

Starting XI

Full squad ↓3-4-2-1

1. GK67L. Popescu, Goalkeeper, overall 67
2. RCB69A. Rus, Right Centre Back, overall 69
3. CB71O. Romanchuk, Centre Back, overall 71
4. LCB71V. Screciu, Left Centre Back, overall 71
5. RM70C. Mora, Right Midfielder, overall 70
6. RCM70A. Mekvabishvili, Right Centre Midfielder, overall 70
7. LCM68T. Băluță, Left Centre Midfielder, overall 68
8. LM69CN. Bancu, Left Midfielder, overall 69, captain
9. RAM70Ș. Baiaram, Right Attacking Midfielder, overall 70
10. LAM64D. Matei, Left Attacking Midfielder, overall 64
11. ST67S. Nsimba, Striker, overall 67

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Squad

Key people & bench

CaptainNicușor BancuLeft Midfielder

Starting XI average age25.6

Bench · 12 players

1. STAssad Al HamlawiOverall 68
2. CAMAlexandru CicâldăuOverall 68
3. RMMihnea RădulescuOverall 68
4. CMTelesOverall 66
5. LBFlorin ȘtefanOverall 67
6. CBVasile MogoșOverall 65
7. GKPavlo IsenkoOverall 69
8. CBNikola StevanovićOverall 68
9. STMonday EtimOverall 62
10. CBAlexandru CrețuOverall 65
11. CBJuraj BadeljOverall 65
12. GKSilviu LungOverall 63

Full squad

Squad · 27 players

By lineAll

SortBy line, best firstOVR, high to lowPOT, high to lowGrowth, high to lowAge, youngest firstName A–ZPositionContract, soonest first

Player	Pos	Age	OVR	POT	Growth	#	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Pavlo IsenkoGK · 21	GK	21	Overall 69	Potential 76	+7	77	2029
João GonçalvesGK · 24	GK	24	Overall 69	Potential 75	+6	32	2029
Laurențiu PopescuGK · 28	GK	28	Overall 67	Potential 69	+2	21	2029
Silviu LungGK · 36	GK	36	Overall 63	Potential 63	0	1	2029
Defenders · 11
Vladimir ScreciuCB · 25	CB	25	Overall 71	Potential 75	+4	6	2027
Oleksandr RomanchukCB · 25	CB	25	Overall 71	Potential 74	+3	3	2028
Carlos MoraRB · 24	RB	24	Overall 70	Potential 75	+5	17	2028
Adrian RusCB · 29	CB	29	Overall 69	Potential 69	0	28	2029
Nicușor BancuCaptainLB · 32	LB	32	Overall 69	Potential 69	0	11	2028
Nikola StevanovićCB · 26	CB	26	Overall 68	Potential 71	+3	24	2027
Florin ȘtefanLB · 29	LB	29	Overall 67	Potential 67	0	2	2029
Juraj BadeljCB · 21	CB	21	Overall 65	Potential 72	+7	15	2027
Alexandru CrețuCB · 33	CB	33	Overall 65	Potential 65	0	4	2028
Vasile MogoșCB · 32	CB	32	Overall 65	Potential 65	0	19	2030
Darius FălcușanCB · 19	CB	19	Overall 62	Potential 74	+12	25	2029
Midfielders · 8
Ștefan BaiaramRM · 22	RM	22	Overall 70	Potential 77	+7	10	2029
Anzor MekvabishviliCDM · 24	CDM	24	Overall 70	Potential 75	+5	5	2028
Mihnea RădulescuRM · 19	RM	19	Overall 68	Potential 78	+10	18	2029
Tudor BăluțăCDM · 26	CDM	26	Overall 68	Potential 69	+1	8	2027
Alexandru CicâldăuCAM · 27	CAM	27	Overall 68	Potential 68	0	20	2028
TelesCM · 28	CM	28	Overall 66	Potential 66	0	23	2027
David MateiCM · 18	CM	18	Overall 64	Potential 77	+13	30	2029
Luca BăsceanuCAM · 19	CAM	19	Overall 62	Potential 78	+16	29	2029
Forwards · 4
Assad Al HamlawiST · 24	ST	24	Overall 68	Potential 73	+5	9	2028
Steven NsimbaST · 29	ST	29	Overall 67	Potential 67	0	7	2027
Monday EtimST · 26	ST	26	Overall 62	Potential 63	+1	12	2028
David BarbuST · 19	ST	19	Overall 60	Potential 72	+12	27	2028

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