Claudiu Keșerü

Claudiu Keșerü

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Personal information
Full name	Claudiu-Andrei Keșerü
Date of birth	(1986-12-02) 2 December 1986
Place of birth	Oradea, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	28
Youth career
2002–2003	Bihor
2003–2004	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	FC Bihor	15	(3)
2003–2004	Nantes B	11	(8)
2004–2010	Nantes	81	(11)
2008–2009	→ Libourne (loan)	17	(11)
2009–2010	→ Tours (loan)	12	(7)
2010	→ Angers (loan)	14	(4)
2010–2013	Angers	100	(33)
2013–2014	Bastia	16	(1)
2014–2015	Steaua București	34	(20)
2015	Al-Gharafa	9	(9)
2015–	Ludogorets Razgrad	16	(10)
International career‡
2004–2008	Romania U-21	21	(6)
2013–	Romania	9	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Claudiu-Andrei Keșerü (born 2 December 1986 in Oradea) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Romanian national football team. His preferred foot is his left.

Club career

A product of the FC Bihor Oradea Academy, Claudiu (Cleo) Keșerü played a season for his hometown club in 15 matches and scored 3 goals in the second Romanian division, Liga II.

Nantes

In 2003, he was bought in France by Nantes. Initially included in the second team, he was promoted to the first team after a season and debuted in Ligue 1, the top French football division. He played for Nantes four years, and scored 11 goals in 81 matches. He relegated with the club in Ligue 2 in 2007 and promoted back a year later.

Various loans

In 2008, Keșerü was loaned by Nantes to the Ligue 2 side FC Libourne Saint Seurin. For Libourne, he scored 11 goals in 17 matches, but was used more as a substitute. After a season, he was taken back, and then loaned to another Ligue 2 side Tours FC where he scored 7 goals in 12 matches.

Angers

In 2010, Keșerü was loaned by Nantes to the Ligue 2 club, Angers SCO. In his first season spent there, he scored 4 goals in 14 matches, and was bought from Nantes after the end of loan period. He spent three years to Angers, being used as regular. Keșerü scored 33 goals in 100 matches for Angers.

Bastia

Wanted by clubs like Steaua București and Olympiacos Piraeus, Keșerü decided to remain in France and signed a deal with Ligue 1 side, SC Bastia. On 31 August 2013, he scored his first goal for Bastia in a 2-1 win over Toulouse. He played 16 matches in Ligue 1, but failed to impress and left the club in the winter of 2014.

Steaua București

In January 2014, Keșerü signed a contract with Romanian champions Steaua București. With the club, he won the league title and played the final of the Romanian Cup. His first goal in a European competition came in the 2-2 draw against FC Aktobe in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Keșerü broke the club record for goals in a single game, scoring all six goals in a 6-0 win over Pandurii on 15 August 2014. The record was previously held by his coach, Constantin Gâlcă, who scored five times in a 5-0 win against FC Brașov in 1994. It was the first time that a player scored six goals in a Liga I game since 9 June 1993, when Marian Popa of Farul Constanța accomplished the feat in a 6-3 win over Oțelul Galați. In a 6-0 win over Aalborg BK in 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group round first matchday, on 18 September 2014, Keserü scored a hat-trick in just 12 minutes, between the 61st and 72nd minutes, resulting in the fastest hat-trick in UEFA Europa League history.

Al-Gharafa

In February 2015, he reached a deal with Qatari side Al-Gharafa. The contract's length is two and a half years, with a salary of 2.5 million euros.

Ludogorets Razgrad

He then signed a three-year contract in August 2015 with Ludogorets Razgrad worth a gross annual value of €700.000.

International career

On 11 October 2013, Keșerü made his debut for Romania in a 4-0 win against Andorra, scoring the first goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	11 October 2013	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	1–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	18 November 2014	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Denmark	1–0	2–0	Friendly
3.				2–0
4.	29 March 2015	Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bihor Oradea	2002–03	15	3	?	?	-		-		-		15	3
Total		15	3	?	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	3
Nantes B	2003–04	11	8	?	?	-		-		-		11	8
Total		11	8	?	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	8
Nantes	2004–05	15	3	0	0	0	0	-		-		15	3
	2005–06	14	3	0	0	0	0	-		-		14	3
	2006–07	22	4	0	0	0	0	-		-		22	4
	2007–08	11	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		11	0
	2008–09	9	1	0	0	1	0	-		-		10	1
	2009–10	10	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		10	0
Total		81	11	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	82	11
Libourne	2007–08	17	11	0	0	0	0	-		-		17	11
Total		17	11	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	17	11
Tours	2008–09	12	7	0	0	0	0	-		-		12	7
Total		12	7	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	12	7
Angers	2009–10	14	4	0	0	0	0	-		-		14	4
	2010–11	35	10	4	1	1	1	-		-		40	12
	2011–12	33	6	2	2	1	0	-		-		36	8
	2012–13	32	17	0	0	2	1	-		-		34	18
Total		114	37	6	3	4	2	-	-	-	-	124	42
Bastia	2013–14	16	1	0	0	2	0	-		-		18	1
Total		16	1	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	18	1
Steaua București	2013–14	17	8	2	1	-		-		-		19	9
	2014–15	17	12	1	0	1	2	9	6	1	0	29	19
Total		34	20	3	1	1	2	9	5	1	0	48	28
Al-Gharafa	2014–15	9	9	1	1	-		-		-		10	10
Total		9	9	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10
Ludogorets Razgrad	2015–16	16	10	0	0	-		-		-		16	10
Total		16	10	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	10
Career Total		325	117	10	5	8	4	9	5	1	0	356	130

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 December 2015

Honours

Club

Steaua București

• Liga I: 2013–14, 2014–15
• Romanian Cup: 2014–15
• Romanian League Cup: 2014–15

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Season: 2012–13
• UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Season: 2012-13 nominee

External links

• Claudiu Keșerü – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Claudiu Keșerü at Soccerway