Valentin Badea

Valentin Badea
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Personal information
Full name	Valentin Vasile Badea
Date of birth	23 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Romania
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Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000	Rulmentul Alexandria
2001–2002	Jiul Petroşani
2002–2006	Vaslui
2006–2008	Steaua Bucureşti
2008–2009	Steaua II Bucureşti
2008	→ Panserraikos (loan)
2009	Universitatea Craiova
2010	Politehnica Iaşi
2010–2011	Braşov
2011	Al Ain
2011–2012	Concordia Chiajna
2012	Farul Constanţa
2013	UTA Arad
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013

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Valentin Vasile Badea (born 23 October 1982 in Alexandria) is a Romanian former football player. He played as a striker. His last contract was with Liga II team UTA Arad.^[1]

Club career

On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for €1,000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.
Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua Bucureşti, he also played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui.
He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş while he was playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in Romania's third division and where Badea was the team's top goalscorer. Sdrobiş then brought him to Jiul Petroşani, and then to FC Vaslui where he was the coach.
In 2006 Steaua paid €1,000,000 for Badea.
On 23 August 2006 he has scored two goals in the match against Standard Liège, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, goals which sent Steaua Bucureşti in to the group stage after ten years of absence.
On 20 December 2009, he was released from FC Universitatea Craiova.
On 24 February 2010, he signed with Al Ain.

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		Continental games		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Universitatea Craiova	09-10	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
Universitatea Craiova	Total	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
Panserraikos	08-09	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Panserraikos	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Steaua Bucureşti	08-09	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	07-08	16	2	2	1	6	1	24	4
	06-07	33	13	4	0	11	4	48	17
	Total	50	15	6	1	17	5	73	21
FC Vaslui	05-06	23	5	0	0	0	0	24	5
	04-05	30	11	2	1	0	0	32	12
	03-04	27	12	1	0	0	0	28	12
	02-03	23	14	1	0	0	0	24	14
	Total	103	42	4	1	0	0	107	43
Jiul Petroşani	01-02	22	5	0	0	0	0	22	5
Jiul Petroşani	Total	22	5	0	0	0	0	22	5
Career Totals		186	63	11	2	17	5	214	70
Last updated 25 October 2009

Season	Club	Title
2004–2005	FC Vaslui	Liga II

Steaua's Gigi Becali was quoted by the press as saying that Badea will once become the Romanian top striker.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Nicolae Dică	Steaua Top Scorer 2006–2007	Succeeded by Nicolae Dică