.jpg) Lung with Universitatea Craiova in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2008 | FC Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | FC Universitatea Craiova | 58 | (0) |
| 2011–2017 | Astra Giurgiu | 161 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Kayserispor | 125 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Raed | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Politehnica Iași | 22 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Universitatea Craiova | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Romania U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2019 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2019 | |||
Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
International career
He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last seven minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory.[1][2] His second game was a 1–1 against Albania at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against Algeria in a friendly.[1][3][4] He was an unused member at Euro 2016.
Lung was the national team's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Ciprian Tătărușanu and Costel Pantilimon. His last call-up came in November 2019. In 2020, he announced his international retirement, having not played for the national team since 2014. He made a total of three international appearances between 2010 and 2014.[1][5]
Personal life
Lung's father and older brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 August 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Universitatea Craiova | 2005–06 | Divizia B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 62 | 0 | ||||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2011–12 | Liga I | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 161 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 215 | 0 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 125 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 132 | 0 | ||||
| Al-Raed | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Politehnica Iași | 2023–24 | Liga I | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2024–25 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 401 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 472 | 0 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Turkish Cup, King's Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Supercupa României, two appearances in Cupa Ligii
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
FC Universitatea Craiova
Astra Giurgiu[7]
- Liga I: 2015–16
- Cupa României: 2013–14; runner-up: 2016–17
- Supercupa României: 2014, 2016
Kayserispor[7]
- Turkish Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Universitatea Craiova
References
- "Silviu Lung jr". European Football. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Honduras - Romania 0:3". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Albania - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Algeria - Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Un jucător se retrage de la echipa națională după 11 ani: "Voi rămâne cu inima aproape de cea mai frumoasă echipă din lume"" [One player retires from the national team after 11 years: "I will stay close to the most beautiful team in the world"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Tibi Lung îşi înlocuieşte tatăl şi va fi antrenorul fratelui său la Craiova" [Tibi Lung replaced his father and his brother will be in Craiova coach]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 July 2011.
- Silviu Lung Jr. at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Universitatea Craiova, campioană după 35 de ani de așteptare". radioromania.ro (in Romanian). 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- "U Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 0-0 (5-6 d.l.d.). Oltenii au câștigat Cupa României la loviturile de departajare". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
- Silviu Lung Jr. – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Silviu Lung Jr. at National-Football-Teams.com
- Silviu Lung Jr. at Soccerway
- Silviu Lung Jr. at WorldFootball.net
- Silviu Lung Jr. at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)