Quick Facts
Biography
Marius George Țucudean (born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for FC Viitorul Constanța as a forward.
Club career
UTA Arad
Țucudean started his career playing for his hometown club UTA Arad. He stayed at UTA for two years before joining Liga I squad Dinamo Bucureşti.
Dinamo
He made his debut at his new team on April 1, 2011 in a game against Universitatea Cluj.
Although young, Țucudean made an immediate impact at the Bucharest team by scoring 4 goals from 13 appearances in the second half of the 2010–11 season. In his first full season for the team, he made 30 appearances allround and scored 4 goals, also making his UEFA Europa League debut.
On 14 July 2012, Țucudean scored two goals in the 2012 Romanian Supercup against CFR Cluj, in a game that Dinamo București won at penalty shoot-out to claim the trophy. He was declared man of the match for his performance. On Dinamo's first home game of the 2012–13 Liga I played against CSMS Iași on the 29th of July, Țucudean had a magistral performance, scoring four goals and offering one assist in just 52 minutes of play.
Standard Liège
On 31 January 2013, Țucudean was bought by Standard Liège, where he signed a contract for four and a half years.
On 28 August 2013, he was loaned out for 2013–14 Liga I season to Dinamo, the team from he was transferred to Standard Liège.
Charlton Athletic
In July 2014 he signed a three-year deal to play for English side Charlton Athletic. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win over Derby County on 19 August 2014. He scored his second goal to open up the scoring in a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers on 21 October 2014 before assisting Johnnie Jackson to score the second goal. During a local derby versus Millwall he missed a absolute sitter and was banished on loan to see out his contract.
On 28 January 2015 he was loaned until the end of June 2016 to Steaua București with transfer option. In September 2015, Steaua cancelled the loan. His contract with Charlton was cancelled on 1 July 2016. On 22 March 2017, Țucudean signed with FC Viitorul Constanța.
International career
Țucudean is a former Romania U–17 and Romania U–19 international, having played 3 and 5 games respectively. He scored three goals for the Romania U–21 as well.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| UTA Arad | 2008–09 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | ? | ? | ||||
| 2009–10 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | ? | ? | |||||
| 2010–11 (loan) | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 22 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 22 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2010–11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 31 | 5 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 (loan) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 18 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 24 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||
| Steaua București | 2014–15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 175 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 53 | ||
Honours
- Dinamo București
- Cupa României: 2011–12
- Supercupa României: 2012
- Steaua București
- Liga I: 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii: 2014–15
- Viitorul Constanța
- Liga I: 2016–17
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 May 2015