Alexandru Baluța

Alexandru Mihail Baluța (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru mihaˈil bəˈlutsə]; born 13 September 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Hungarian club Puskas Akademia.

Club Career

Early years

Baluța started his senior career at AFC Chindia Targoviște in 2011, making 44 appearances and scoring fourteen goals in the second division over the course of two seasons. In 2013, he signed with Viitorul Constanța, for which he played his first Liga I game against Dinamo București on 5 August.

Universitatea Craiova

Baluța moved to CS Universitatea Craiova for €200,000 in the summer of 2014. He made his competitive debut for the Alb-albaștrii in a Cupa Ligii match with Rapid București on 16 July, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 0–1 away loss. Baluța scored his first goal in a Cupa Romaniei 2–1 extra time victory over his former club Viitorul, on 29 October 2014.

In the summer of 2017, Baluța changed his squad number from 22 to 10, previously worn by Gustavo Vagenin who also switched to number 7. In August that year, Craiova refused to negotiate with FC Steaua București for the transfer of the player.

On 19 April 2018, Baluța netted the first hat-trick of his professional career, contributing to a 5–1 home success against FC Botoșani for the season's Cupa Romaniei. In the final on 27 May, he offered an assist to Alexandru Mitrița as Universitatea Craiova won 2–0 against Hermannstadt.

Slavia Prague

On 22 June 2018, Baluța signed a four-year contract with Czech team Slavia Prague, being assigned the number 20 shirt. Press reported the transfer fee at €3 million.

Puskas Akademia

On 31 July 2020, Baluța signed a three-year contract with Hungarian team Puskas Akademia.