Darius Olaru

Darius Dumitru Olaru (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdari.us oˈlaru]; born 3 March 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club FCSB as an attacking midfielder or a winger.

He started out at hometown team Gaz Metan Mediaș, amassing over 100 appearances in the Romanian top league before transferring to FCSB at the start of 2020.

Internationally, Olaru represented Romania under-21 in two editions of the UEFA European Championship, and in June 2021 registered his full debut for the country in a 1–2 loss to Georgia.

Club Career

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Olaru made his senior debut for Gaz Metan Mediaș on 29 August 2015, appearing in a second division 2–1 away win over UTA Arad. He amassed twelve games and scored two goals in that season, as his hometown club returned to the Liga I after just one year of absence. He recorded his debut in the latter competition on 19 September 2016, in a 2–0 victory against defending champions Astra Giurgiu. On 23 May 2017, Olaru scored his first league goal from the penalty spot in a 3–0 defeat of Concordia Chiajna.

In early 2018, he signed a precontract with fellow Liga I side FCSB, but the move initially fell through after a transfer fee could not be agreed upon. In May the following year, FCSB reinstated its interest and signed Olaru for an undisclosed sum, with the deal seeing him join up with the squad at the start of 2020. The Bucharest-based club reportedly outbid rival side CFR Cluj for the transfer of the player, where he was highly regarded by manager Dan Petrescu.

FCSB

Olaru was officially unveiled as a FCSB player on 7 January 2020, and was assigned the number 27 jersey. He made his first appearance for the Roș-albaștrii on 2 February, in a 0–1 loss to CFR Cluj, and four days later scored the opener in a 2–1 win over FC Voluntari.

Following the conclusion of his first full season at the club, during which he played 30 matches and netted seven times

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