Ionuț Radu

Ionuț Andrei Radu (Romanian pronunciation: [joˈnut͡s anˈdrej ˈradu]; born 28 May 1997), known as Ionuț Radu or Andrei Radu, is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Cremonese, on loan from Inter Milan.

Radu began his professional career at Inter Milan, his senior output during his first stint consisting of only one match. He was loaned to Avellino in 2017, and the following year joined Genoa also on loan but with an obligation to buy. In the summer of 2019, the Nerazzurri activated his buy-back clause before loaning him again to the latter club and then to Parma.

In international football, Radu led Romania under-21 to the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA European Championship as their captain. That year, he was awarded the Romanian Footballer of the Year trophy.

Club Career

Early career / Inter Milan

Radu began playing football at age eight with local Viitorul București, after his grandmother read a newspaper announcement. He was transferred to FC Steaua București in 2008, and left the club for rival side Dinamo București three years later. In 2013, he relocated to Italy by briefly joining Pergolettese at the start of the year and then being assigned to Inter Milan's junior squads in the summer.

On 14 May 2016, during the last matchday of the campaign, Radu made his senior debut for Inter by entering as a 72nd-minute substitute for Juan Pablo Carrizo in a 1–3 Serie A away defeat to Sassuolo. On 4 October that year, he penned down a new four-season deal with the Nerazzurri which would have run until June 2020.

Radu agreed to a one-year loan at Serie B club Avellino with an option to buy on 15 July 2017. He made his debut in the second round of the Coppa Italia, a 1–0 home win over Matera on 6 August.

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