Vlad Chiricheș had not enrolled in League 1 of 4,524 days »a gray statistic gives him nightmares
Article by Liviu Manolache, Maria Olteanu – published Monday, April 21, 2025, 13:04 / updated Monday, April 21, 2025:27
Vlad Chiricheș (35 years old), the resumed midfielder, scored on Sunday evening the second goal from FCSB in The victory with the score of 3-2 obtained in front of CFR Cluj In the 5th stage of the superliged play-off. This was the first goal for the Romanian international with 75 parties under the tricolor after a break of over 12 years!
On November 30, 2012, Vlad Chiricheș, who had just turned 23 two weeks ago, managed to score his first goal in the first league of Romanian football, in a clear success, obtained by FCSB with tennis score, 6-0, on the ground of Concordia Chiajna.
It was precisely Chiricheș who opened the score in that match that proved to be without a historian, in the 15th minute, with a “rally”, from almost 40 meters.
Vlad Chiricheș has more autogols than goals in Liga 1
From that moment, from November 2012, Vlad Chiricheș has not marked in the first league in Romania until Sunday evening, when he perforated the net from CFR Cluj.
Vlad Chiricheș at the match in which he scored the first goal in Liga 1
At the beginning of the next season he left Romania, transferring to England, to Tottenham, and then to Italy, evolving abroad for 10 years, until 2023, when he returned to FCSB.
Thus, from November 30, 2012, since the first goal in Liga 1, for Chiricheș 4,524 days have passed without success on the first stage of Romanian football. Which means 646 weeks, that is, no less than 12 years and 141 days!
Despite the success of Sunday evening, the second career in Liga 1, Chiricheș remains with the nightmare of the autogols, which are also more than the goals scored. He has 3 goals in his own gate, compared to two he succeeded for his team.
Chiricheș's 3 autogols are one for each team in Romania, which he played throughout his career: International Curtea de Argeș (2009-2010), Pandurii (2010-2011 season) and FCSB (2012-2013 season).
127Vlad Chiricheș has matches in the first league in Romania, gathered, throughout his career
The ranking in the play-off
