Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Sunday, June 1, 2025, 16:17 / Updated Sunday, June 1, 20:19
Genoa has officially announced that Nicolae Stanciu will be the new player of the Rossoblu team starting July 1, 2025. The captain of the national football team of Romania, with 81 selections and 15 goals at the national team, will come to the team sponsored by Dan Șucu as a free contract player, after concluding his contract with FC.
Stanciu, one of the most experienced Romanian footballers, has accumulated over 540 official matches and 108 goals in career, winning 14 titles in Romania, Belgium, Czech Republic and China. In 2022, the footballer of the Romanian year was appointed.
Nicolae Stanciu, Official Genoa's player
Nicolae Stanciu will sign a contract valid until 2027, and the presence of Dan Șucu in the management of the club facilitated the transfer. The footballer will be one of the best paid players in the team, with a salary of 2 million euros per season.
Nicolae Stanciu, Genoa's new player
“Genoa CFC announces that Nicolae Stanciu will be the new player of the Rossoblù team starting July 1.
The footballer, captain of the national senior team of Romania with whom he has collected 81 appearances and 15 goals, boasts 545 appearances and 108 goals in his career between championships, national cups and international competitions. Stanciu, winner of 14 titles in his periods in Romania, Belgium, Czech Republic and China, was appointed the footballer of the Romanian year in 2022.
Welcome to Genoa, Nicolae! ”, Genoa said on the club's Facebook page.
Also, the sports director of the club, Marco Ottolini, had declared the last months that they had a Prince with Stanciu.
“We have a principle agreement with Nicolae Stanciu and we are confident that we will be able to complete everything in the coming weeks. He is a player with great international experience, the captain of the Romanian national and will be an important piece of our project from next season.”
Nicolae Stanciu started football at Unirea Alba Iulia, after which the transfers followed at FC Vaslui, FCSB, Anderlecht, Sparta Prague, Al-Ahli, Slavia Prague, Wuhan Three Towns, Damac.
