Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Friday, June 6, 2025, 12:29 / Updated on Friday, June 6, 2025 12:30
Andrei Ciobanu (27 years old) is the new player of Steel Galați. The announcement was officially made by the club during Friday.
The midfielder thus leaves the Constanta Lighthouse, the team he has evolved last season. In fact, Ciobanu's last match for Gică Hagi's team (60 years old) was against Steel, in the last stage of the play-out. The midfielder then evolved 19 minutes in the “White” draw in Galați.
Andrei Ciobanu signed with Steel Galati
“A champion of Romania, at the only champion in the Moldovan area. Welcome to Steel, Andrei Ciobanu!”, It is shown in the official statement of the ones from Otelul Galați.
Photo source: Facebook Steel
Andrei Ciobanu is the first “victim” in the era Ianis Zicu at the Constanta Lighthouse. About the imminent separation of midfielder from Hagi's club wrote GSP.ro exclusively On May 30.
Ciobanu returned to Constanta Lighthouse at the beginning of the previous season, after last evolving for FC Voluntari. He played 26 matches in all competitions, succeeding a goal and two assists.
Raised at the “Hagi Academy”, Ciobanu evolved for 6 seasons in Viitorul, and then another season at Lighthouse, after the merger between the 2 clubs.
In the summer of 2022, it was transferred to Rapid for the amount of 100,000 euros, but he checked only 13 matches in the superlig for Giulesti, during which time he managed a goal.
In the first part of season 2023-2024, Ciobanu evolved in the form of a loan at Poli Iași, and then became free from Voluntari, where he ticked only 9 matches. Also free of contract was returned to Lighthouse, in the summer of 2024.
Throughout his career, Andrei Ciobanu has won 2 trophies, both in the T-shirt of the future. Mijliocașul won the title in 2017 and the Romanian Cup in 2019.
