Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Sassuolo, and captains the Romania national team. Primarily a central defender, he is also comfortable as a right back or a defensive midfielder.
Chiricheș spent the first part of his senior career in Romania with Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu and Steaua București. He helped the latter to a Liga I title and a Supercupa României before transferring to English side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-Romania record sale of €9.5 million. After two seasons, he moved to Napoli in Italy.
A full international for Romania since 2011, he has earned over 50 caps and represented the country at the UEFA Euro 2016.
2010-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2015 |
2015-2019 |
2019-2020 (Loan) |
2020-2023 |
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