Adrian Șut

Adrian Șut
Personal information
Full name	Adrian Gheorghe Șut
Date of birth	30 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Cociuba Mare, Romania
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	FCSB
Number	8
Youth career
2006–2011	Izvorul Cociuba Mare
2011–2013	Liberty Salonta
2013–2016	ASA Târgu Mureș
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	ASA Târgu Mureș
2017	Unirea Jucu
2017–2018	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2018–2019	Academica Clinceni
2019–	FCSB
2019–2020	→ Academica Clinceni (loan)
International career‡
2024–	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Adrian Gheorghe Șut (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈʃut]; born 30 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Cociuba Mare, Bihor County, Șut played youth football for local side Izvorul, Liberty Salonta, and ASA Târgu Mureș. He registered his professional debut for the latter on 2 May 2016, aged 17, in a 1–6 away Liga I loss to Viitorul Constanța.^[1]

Șut went on to represent Unirea Jucu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Academica Clinceni in the lower leagues,^[2] before returning to the top flight by signing for FCSB in the summer of 2019. He was immediately loaned back to Clinceni for one season.^[3]

FCSB

Șut made his debut for FCSB on 24 September 2020, starting in a 0–2 loss to Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.^[4] He amassed 27 appearances during his first campaign in Bucharest, of which 24 in the national league.

His first goal for the Roș-albaștrii came on 28 November 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat of title contenders Universitatea Craiova.^[5] On 22 May 2022, Șut scored twice in a 3–1 win over CFR Cluj, which had mathematically clinched the Liga I trophy the previous fixture.

International career

On 7 June 2024, Șut was selected in Romania's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024,^[6] but did not feature in any match.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ASA Târgu Mureș	2015–16	Liga I	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2017–18	Liga II	29	3	0	0	—		—		29	3
Academica Clinceni	2018–19	Liga II	33	5	1	0	—		—		34	5
Academica Clinceni (loan)	2019–20	Liga I	30	6	3	0	—		—		33	6
Academica Clinceni (loan)	Total		63	11	4	0	—		—		67	11
FCSB	2020–21	Liga I	24	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	1^[b]	0	27	0
	2021–22	Liga I	25	3	1	0	0	0	—		26	3
	2022–23	Liga I	32	5	1	0	4^[c]	0	—		37	5
	2023–24	Liga I	36	3	3	0	3^[c]	0	—		42	3
	2024–25	Liga I	18	0	2	0	15^[d]	2	0	0	35	2
	Total		135	11	8	0	23	2	1	0	167	13
Career total			229	25	12	0	23	2	1	0	265	27

^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Supercupa României
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
Romania	2024	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

FCSB

Individual

Liga I Team of the Season: 2022–23

References

^ "Viitorul - Târgu Mureș 6-1. Echipa lui Gică Hagi a obţinut prima victorie în play-off" [Viitorul - Târgu Mureș 6–1. Gică Hagi's team obtained its first victory in the play-offs] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Adrian Şut, noul jucător de pe lista de transferuri a FCSB-ului. "Există interes!"" [Adrian Șut, the new player on FCSB's shopping list. "There is some interest!"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Gigi Becali a transferat un jucător de la Academica Clinceni » Adrian Șut a semnat cu FCSB! EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Ilie Poenaru" [Gigi Becali transferred a player from Academica Clinceni » Adrian Șut signed with FCSB! EXCLUSIVE Ilie Poenaru's reaction]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "FCSB - Slovan Liberec 0-2. "Roș-albaștrii", în 10 oameni 70 de minute, au ratat al treilea an la rând grupele europene" [FCSB - Slovan Liberec 0–2. "The red-blues", with only 10 people for 70 minutes, missed for the third year in a row the European group stage] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Universitatea Craiova - FCSB 2-3 | Luptară și câștigară! :) Cordea a înscris în prelungiri și i-a trimis pe olteni pe locul 4 în clasament" [Universitatea Craiova - FCSB 2–3 | They fought and they won! :) Cordea scored in overtime and sent "the Oltenia People" to the 4th place in the league table] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Lotul României pentru EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for EURO 2024] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ Adrian Șut at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ "FCSB, campioană înainte de Paști! Deasupra tuturor, după 9 ani » Nici "Regele" n-a putut să o oprească". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

Adrian Șut at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
FCSB official profile (in Romanian)

[UEL-8] Appearance in UEFA Europa League

[SCR-9] Appearance in Supercupa României

[UECL-10] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[11] Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Viitorul - Târgu Mureș 6-1. Echipa lui Gică Hagi a obţinut prima victorie în play-off" [Viitorul - Târgu Mureș 6–1. Gică Hagi's team obtained its first victory in the play-offs] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[2] "Adrian Şut, noul jucător de pe lista de transferuri a FCSB-ului. "Există interes!"" [Adrian Șut, the new player on FCSB's shopping list. "There is some interest!"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[3] "Gigi Becali a transferat un jucător de la Academica Clinceni » Adrian Șut a semnat cu FCSB! EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Ilie Poenaru" [Gigi Becali transferred a player from Academica Clinceni » Adrian Șut signed with FCSB! EXCLUSIVE Ilie Poenaru's reaction]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[4] "FCSB - Slovan Liberec 0-2. "Roș-albaștrii", în 10 oameni 70 de minute, au ratat al treilea an la rând grupele europene" [FCSB - Slovan Liberec 0–2. "The red-blues", with only 10 people for 70 minutes, missed for the third year in a row the European group stage] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[5] "Universitatea Craiova - FCSB 2-3 | Luptară și câștigară! :) Cordea a înscris în prelungiri și i-a trimis pe olteni pe locul 4 în clasament" [Universitatea Craiova - FCSB 2–3 | They fought and they won! :) Cordea scored in overtime and sent "the Oltenia People" to the 4th place in the league table] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[6] "Lotul României pentru EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for EURO 2024] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[SW-7] Adrian Șut at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[12] "FCSB, campioană înainte de Paști! Deasupra tuturor, după 9 ani » Nici "Regele" n-a putut să o oprească". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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