Denis Rusu (footballer, born 1990)

Moldovan footballer

Denis Rusu
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Unirea Slobozia
Number	12
Youth career
1998–2008	CSCT Buiucani
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009−2014	Rapid Ghidighici	60	(2)
2014–2017	Zimbru Chișinău	64	(0)
2018–2020	Politehnica Iași	52	(0)
2020–2021	Viitorul Târgu Jiu	10	(0)
2021–2022	Universitatea Craiova	0	(0)
2023	Gloria Buzău	6	(0)
2023–	Unirea Slobozia	29	(0)
International career
2011–2012	Moldova U21	14	(0)
2020	Moldova	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024

Denis Rusu (born 2 August 1990) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga II club Unirea Slobozia.^[1]

Club career

After progressing through the various youth teams of CSCT Buiucani, in 2008, Rusu moved to first league team Rapid Chișinău.^[2] He made his debut for Rapid in the 2009–10 season.^[3]

Politehnica Iași

After three years and winning the 2013–14 Moldovan Cup with Zimbru Chișinău, Rusu moved to Romanian first division club Politehnica Iași, and signed a short six-month contract with the team.^[4] He made his debut for his new side, on 12 February 2018, in a 1-0 win over local rivals FC Botoșani as a replacement for the injured Alexei Koșelev.^[5] After some good performances and helping Politehnica to the Championship play-offs, Rusu signed a new two-year deal to keep him in place until the summer of 2020.^[6]

Honours

Zimbru Chișinău

Universitatea Craiova

Supercupa României: 2021

Unirea Slobozia

Liga II: 2023–24

References

^ Denis Rusu at Soccerway
^ "Denis Rusu, de la Zimbru, va juca în România" [Denis Rusu, from Zimbru, will play in Romania]. infoprut.ro (in Romanian). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ "Denis Rusu, debut perfect în poarta Iaşiului" [Denis Rusu, perfect debut in goal for Iasi]. ProSport (in Romanian). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ "Gafă de zile mari pentru portarul Denis Rusu" [Bad play for moldovan goalkeeper Denis Rusu]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ "Ex-portarul lui Zimbru Chișinău, Denis Rusu, a debutat la Poli" [Ex Zimbru Chișinău goalkeeper makes debut for Poli]. unimedia.info (in Romanian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ "Denis Rusu va juca la Poli Iasi inca 2 sezoane" [Denis Rusu will play for Poli Iasi for another two seasons]. Pro TV (in Romanian). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.