Mircea Ilcu Explained

Mircea Ilcu
Fullname:Mircea Ilcu
Birth Date:1991 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Timișoara, Romania
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:John Abbott Islanders
Youthyears2:2007 - 2008
Youthclubs2:Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis
Youthyears3:2009
Youthclubs3:Trois-Rivières Attak
Youthyears4:2010 - 2012
Youthclubs4:Montreal Impact
Collegeyears1:2013–
College1:Montreal Carabins
Years1:2009
Clubs1:Trois-Rivières Attak
Caps1:10
Goals1:4
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Montreal Impact Academy
Caps2:10
Goals2:3
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Montreal Impact (NASL)
Caps3:11
Goals3:1
Years4:2012–2013
Clubs4:Montreal Impact (MLS)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2006
Nationalteam1:Canada U15
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalteam2:Canada U17
Pcupdate:14 August 2011

Mircea Ilcu (born 1 April 1991 in Timișoara) is a soccer player. Born in Romania, he represented Canada at youth international level.

Club career

Youth career

Ilcu moved from Romania to Canada with his family as a small child, settling in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec.[1] He attended Ecole Secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes and played college soccer at John Abbott College. He played for Équipe du Québec (the Quebec provincial team) between 2004 and 2006.[2] [3] He would also play for the Quebec team at the 2009 Canada Games where he recorded a goal in the finals to win the gold medal.[4] [5]

Early career

Ilcu played in the local amateur circuit the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec in 2004 with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis. In the 2007 season, he received the best player and top goal scorer award in the U17 division.[6]

After four seasons with Saint-Louis, he signed with the Trois-Rivières Attak in the Canadian Soccer League.[7] In his debut season in the inter-provincial league, he helped the club secure their second divisional title.[8] Trois-Rivières' opponents in the first round of the playoffs were Portugal FC where they successfully defeated the Toronto-based team.[9] Ultimately, the Attak would reach the championship finals where they defeated the reigning champions the Serbian White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[10] Throughout the 2009 season, he made 10 appearances and recorded 4 goals.[11]

In 2010, he joined Montreal Impact's academy in the league's first division.[12] The following season, Ilcu was signed to Montreal's senior team but still was loaned out to the academy side.[13] [14] [15] Throughout the 2011 season, he helped the academy team secure a postseason.[16] Montreal would be eliminated from the playoff tournament in the first round by Capital City.[17]

His final season with the academy occurred during the 2012 season.[18] He would help Montreal secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[19] Ilcu would provide both goals in Montreal's victory over Toronto FC's academy in the first round of the playoffs.[20] In the next round, Montreal would defeat the York Region Shooters to qualify for the championship final.[21] He made his second championship appearance where Montreal lost the match to Toronto Croatia.[22]

Montreal Impact

Ilcu made his debut for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League on 9 April 2011 against Tampa Bay.[23] [24] He secured a permanent spot on the roster on July 13, 2011.[25] IIcu would record his first goal for Montreal on August 15, 2011, against the Atlanta Silverbacks.[26] [27] In his debut season with Montreal, he appeared in 11 matches and recorded 1 goal.[28]

In the early winter of 2012, he was invited to the preseason camp held by Montreal.[29] [30] He would injure his knee which caused him to miss the majority of the season.[31] After the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was selected for the Italian tour to play in several friendly matches.[32] Throughout the tour, he played against Fiorentina's reserve team and recorded a goal.[33] He was invited to the winter offseason training camp in 2013.[34] After the conclusion of the training camp, Montreal declined to extend his contract.[35] [36] Ilcu would play in the MLS Reserve League with Montreal reserve squad in 2013.[37]

College

In 2013, he transitioned to the college level by playing with the Montreal Carabins soccer program.[38] Ilcu would be named to second all-star team in 2015.[39]

International career

Ilcu was called to the Canada men's national under-15 soccer team camp in 2006.[40]

Career stats

TeamSeasonLeagueDomestic
League		Domestic
Playoffs		Domestic
Cup1		Concacaf
Competition2		Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Trois-Rivières Attak2009CSL1042align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-1042
Montreal Impact Academy2010CSL1032align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-1032
Montreal Impact2011NASL510align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-510
20 7 4 - - - - - - - - - 20 7 4
5 1 0 - - - - - - - - - 5 1 0

Personal life

Ilcu's father Mihai was also a footballer who played for FC Politehnica Timișoara in the 1980s.[41] His niece Marieta is a former long jumper.

Honors

Trois-Rivières Attak

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Basu . Arpon . 20 September 2006 . Sniper plays game for keeps . . C5.
  2. Web site: Trois-Rivières Attak player profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130413181259/http://www.attakfc.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=3&pid=30&Itemid=18 . 13 April 2013 . 17 April 2024 . www.attakfc.com.
  3. Web site: 27 April 2009 . L'Attak embauche trois joueurs . The Attack hires three players . 17 April 2024 . RDS.ca . fr.
  4. Web site: Canada Games Profile. 15 July 2011.
  5. News: 3 September 2009 . Kids 'international' tourney in Kirkland . The Montreal Gazette.
  6. Web site: 23 October 2007 . Les gagnants sont... . The winners are... . 17 April 2024 . RDS.ca . fr.
  7. Web site: 31 October 2009 . Campioana Canadei la fotbal are portar român . The Canadian football champion has a Romanian goalkeeper . 17 April 2024 . click.ro . ro.
  8. News: Gauthier . Louis-Simon . 21 September 2009 . La force des jeunes . The strength of young people . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521192426/http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/sports/200909/21/01-903822-la-force-des-jeunes.php . 21 May 2017 . 21 May 2017 . La Presse . fr-CA.
  9. News: Gauthier . Louis-Simon . 5 October 2009 . L’Attak dans le carré d’as . Attak in the final four . . 34 . fr.
  10. News: Gauthier . Louis-Simon . 26 October 2009 . L’Attak champion . The Attak Champion . . 39 . fr.
  11. Web site: 2009 Trois-Rivières Attak stats . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130413180544/http://www.attakfc.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayersStats&p=3&staff=&Itemid=18 . 13 April 2013 . 12 April 2024 . attakfc.com.
  12. Web site: 2010 Montreal Impact Academy roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228074855/http://canadiansoccerleague.com/teams/team.asp?ID=6 . 28 February 2011 . 19 March 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  13. News: Caton . Mary . 13 June 2011 . Stars ready to shake up roster; Team slips to 1-7 record . . C1.
  14. Web site: December 16, 2011 . Saison 2011 Season: Alignement Académie U21 Academy Roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111216092013/http://www.edsimpactmontreal.com:80/img/roster-academie-2011.pdf . December 16, 2011 . September 3, 2017 . Montreal Impact Academy.
  15. Web site: Lévesque . Dave . 15 August 2011 . Ilcu : un risque qui rapporte . Ilcu: a risk that pays off . 18 April 2024 . Le Journal de Montréal.
  16. News: 6 October 2011 . City United hits post-season on a high . Brampton Guardian.
  17. News: Desaulniers . Darren . 17 October 2011 . Surviving the Impact; Capital City FC advances into CSL semifinals . . B6.
  18. Web site: 2012 Montreal Impact Academy roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126101239/http://canadiansoccerleague.com/teams/montreal.asp . 26 January 2013 . 10 April 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  19. News: Hickey . Pat . 20 November 2012 . Impact committed to developing local talent . . A23.
  20. News: Hayakawa . Michael . 15 October 2012 . York Shooters in CSL semifinals . Vaughan Citizen.
  21. News: Hayakawa . Michael . 22 October 2012 . York Shooters eliminated from CSL playoffs . Vaughan Citizen.
  22. News: 27 October 2012 . Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy . The Canadian Press.
  23. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=293 FCTB defeats Montreal 1–0 in the Season Opener
  24. News: 9 April 2011 . L'impact perd son premier match de la saison, 1-0 face au FC Tampa Bay: L'impact perd son premier match de la saison . The impact loses its first match of the season, 1-0 against FC Tampa Bay: The impact loses its first match of the season . . fr.
  25. News: Phillips . Randy . 13 July 2011 . Impact in search of victories; Season's second half starts tonight . . B9.
  26. Web site: 17 August 2011 . Impact : portrait du jeune Mircea Ilcu . Impact: portrait of young Mircea Ilcu . 17 April 2024 . RDS.ca . fr.
  27. News: 14 August 2011 . Montreal Impact cruise past Atlanta Silverbacks in 4-0 victory: Impact roll to 4-0 win over Silverbacks . The Canadian Press.
  28. News: 15 December 2011 . L'Impact invite Pizzzolito, Gatti, Sebrango, Agourram et Ilcu à son camp: L'Impact invite cinq joueurs d'ici à son camp . The Impact invites Pizzzolito, Gatti, Sebrango, Agourram and Ilcu to its camp: The Impact invites five players from here to its camp . . fr.
  29. News: Phillips . Randy . 27 January 2012 . Training camp no fiesta in Mexico; Club gets seasoning after matches with local teams . The Montreal Gazette.
  30. Web site: 31 January 2012 . Reda Agourram est libéré par l'Impact . Reda Agouram is released by the Impact . 18 April 2024 . RDS.ca . fr.
  31. News: Milano . Pascal . 27 August 2012 . Académie de l'Impact: de beaux espoirs . Impact Academy: bright hopes . 18 April 2024 . La Presse . fr-CA.
  32. News: Beacon . Bill . 2 November 2012 . Impact cut Thomas, Gardner, James as roster for Italy trip announced . The Canadian Press.
  33. News: 13 November 2013 . L'Impact a raison de l'equipe reserve de la Fiorentina par la marque de 4-1 . The Impact beats the Fiorentina reserve team by a score of 4-1 . . fr.
  34. News: 21 January 2013 . Impact opens training camp on Monday . . B4.
  35. News: Zurkowsky . Herb . 27 February 2013 . Impact signs first-round SuperDraft pick Blake Smith; Expectations are high for rookie midfielder . The Montreal Gazette.
  36. Web site: 26 February 2013 . Pas de contrat pour Ilcu . No contract for IIcu . 18 April 2024 . TVA Sports . fr-CA.
  37. Web site: Mircea Ilcu SoccerStats.us . 18 April 2024 . soccerstats.us.
  38. Web site: 15 September 2013 . Un triplé pour les Carabins . A Hat-Trick for the Carabins . 18 April 2024 . Soccer masculin . fr-FR.
  39. Web site: 19 March 2015 . Haddad, Sissoko et Ilcu parmi les étoiles . Haddad, Sissoko and Ilcu among the stars . 18 April 2024 . Soccer masculin . fr-FR.
  40. Web site: Profile – Canada Soccer . 18 April 2024 . canadasoccer.com . en-CA.
  41. Web site: Lévesque . Dave . 22 August 2011 . Le soccer de père en fils . Soccer from father to son . 18 April 2024 . Le Journal de Montréal.

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