Raul Opruț | |
Fullname: | Raul Marian Opruț |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1998 |
Birth Place: | Caransebeș, Romania |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Dinamo București (on loan from Kortrijk) |
Clubnumber: | 3 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
Youthclubs1: | LPS Banatul Timișoara |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Chievo |
Youthyears3: | 2016–2018 |
Youthclubs3: | Genoa |
Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs4: | → Chievo (loan) |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | Genoa |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | → Albissola (loan) |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019–2023 |
Clubs3: | Hermannstadt |
Caps3: | 132 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Kortrijk |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024 |
Clubs5: | → Hermannstadt (loan) |
Caps5: | 17 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | → Dinamo București (loan) |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | Romania U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
Nationalteam2: | Romania U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
Nationalteam3: | Romania |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 3 August 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 26 March 2024 |
Raul Marian Opruț (born 4 January 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Dinamo București, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk.
Opruț started his youth career in the academies of LPS Banatul Timișoara, Chievo, and Genoa.[1] He made his senior debut while on loan at Serie C club Albissola in the 2018–19 season, starting in a 2–3 home league loss to Olbia on 19 September 2018.[2]
On 12 July 2019, Opruț returned to his native country by joining Liga I team Hermannstadt.[3] He made his league debut on 28 July, in a 2–3 away loss to Viitorul Constanța.[1] On 10 January 2021, he scored his first senior goal against the same opponent, in a 1–2 away Liga I defeat.[4]
On 31 July 2023, Opruț signed a three-year contract with Belgian side Kortrijk for a fee of €400,000 plus 15% interest.[5] [6] On 16 January 2024, he was sent on loan to his previous club Hermannstadt for the remainder of the campaign.[7]
On 19 June 2024, it was announced that Opruț went on a season loan to Dinamo București.[8] He made his debut for the team on 14 July, in the 2-3 loss against CFR Cluj.[9] On 2 August, he scored his first goal for Dinamo in the 4–1 home win against Gloria Buzău,[10] being named in the Liga 1 Team of the Week.[11]
Opruț made his debut for the Romania national team on 17 November 2022, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Bogdan Vătăjelu in a 1–2 friendly loss to Slovenia.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Albissola (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Hermannstadt | 2019–20 | Liga I | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Liga I | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Liga II | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
2022–23 | Liga I | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
2023–24 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 132 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 140 | 4 | ||||
Kortrijk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Hermannstadt (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Dinamo București (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga I | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Career Total | 180 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 191 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
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Romania | ||||
2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 |