Silviu Lung Jr.

Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

International career

He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last seven minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory. His second game was a 1–1 against Albania at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against Algeria in a friendly. He was an unused member at Euro 2016.

Lung was the national team's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Ciprian Tătărușanu and Costel Pantilimon. His last call-up came in November 2019. In 2020, he announced his international retirement, having not played for the national team since 2014. He made a total of three international appearances between 2010 and 2014.

Personal life

Lung's father and older brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia B: 2005–06

Astra Giurgiu

• Liga I: 2015–16
• Cupa României: 2013–14; runner-up: 2016–17
• Supercupa României: 2014, 2016

Kayserispor

• Turkish Cup runner-up: 2021–22

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