Valentin IonuÃÂ Costache (; born 2 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Armenian Premier League club Noah.
Costache joined the youth setup of Dinamo BucureÃÂti from hometown club CSàVidele in 2014. On 20 December the following year, he made his senior debut by coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Bogdan Gavrilàin a 1âÂÂ1 Liga I draw against CFR Cluj. On 14 February 2016, he netted the only goal of a match against BotoÃÂani in the same competition.
Costache was loaned out to second division side AfumaÃÂi for the 2016âÂÂ17 campaign, where he managed to score six goals from 23 games all competitions comprised. On 30 July 2017, he scored his first Dinamo goal upon his return to Bucharest in a 1âÂÂ0 away victory over Liga I defending champions Viitorul ConstanÃÂa.
During early November 2017, it was reported that Costache would be joining CFR Cluj in the approaching transfer window for a fee of â¬1 million. He was formally unveiled at his new team on 8 January 2018.
Over the course of four and a half seasons in Cluj-Napoca, Costache amassed totals of 145 games and 15 goals in all competitions, and also aided to seven domestic honours.
On 16 June 2022, Costache was transferred to fellow Liga I team Rapid BucureÃÂti.
On 22 August 2023, Costache signed for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.
Dinamo BucureÃÂti
CFR Cluj
Noah