by Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he played two matches in the group stage and was an unused substitute as his nation exited the competition after a 2–4 defeat to Germany in the semi-finals. Olaru's age also made him eligible for the 2021 edition of the competition, with head coach Adrian Mutu choosing him in the starting eleven in all three group fixtures of the final tournament. Romania finished with the same number of points as the Netherlands and Germany, but could not progress to the knockout stage. Following Olaru's good display throughout the season, Rădoi—who was meanwhile promoted to the senior national team—handed him his full debut on 2 June 2021, in a friendly 1–2 loss to Georgia. Style of play After being deployed as an offensive-minded midfielder or a winger in his beginnings, Olaru developed more into a box-to-box midfielder following his transfer to FCSB. Romanian manager Ioan Sabău characterised him as "a player who is physically and mentally involved [in his team], both defends and attacks, also has physical strength and appears earnest". Personal life Olaru's parents left Romania in order to work abroad and got divorced at some point during his childhood, leaving him mainly in the care of his grandparents. He stated that he was an ardent supporter of Dinamo București growing up. Career statistics Club International Honours Gaz Metan Mediaș Liga II: 2015–16 FCSB Cupa României: 2019–20 Supercupa României runner-up: 2020 Individual Liga I Team of the Season: 2020–21, 2021–22 Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Player of the Month: April 2022 References External links 1998 births Living people People from Mediaș Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Association football wingers Liga I players Liga II players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players FC Steaua București players Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers