Ionuț Balaur
Introduction '''Ionuț Balaur''' (born 6 June 1989) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga II club Argeș Pitești.
Club career ===FC Vaslui===Balaur was the only player of FC Vaslui that was born in Vaslui. He made a single substitute appearance for the club in the 2006–07 season. In the following seasons he was loaned to different teams like CSM Focșani or CS Otopeni. At the start of the 11/12 season he returned to FC Vaslui. Despite him being a striker, he was used as a central defender after Papp and Cânu's long-term injuries and FC Vaslui's transfers ban. He made some fantastic games in the Europa League and in Liga I as a central defender and was seen as a future important player for the team. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury in January 2012 that kept him out for 6 months. Following the team dissolving due to financial problems Balaur decided to leave the club.===ASA Târgu Mureș===In 2014, Balaur signed a two-years contract with the Romanian vice-champions ASA Târgu Mureș being a very constant player for the team reaching Romanian Cup and top standings in the league with his club.===FC Voluntari===In 2016, Balaur signed a contract with the Bucharest-based club FC Voluntari and becoming an important player for the club becoming the captain of the squad several times during the 2017/18 season.===Argeș Pitești===In summer 2023, Argeș Pitești announced the signing of Balaur.
Statistics ''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 November 2023''ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVaslui 2006–0710———102011–12912040—1512013–1416120——181 Total2624040—342Focșani (loan)2007–0816200——162Otopeni (loan)2010–1114100——141ASA Târgu Mureș2014–159020——1102015–16204300010244 Total294500010354Voluntari  2016–1729230—103322017–1830110—313422018–1931220——3322019–2020100——2012020–2132000—10330 Total142660—511537Dunărea Călărași (loan)2018–1920———20Mioveni2021–2230200——3022022–2325110——261 Total55310——563Argeș Pitești2023–242020——40Career total28618180406131419
Honours '''FC Vaslui'''*Cupa României runner-up: 2009–10'''ASA Târgu Mureș'''*Supercupa României: 2015'''Voluntari'''*Cupa României: 2016–17*Supercupa României: 2017
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