Robert Bădescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Gabriel Bădescu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Metaloglobus București (on loan from Rapid București) | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2022 | Academia Pro Sport | ||
| 2022–2024 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Rapid București | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Mioveni (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Metaloglobus București (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Romania U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Romania U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Romania U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Romania U20 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Robert Gabriel Bădescu (born 2 April 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Metaloglobus București, on loan from Rapid București.
Club career
In September 2022, Bădescu joined the youth setup of Liga I team Rapid București from Academia Pro Sport.[1] There, he was remarked by academy coach Geraldo Alves, who praised him for his physical qualities.[2]
Following the temporary exclusion of regular starter Andrei Borza, Bădescu made his senior debut and scored in a 4–1 home Liga I win over UTA Arad on 28 February 2024.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 February 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Mioveni (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga II | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Metaloglobus București (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
References
- ^ "Rapid, 14 transferuri într-o singură zi! Giuleştenii şi-au întărit academia". fanatik.ro.
- ^ "Geraldo Alves: "Bădescu, incredibil la parametrii fizici"". gsp.ro.
- ^ "Andrei Borza a fost făcut uitat! Robert Bădescu a marcat la debut, chiar sub ochii lui Dan Șucu". digisport.ro.
- ^ "Ce sfat a primit Bădescu de la colegi, înaintea debutului la Rapid: "Asta mi-au spus!"". gsp.ro.
- ^ "Favoritul lui Dan Şucu, noul idol din Giuleşti, la doar 18 ani!". prosport.ro.
- ^ Robert Bădescu at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
- Robert Bădescu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)