Bio

Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Sassuolo, and captains the Romania national team. Primarily a central defender, he is also comfortable as a right back or a defensive midfielder. Chiricheș spent the first part of his senior career in Romania with Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu and Steaua București. He helped the latter to a Liga I title and a Supercupa României before transferring to English side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-Romania record sale of €9.5 million. After two seasons, he moved to Napoli in Italy. A full international for Romania since 2011, he has earned over 50 caps and represented the country at the UEFA Euro 2016.