Valentin Badea

Valentin Vasile Badea (born 23 October 1982) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Badea was born in Alexandria.

On 2001 Jiul bought Badea for €1,000 from Rulmentul Alexandria.
Prior to 2006, when Badea joined Steaua București, he also played for Rulmentul Alexandria, Jiul Petroşani and FC Vaslui.
He was discovered by Ioan Sdrobiş while he was playing for Rulmentul Alexandria in Romania's third division and where Badea was the team's top goalscorer. Sdrobiş then brought him to Jiul Petroşani, and then to FC Vaslui where he was the coach.
In 2006 Steaua paid €1,000,000 for Badea.
On 23 August 2006 he has scored two goals in the match against Standard Liège, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, goals which sent Steaua București into the group stage after ten years of absence.
On 20 December 2009, he was released from FC Universitatea Craiova.
On 24 February 2010, he signed with Al Ain.

Badea's last contract was with Liga II team UTA Arad.^[1]

Badea was elected as local councillor in Alexandria in 2024, as a member of the Social Democratic Party.^[2]^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jiul Petroşani	2001–02	22	5	0	0	–		22	5
Vaslui	2002–03	23	14	1	0	–		24	14
	2003–04	27	12	1	0	–		28	12
	2004–05	30	11	2	1	–		32	12
	2005–06	23	5	0	0	–		23	5
	Total	103	42	4	1	0	0	107	43
Steaua București	2006–07	33	13	4+1	0	11	4	49	17
	2007–08	16	2	2	1	6	1	24	4
	2008–09	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	50	15	7	1	17	5	74	22
Panserraikos (loan)	2008–09	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
Universitatea Craiova	2009–10	13	2	2	0	–		15	2
Politehnica Iaşi	2009–10	12	1	0	0	–		12	1
Braşov	2010–11	10	1	2	1	–		12	2
Al Ain	2010–11	1	0	0	0	5	0	6	0
Concordia Chiajna	2011–12	3	1	0	0	–		3	1
Farul Constanța	2011–12	11	1	0	0	–		11	1
UTA Arad	2012–13	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
Career total		231	68	15	3	22	5	268	76

FC Vaslui