Ionuț Cercel

{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 2006)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ionuț Cercel

| image =

| fullname = Ionuț Darius Cercel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|11|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Constanța, Romania

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Defender, defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2014–2024

| youthclubs1 = Gheorghe Hagi Academy

| currentclub = FCSB

| clubnumber = 23

| years1 = 2024–2025 | clubs1 = Farul Constanța | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = FCSB | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023

| nationalteam1 = Romania U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2023–2024

| nationalteam2 = Romania U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2024–

| nationalteam3 = Romania U19

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| pcupdate = 3 February 2025

| ntupdate = 24 March 2025

}}

Ionuț Darius Cercel (born 14 November 2006) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club FCSB.{{cite web|url=https://www.farulconstanta.com/stiri/noutati/ionut-cercel-al-62-a-jucator-format-de-academia-hagi-si-debutat-in-liga-1|title=Ionuț Cercel, al 62-lea jucător format de Academia Hagi și debutat în Liga 1|publisher=farulconstanta.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/fcsb-farul-gigi-becali-alexandru-stoian-ionut-cercel-772007.html|title=FCSB a transferat doi jucători de la Farul » Gigi Becali: Au costat un milion de euro|publisher=gsp.ro}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/sport/farul-constanta-la-17-ani-ionut-cercel-debut-in-superliga-sunt-foarte-fericit-ca-am-reusit-sa-fac-acest-pas-galerie-foto-872164.html|title=La 17 ani, Ionuț Cercel - debut în Superligă. Sunt foarte fericit că am reușit să fac acest pas|publisher=ziuaconstanta.ro}}