Laura Rus

{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Laura Rus

| image =Laura Rus (cropped).jpg

| caption =

| fullname = Laura Roxana Rus

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|1}}

| birth_place = Bocșa, Romania

| height =

| currentclub = Beroe

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2004–2007

| years2 = 2007–2010

| years3 = 2010

| years4 = 2010–2011

| years5 = 2011–2013

| years6 = 2013–2014

| years7 = 2014–2016

| years8 = 2017

| years9 = 2017

| years10 = 2017–2018

| years11 = 2018–2019

| years12 = 2019–2020

| years13 = 2021

| years14 = 2022–

| clubs1 = Pandurii Targu Jiu

| clubs2 = Sporting Huelva

| clubs3 = Apollon Limassol

| clubs4 = Sporting Huelva

| clubs5 = Apollon Limassol

| clubs6 = Fortuna Hjørring

| clubs7 = Icheon Daekyo WFC

| clubs8 = Sporting Huelva

| clubs9 = Apollon Ladies F.C.

| clubs10 = ASD Sassuolo

| clubs11 = Hellas Verona

| clubs12 = RSC Anderlecht

| clubs13 = Tindastóll

| clubs14 = Beroe

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 69

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 12

| caps8 = 11

| caps10 = 13

| caps11 = 14

| caps12 = 5

| caps13 = 7

| caps14 = 2

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 7

| goals3 =

| goals4 = 5

| goals8 = 4

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 8

| goals12 = 4

| goals13 = 2

| goals14 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2005–

| nationalteam1 = Romania

| nationalcaps1 = 140

| nationalgoals1 = 18

| club-update = 2 February 2014

| nationalteam-update = 5 December 2023

}}

Laura Roxana Rus (born 1 October 1987) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Apulia Trani in the Italian Women's Serie B. She has also played in the Romanian, Spanish, Danish, South Korean and Italian championships, and she is a member of the Romanian national team.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130528205256/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/player=96763/profile/index.html Profile] in UEFA.com

Career

Rus was born in Bocșa and attended university in Reșița, where she played for the university's handball team.{{cite web|url=http://www.bihon.ro/laura-rus-campioana-in-cipru/1247184|title=Laura Rus, campioana in… Cipru|accessdate=14 July 2013|publisher=Bihon.ro|date=13 February 2013|language=Romanian|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201621/http://www.bihon.ro/laura-rus-campioana-in-cipru/1247184|url-status=dead}} She started her football career playing for Pandurii Targu Jiu in the Liga I. During this time she started playing for the Romanian national team in 2005.

In 2007 she moved abroad, alternating periods in Spain's Sporting Huelva and Cyprus' Apollon Limassol. With Apollon she first played the UEFA Champions League in the 2010–11 season. In 2011, she went on trial with English FA WSL club Everton Ladies,[http://www.caon.ro/laura-rus-in-probe-la-everton/1006665 Laura Rus, in probe la Everton] Caras Online but she ultimately continued in Apollon for two more seasons. In the latter she was the top scorer of the Champions League with 11 goals (with the qualifying rounds included). That summer she moved to Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark's Elitedivisionen,{{cite web|url=http://nordjyske.dk/mobil-artikel/fortuna-henter-endnu-en-rumaener/c119cfa3-c235-4bf7-963c-8ec8ded5e2e6/1578|title=Fortuna henter endnu en rumæner|accessdate=14 July 2013|publisher=Nordjyske.dk|date=12 July 2013|first=Søren|last=Olsson|language=Danish|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714225101/http://nordjyske.dk/mobil-artikel/fortuna-henter-endnu-en-rumaener/c119cfa3-c235-4bf7-963c-8ec8ded5e2e6/1578|archive-date=14 July 2013|url-status=dead}} and one year later to South Korea's Icheon Daekyo.

In 2017 she moved back to Spain and Cyprus for third stints with Sporting and Apollon. At the end of 2017 it was announced that she will move to Italy and play for Sassuolo.[http://www.caon.ro/sassuolo-noua-echipa-a-bocsencei-laura-rus/1956887 Sassuolo, noua echipa a bocsencei Laura Rus] After the end of the 2017–2018 season, she signed with Hellas Verona, scoring in her first friendly match.[https://www.frf.ro/nationale/feminin/laura-rus-a-reusit-un-hat-trick-la-primul-meci-in-tricoul-echipei-hellas-verona/ Laura Rus a reușit un hat-trick la primul meci în tricoul echipei Hellas Verona] At the end of July 2019, Laura signed with RSC Anderlecht, where she will play for the 2019–20 season.[https://www.footfeminin.be/news/2019-07-24/officiel--une-internationale-roumaine-debarque-a-anderlecht Officiel: Une internationale roumaine débarque à Anderlecht]

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|+Goals for the Romanian WNT in official competitions

! width=175px|Competition !! width=75px|Stage !! width=75px|Date !! width=100px|Location !! width=185px|Opponent !! width=25px|Goals !! width=25|Result !! width=25px|Overall

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| rowspan=2|2009 UEFA Euro

rowspan=2|Qualifiers2006–11–23Mogoşoaiaalign=left|{{fbw|EST}}1bgcolor=#CCFFCC|5–0rowspan=2|2
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| 2007–05–07

Debrecenalign=left|{{fbw|HUN}}1bgcolor=#F5DEB3|3–3
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| 2011 FIFA World Cup

Qualifiers2010–03–27Sarajevoalign=left|{{fbw|BIH}}1bgcolor=#CCFFCC|5–01
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| rowspan=4|2013 UEFA Euro

rowspan=4|Qualifiers2011–09–17Shymkentalign=left|{{fbw|KAZ}}1bgcolor=#CCFFCC|3–0rowspan=4|7
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| 2011–10–27

Bucharestalign=left|{{fbw|TUR}}2bgcolor=#CCFFCC|7–1
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| 2011–11–23

İzmiralign=left|{{fbw|TUR}}1bgcolor=#CCFFCC|2–1
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| 2012–06–21

Bufteaalign=left|{{fbw|SUI}}3bgcolor=#CCFFCC|4–2
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| 2015 FIFA World Cup

Qualifiers2013–09–20Strumicaalign=left|{{fbw|MKD}}1bgcolor=#CCFFCC|9–11
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| 2017 UEFA Euro

Qualifiers2015–11–27Katerinialign=left|{{fbw|GRE}}1bgcolor=#CCFFCC|3–11
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| 2019 FIFA World Cup

Qualifiers2017–10–20Leuvenalign=left|{{fbw|BEL}}1bgcolor=#FFCCCC|2–31

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 November 2006Mogoşoaia, Romania{{fbw|EST}}align=center|5–0align=center| 5–0rowspan=2| UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2.5 May 2007Debrecen, Hungary{{fbw|HUN}}align=center|2–0align=center| 3–3
3.24 February 2010Lagos, Portugal{{fbw|AUT}}align=center|2–0align=center| 2–0rowspan=4| 2010 Algarve Cup
4.rowspan=3| 1 March 2010rowspan=3| Albufeira, Portugalrowspan=3| {{fbw|FRO}}align=center|1–0rowspan=3 align=center| 5–1
5.align=center|2–0
6.align=center|3–1
7.27 March 2010Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina{{fbw|BIH}}align=center|3–0align=center| 5–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.17 September 2011Shymkent, Kazakhstan{{fbw|KAZ}}align=center|1–0align=center| 3–0rowspan=7| UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
9.rowspan=2| 27 October 2011rowspan=2| Bucharest, Romaniarowspan=2| {{fbw|TUR}}align=center|6–1rowspan=2 align=center| 7–1
10.align=center|7–1
11.23 November 2011İzmir, Turkey{{fbw|TUR}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–1
12.rowspan=3| 21 June 2012rowspan=3| Buftea, Romaniarowspan=3| {{fbw|SUI}}align=center|1–1rowspan=3 align=center| 4–2
13.align=center|2–1
14.align=center|4–2
15.rowspan=3| 20 September 2013rowspan=3| Strumica, North Macedoniarowspan=3| {{fbw|MKD}}align=center|5–1rowspan=3 align=center| 9–1rowspan=3| 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.align=center|7–1
17.align=center|8–1
18.27 November 2015Katerini, Greece{{fbw|GRE}}align=center|1–0align=center| 3–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
19.25 October 2016Cluj-Napoca, Romania{{fbw|POR}}align=center|1–1align=center| 1–1 {{aet}}UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying play-offs
20.10 November 2016San Jose, United States{{fbw|USA}}align=center|1–3align=center| 1–8Friendly
21.20 October 2017Leuven, Belgium{{fbw|BEL}}align=center|2–2align=center| 2–32019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22.4 March 2020Antalya, Turkey{{fbw|HKG}}align=center|3–1align=center| 4–12020 Turkish Women's Cup
23.18 September 2020Leuven, Belgium{{fbw|BEL}}align=center|1–4align=center| 1–6rowspan=3| UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
24.22 September 2020Mogoșoaia, Romania{{fbw|CRO}}align=center|4–1align=center| 4–1
25.23 October 2020Marijampolė, Lithuania{{fbw|LTU}}align=center|2–0align=center| 4–0
26.14 June 2021Senec, Slovakia{{fbw|SVK}}align=center|1–2align=center| 1–3Friendly
27.17 September 2021rowspan=3| Mogoșoaia, Romania{{fbw|CRO}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–0rowspan=5| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
28.rowspan=2| 21 September 2021rowspan=2| {{fbw|LTU}}align=center|2–0rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0
29.align=center|3–0
30.rowspan=2| 2 September 2022rowspan=2| Vilnius, Lithuaniarowspan=2| {{fbw|LTU}}align=center|4–0rowspan=2 align=center| 7–1
31.align=center|5–0
32.16 July 2023Bucharest, Romania{{fbw|BUL}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–0Friendly

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