Ricardo Grigore
{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ricardo Grigore
| image = Ricardo Grigore - Petrolul Ploiesti vs UTA Arad, 17 March 2023.jpg
| upright = 0.7
| caption = Grigore with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
| fullname = Ricardo Florin Grigore
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|04|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania
| height = 1.91 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = Galaxy Team București
| youthyears2 = 2007–2018
| youthclubs2 = Dinamo București
| years1 = 2018–2024
| clubs1 = Dinamo București
| caps1 = 97
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → FC U Craiova (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Petrolul Ploiești (loan)
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–2025
| clubs4 = Eldense
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Romania U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Romania U19
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2021
| nationalteam3 = Romania U21
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021
| nationalteam4 = Romania Olympic
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 22 December 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Ricardo Florin Grigore (born 7 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Club career
Born in Bucharest, Grigore joined the academy of Dinamo București at age eight. On 3 April 2018, shortly before turning 19, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 Liga I away victory over Botoșani.{{cite web|title=Cine este Ricardo Grigore, tanarul debutant din meciul de ieri!|url=http://dinamo1948.club/cine-este-ricardo-grigore-tanarul-debutant-din-meciul-de-ieri/|publisher= dinamo1948.club|access-date=4 April 2018}}
On 15 July 2022, following Dinamo București's relegation to the Liga II, FC U Craiova announced the signing of Grigore on a three-year contract,{{cite web|url=https://fcuniversitatea.ro/ricardo-grigore-a-semnat-cu-stiinta/|title=Ricardo Grigore a semnat cu Știința|trans-title=Ricardo Grigore has signed with Știința|publisher=FC U Craiova 1948|language=ro|date=15 July 2022|accessdate=10 March 2023}} although it was later revealed to be a loan. On 9 March 2023, after terminating his deal with FC U Craiova, he signed a contract until the end of the season with fellow Liga I team Petrolul Ploiești.{{cite web|url=https://fcpetrolul.ro/bun-venit-ricardo-grigore/|title=Bun venit, Ricardo Grigore!|trans-title=Welcome, Ricardo Grigore!|publisher=FC Petrolul Ploiești|language=ro|date=9 March 2023|accessdate=9 March 2023}}
Grigore returned to Dinamo for the 2023–24 season, but after only seven games played, he was released at the end of the year.{{cite web |url=https://www.news.ro/sport/fc-dinamo-s-a-despartit-de-sase-jucatori-1922402530472024052221611962 |title=FC Dinamo s-a despărţit de şase jucători |author=Leila Bolat |publisher=news.ro |date=30 May 2024 }} On 7 August 2024, he signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side CD Eldense.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdeldense.es/noticias/comunicado-oficial-ricardo-grigore|title=Comunicado Oficial: Ricardo Grigore|trans-title=Official announcement: Ricardo Grigore|publisher=CD Eldense|language=es|date=7 August 2024|accessdate=7 August 2024}} Grigore was released from his Eldense contract on 3 February 2025.{{cite web|publisher=Eldense|url=https://www.cdeldense.es/noticias/el-cd-eldense-y-ricardo-grigore-separan-sus-caminos|title=El CD Eldense y Ricardo Grigore separan sus caminos|trans-title=CD Eldense and Ricardo Grigore part ways|date=3 February 2025|access-date=4 February 2025|language=es}}
International career
In June 2021, Grigore was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.frf.ro/nationale/masculin/echipa-nationala/live-aflam-impreuna-tricolorii-convocati-pentru-jocurile-olimpice-de-la-tokyo/|title=Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo|trans-title=Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo|publisher=Romanian Football Federation|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=10 March 2023}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|match played 22 December 2024}}{{Soccerway|ricardo-florin-grigore/466427|accessdate=25 June 2022}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7" |Dinamo București | rowspan="6" |Liga I
|6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 6 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20
|18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21
|20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |– | 2{{efn|Appearance in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!97 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 8 | |
| FC U Craiova (loan)
|Liga I |10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan)
|Liga I |3 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Eldense
|2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career Total
!112 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 9 |
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References
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External links
- {{RomanianSoccer|4658/ricardo-grigore}}
{{Romania men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grigore, Ricardo}}
Category:Footballers from Bucharest
Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:FC Dinamo București players
Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players
Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players
Category:CD Eldense footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Olympic footballers for Romania
Category:Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Romania men's youth international footballers
Category:Romania men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain