Ionuţ Mazilu

Infobox Football biography
playername= Ionuţ Mazilu


fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|2|9
cityofbirth = Bucharest
countryofbirth = Romania
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2006
2006–2008
2008-
clubs = Sportul Studenţesc
FC Rapid Bucureşti
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
caps(goals) = 182 (80)
34 (18)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = fb|ROM
nationalcaps(goals) = 0010 0(2)
pcupdate = January 12, 2007
ntupdate = January 12, 2008

Ionut Costinel Mazilu (born February 9, 1982 in Bucharest) is a Romanian footballer, who plays as a striker for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He is known in Romania for his sharp finishing, pace and technique.

Career

Club

Mazilu started his career in Sportul Studenţesc in 1999. In the 2005-06 season, he was the leading goalscorer in the Romanian Liga I scoring 22 goals. The following season, he was taken to FC Rapid Bucureşti, where he played for about two years playing 34 games and scoring 18 goals. On January 12, 2008, Mazilu was transferred to the Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a fee of €4 million, setting a new record in Romanian football.

International

Ionut Mazilu is a regular member of the Romanian national football team since the 2004-05 season having played 10 matches and scored 2 goals.

External links

* [http://www.fcrapid.ro/default.aspx?page=echipa&action=detalii&jid=80 Profile on FC Rapid] ro icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=12164 Profile on National-football-teams.com]