# George Florescu

George Florescu (Romanian pronunciation:; born 21 May 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In his career, Florescu also played for teams such as Universitatea Cluj, Sheriff Tiraspol, Torpedo Moscow, FC Midtjylland or Dynamo Moscow, among others.

## Club career

On 23 June 2015, Florescu signed a 1.5-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.
On 20 August 2016, he signed with AC Omonia in Cyprus. He had 48 appearances with the club. On 26 May 2017 the club announced that with the end of the season the player is released.

## Personal life

George repented in 2023 at a Pentecostal church in his hometown.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 21 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2001–02 | Divizia B | 3 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2002–03 | Divizia B | 11 | 9 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2003–04 | Divizia B | 24 | 5 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 5 |
| Universitatea Cluj | Total | Total | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2004–05 | Moldovan National Division | 23 | 0 | | | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2005–06 | Moldovan National Division | 21 | 3 | | | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 4 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2006–07 | Moldovan National Division | 7 | 2 | | | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Total | Total | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2006 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2007 | Russian National League | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 9 |
| Torpedo Moscow | Total | Total | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| Midtjylland | 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 2 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 1 | | | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 1 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | Total | Total | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2012–13 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2014–15 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 1 |
| Gabala | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 267 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 39 |

### International

Romania :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 5 June 2012

### International goals

    Scores and Results show Nigeria's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1. | 5 June 2010 | Jacques Lemans Arena, Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria | Honduras | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |

## Honours
### Sheriff Tiraspol

* Moldovan National Division: 2004–05, 2005–06
* Moldovan Cup: 2005–06
* Moldovan Super Cup: 2004, 2005

### Midtjylland

* Danish Superliga: Runner-up 2007–08

### Alania Vladikavkaz

* Russian Cup: Runner-up 2010–11