# Laura Rus

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.

## Career

Rus was born in Bocșa and attended University in Reșița, where she played for the university's handball team. 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, 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, 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. After the end of the 2017–2018 season, she signed with Hellas Verona, scoring in her first friendly match. At the end of July 2019, Laura signed with RSC Anderlecht, where she will play for the 2019–20 season.
Goals for the Romanian WNT in official competitions :
| Competition | Stage | Date | Location | Opponent | Goals | Result | Overall |
| 2009 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2006–11–23 | Mogoşoaia | Estonia | 1 | 5–0 | 2 |
| 2009 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2007–05–07 | Debrecen | Hungary | 1 | 3–3 | 2 |
| 2011 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2010–03–27 | Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 5–0 | 1 |
| 2013 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2011–09–17 | Shymkent | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3–0 | 7 |
| 2013 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2011–10–27 | Bucharest | Turkey | 2 | 7–1 | 7 |
| 2013 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2011–11–23 | İzmir | Turkey | 1 | 2–1 | 7 |
| 2013 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2012–06–21 | Buftea | Switzerland | 3 | 4–2 | 7 |
| 2015 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2013–09–20 | Strumica | North Macedonia | 1 | 9–1 | 1 |
| 2017 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2015–11–27 | Katerini | Greece | 1 | 3–1 | 1 |
| 2019 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2017–10–20 | Leuven | Belgium | 1 | 2–3 | 1 |

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 23 November 2006 | Mogoşoaia, Romania | Estonia | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 2. | 5 May 2007 | Debrecen, Hungary | Hungary | 2–0 | 3–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 3. | 24 February 2010 | Lagos, Portugal | Austria | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 4. | 1 March 2010 | Albufeira, Portugal | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 5. | 1 March 2010 | Albufeira, Portugal | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 6. | 1 March 2010 | Albufeira, Portugal | Faroe Islands | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 7. | 27 March 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 17 September 2011 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 9. | 27 October 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Turkey | 6–1 | 7–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 10. | 27 October 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Turkey | 7–1 | 7–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 11. | 23 November 2011 | İzmir, Turkey | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 12. | 21 June 2012 | Buftea, Romania | Switzerland | 1–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 13. | 21 June 2012 | Buftea, Romania | Switzerland | 2–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 14. | 21 June 2012 | Buftea, Romania | Switzerland | 4–2 | 4–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 15. | 20 September 2013 | Strumica, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 5–1 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 20 September 2013 | Strumica, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 7–1 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 17. | 20 September 2013 | Strumica, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 8–1 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 18. | 27 November 2015 | Katerini, Greece | Greece | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 19. | 25 October 2016 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying play-offs |
| 20. | 10 November 2016 | San Jose, United States | United States | 1–3 | 1–8 | Friendly |
| 21. | 20 October 2017 | Leuven, Belgium | Belgium | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 22. | 4 March 2020 | Antalya, Turkey | Hong Kong | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2020 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 23. | 18 September 2020 | Leuven, Belgium | Belgium | 1–4 | 1–6 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 24. | 22 September 2020 | Mogoșoaia, Romania | Croatia | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 25. | 23 October 2020 | Marijampolė, Lithuania | Lithuania | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 26. | 14 June 2021 | Senec, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 27. | 17 September 2021 | Mogoșoaia, Romania | Croatia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 28. | 21 September 2021 | Mogoșoaia, Romania | Lithuania | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 29. | 21 September 2021 | Mogoșoaia, Romania | Lithuania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 30. | 2 September 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 4–0 | 7–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 31. | 2 September 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 5–0 | 7–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 32. | 16 July 2023 | Bucharest, Romania | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |