# List of FC Steaua București players

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Steaua București. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more Liga I matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included: this includes some players who did not reach the 100 games but made significant contributions to the club's history and performances. Numbers below indicate national championship appearances for Steaua.

## Key to positions

| GK | Goalkeeper | RB | Right back | RW | Right winger | DF | Defender |
| IF | Inside forward | LB | Left back | LW | Left winger | CB | Centre back |
| FW | Forward | FB | Full back | W | Winger | MF | Midfielder |
| ST | Striker | WH | Wing half | AM | Attacking midfielder | CM | Central midfielder |

## Notable players

Appearances and goals adds from Steaua's official book. Updated 17 June 2022.
| Name | Nat | Pos | Career | Apps | Goals |
| Panait Ion | Romania | DF | 1947–1948 | 18 | 1 |
| Ioan Jivan | Romania | MF | 1947–1948 | 25 | 0 |
| Florin Marinescu | Romania | FW | 1947–1948 | 23 | 9 |
| T. Balasz | Romania | MF | 1947–1949 | 30 | 9 |
| Romeo Catană | Romania | DF | 1947–1949 | 22 | 0 |
| Florea Fătu | Romania | MF | 1947–1949 | 32 | 6 |
| Eugen Mladin | Romania | DF | 1947–1949 | 33 | 2 |
| Gheorghe Popescu I | Romania | FW | 1947–1949 | 37 | 16 |
| Stere Zeană | Romania | MF | 1947–1949 | 38 | 2 |
| Ilie Savu | Romania | GK | 1947–1950 | 14 | 0 |
| Aurelian Cernea | Romania | DF | 1947–1951 | 56 | 0 |
| Nicolae Drăgan | Romania | FW | 1948–1953 | 83 | 36 |
| Petre Moldoveanu | Romania | FW | 1948–1955 | 130 | 40 |
| Ștefan Onisie | Romania | MF | 1948–1951 1953–1959 | 138 | 5 |
| Alexandru Apolzan | Romania | DF | 1949–1962 | 216 | 2 |
| Ion Voinescu | Romania | GK | 1950–1963 | 162 | 0 |
| Ion Alecsandrescu | Romania | FW | 1950–1951 1953–1962 | 162 | 80 |
| Ștefan Balint | Romania | MF | 1950–1955 | 99 | 1 |
| Francisc Zavoda | Romania | FW | 1950–1960 | 174 | 33 |
| Mihai Flamaropol | Romania | FW | 1951–1953 | 15 | 4 |
| Victor Moldovan | Romania | FW | 1951–1958 | 80 | 28 |
| Victor Dumitrescu | Romania | DF | 1951–1959 | 102 | 0 |
| Tiberiu Bone | Romania | MF | 1951–1962 | 195 | 7 |
| Costică Toma | Romania | GK | 1951–1963 | 108 | 0 |
| Vasile Zavoda | Romania | DF | 1951–1964 | 257 | 1 |
| Iosif Petschovsky | Romania | FW | 1952–1954 | 50 | 19 |
| Traian Ivănescu | Romania | DF | 1952–1963 | 147 | 1 |
| Nicolae Tătaru | Romania | FW | 1953–1964 | 210 | 75 |
| Gheorghe Constantin | Romania | FW | 1954–1969 | 258 | 148 |
| Cornel Cacoveanu | Romania | FW | 1955–1964 | 124 | 23 |
| Emerich Jenei | Romania | DF | 1957–1969 | 254 | 7 |
| Ion Crișan | Romania | FW | 1958–1965 | 83 | 9 |
| Gabriel Raksi | Romania | FW | 1958–1967 | 180 | 31 |
| Bujor Hălmăgeanu | Romania | DF | 1961–1964 1965–1973 | 177 | 1 |
| Carol Creiniceanu | Romania | FW | 1961–1970 | 156 | 43 |
| Florea Voinea | Romania | FW | 1961–1970 1972–1973 | 197 | 106 |
| Cornel Pavlovici | Romania | ST | 1963–1966 | 54 | 35 |
| Vasile Suciu | Romania | GK | 1962–1971 | 124 | 0 |
| Mircea Petescu | Romania | DF | 1963–1967 | 80 | 1 |
| Sorin Avram | Romania | ST | 1963–1969 | 124 | 25 |
| Carol Haidu | Romania | GK | 1964–1968 1969–1974 | 118 | 0 |
| Nicolae Dumitru | Romania | DF | 1964–1970 | 127 | 0 |
| Vasile Negrea | Romania | DF | 1964–1973 | 189 | 7 |
| Dumitru Popescu | Romania | MF | 1965–1969 | 85 | 8 |
| Lajos Sătmăreanu | Romania | RB | 1965–1975 | 271 | 11 |
| Nicolae Pantea | Romania | FW | 1966–1975 | 196 | 24 |
| Iosif Vigu | Romania | MF | 1966–1973 1974–1979 | 313 | 27 |
| Gheorghe Tătaru | Romania | FW | 1967–1974 | 169 | 57 |
| Dumitru Dumitriu | Romania | MF | 1968–1972 | 90 | 11 |
| Gheorghe Cristache | Romania | DF | 1968–1974 | 95 | 2 |
| Anghel Iordănescu | Romania | MF | 1968–1982 1986 | 317 | 155 |
| Costică Ștefănescu | Romania | CB | 1969–1973 | 77 | 9 |
| Marius Ciugarin | Romania | DF | 1969–1974 | 86 | 0 |
| Vasile Aelenei | Romania | MF | 1970–1973 1974–1981 | 123 | 10 |
| Viorel Smărandache | Romania | DF | 1971–1976 | 110 | 3 |
| Viorel Năstase | Romania | FW | 1971–1979 | 166 | 77 |
| Vasile Iordache | Romania | GK | 1971–1984 | 231 | 0 |
| Ion Ion | Romania | MF | 1972–1979 | 133 | 14 |
| Ion Dumitru | Romania | MF | 1972–1980 | 213 | 47 |
| Ion Nițu | Romania | DF | 1972–1973 1976–1981 | 81 | 0 |
| Marcel Răducanu | Romania | FW | 1972–1981 | 229 | 94 |
| Ștefan Sameș | Romania | DF | 1973–1982 | 274 | 20 |
| Dumitru Moraru | Romania | GK | 1974–1978 | 84 | 0 |
| Teodor Anghelini | Romania | DF | 1974–1984 | 264 | 1 |
| Radu Troi | Romania | FW | 1975–1979 | 87 | 17 |
| Constantin Zamfir | Romania | FW | 1975–1980 | 107 | 21 |
| Mario Agiu | Romania | DF | 1975–1981 | 125 | 3 |
| Gabriel Zahiu | Romania | DF MF | 1975–1981 | 120 | 31 |
| Tudorel Stoica | Romania | MF | 1975–1989 1990 | 369 | 43 |
| Adrian Ionescu | Romania | FW | 1976–1982 | 107 | 18 |
| Florin Marin | Romania | DF | 1976–1984 | 174 | 3 |
| Gavril Balint | Romania | FW | 1980–1990 | 265 | 69 |
| Daniel Minea I | Romania | FW | 1980–1983 1988–1991 | 103 | 10 |
| Ștefan Iovan | Romania | DF | 1981–1991 1992 | 291 | 18 |
| Mihail Majearu | Romania | MF | 1981–1988 | 198 | 32 |
| Septimiu Cîmpeanu | Romania | FW | 1982–1984 | 57 | 21 |
| Augustin Eduard | Romania | DF | 1982–1985 | 78 | 1 |
| Helmut Duckadam | Romania | GK | 1982–1986 | 80 | 0 |
| Miodrag Belodedici | Romania | DF | 1982–1988 1998–2001 | 235 | 21 |
| Marius Lăcătuș | Romania | IF | 1983–1990 1993–2000 | 357 | 98 |
| Victor Pițurcă | Romania | FW | 1983–1989 | 174 | 137 |
| Marin Radu II | Romania | FW | 1984–1986 | 44 | 11 |
| Ilie Bărbulescu | Romania | LB | 1984–1987 | 77 | 3 |
| Dumitru Stângaciu | Romania | GK | 1984–1988 1989–1995 | 191 | 0 |
| László Bölöni | Romania | MF | 1984–1988 | 97 | 24 |
| Adrian Bumbescu | Romania | DF | 1984–1992 | 188 | 4 |
| Anton Weissenbacher | Romania | MF | 1985–1987 | 39 | 5 |
| Lucian Bălan | Romania | MF | 1985–1989 1990–1991 | 102 | 5 |
| Dan Petrescu | Romania | DF | 1985–1991 | 95 | 28 |
| Iosif Rotariu | Romania | MF | 1986–1990 1997–1998 | 135 | 39 |
| Ilie Dumitrescu | Romania | MF | 1986–1987 1988–1994 1998 | 165 | 74 |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Romania | MF | 1987–1990 | 97 | 76 |
| Nicolae Ungureanu | Romania | DF | 1987–1992 | 136 | 10 |
| Ilie Stan | Romania | LM | 1987–1995 1997 | 187 | 59 |
| Silviu Lung | Romania | GK | 1988–1990 | 49 | 0 |
| Valeriu Răchită | Romania | CB | 1989–1990 1996–1998 2002–2004 | 103 | 9 |
| Daniel Gherasim | Romania | GK | 1990–1998 | 87 | 0 |
| Ion Vlădoiu | Romania | FW | 1990–1993 1995–1996 2000–2001 | 122 | 60 |
| Basarab Panduru | Romania | MF | 1991–1995 | 131 | 34 |
| Constantin Gâlcă | Romania | MF | 1991–1996 | 148 | 24 |
| Aurel Panait | Romania | DF | 1991–1996 | 107 | 5 |
| Bogdan Bucur | Romania | DM | 1991–1997 | 90 | 2 |
| Anton Doboș | Romania | DF | 1992–1996 | 134 | 6 |
| Ionel Pârvu | Romania | MF | 1992–1996 | 112 | 12 |
| Daniel Prodan | Romania | CB | 1992–1996 2000 | 122 | 10 |
| Iulian Filipescu | Romania | CB | 1992–1997 | 112 | 8 |
| Tiberiu Csik | Romania | DF | 1992–1999 | 77 | 3 |
| Adrian Ilie | Romania | FW | 1993–1996 | 85 | 28 |
| Laurențiu Roșu | Romania | LM | 1993–2000 | 159 | 45 |
| Damian Militaru | Romania | AM | 1994–1999 | 139 | 21 |
| Bogdan Stelea | Romania | GK | 1995–1997 | 47 | 0 |
| Sabin Ilie | Romania | ST | 1995–1997 1999 | 69 | 36 |
| Cătălin Munteanu | Romania | AM | 1996–1998 | 45 | 22 |
| Dennis Șerban | Romania | AM | 1996–1998 | 62 | 15 |
| Zoltan Ritli | Romania | GK | 1996–2000 | 56 | 0 |
| Cristian Ciocoiu | Romania | ST | 1996–2001 2004 | 127 | 32 |
| Marius Baciu | Romania | CB | 1996–2002 | 140 | 8 |
| Iulian Miu | Romania | LB | 1996–2002 | 149 | 4 |
| Erik Lincar | Romania | CM | 1997–2002 | 105 | 7 |
| George Ogăraru | Romania | RB | 1998–2000 2002–2006 2008–2009 | 113 | 3 |
| Ionel Dănciulescu | Romania | ST | 1998–2001 | 129 | 54 |
| Eugen Trică | Romania | AM | 1999–2003 | 130 | 21 |
| Claudiu Răducanu | Romania | FW | 1999–2003 | 92 | 58 |
| Martin Tudor | Romania | GK | 1999–2005 | 126 | 0 |
| Sorin Paraschiv | Romania | DM | 1999–2007 | 168 | 12 |
| Pompiliu Stoica | Romania | LB | 2000–2004 | 108 | 3 |
| Nana Falemi | Cameroon | DM | 2000–2005 | 94 | 6 |
| Florentin Dumitru | Romania | RB | 2000–2006 | 138 | 8 |
| Mirel Rădoi | Romania | CB DM | 2000–2009 | 186 | 12 |
| Adrian Neaga | Romania | FW | 2001–2003 2003–2005 2007–2009 | 92 | 30 |
| Mihai Neșu | Romania | LB | 2001–2008 | 87 | 1 |
| Sorin Ghionea | Romania | CB | 2002–2004 2005–2010 | 129 | 2 |
| Daniel Oprița | Romania | W | 2002–2007 | 107 | 15 |
| Gabriel Boștină | Romania | MF | 2002–2007 | 96 | 17 |
| Vasily Khomutovsky | Belarus | GK | 2003–2005 | 50 | 0 |
| Dorinel Munteanu | Romania | MF | 2003–2005 2008 | 32 | 2 |
| Laurențiu Diniță | Romania | ST | 2003–2006 | 48 | 7 |
| Andrei Cristea | Romania | ST | 2004–2006 | 52 | 10 |
| Cyril Théréau | France | ST | 2006–2007 | 17 | 10 |
| Nicolae Dică | Romania | AM FW | 2004–2008 2011 | 136 | 58 |
| Petre Marin | Romania | LB RB | 2004–2010 | 136 | 2 |
| Victoraș Iacob | Romania | ST | 2005–2008 | 45 | 13 |
| Dorin Goian | Romania | CB | 2005–2009 | 104 | 6 |
| Florin Lovin | Romania | DM | 2005–2009 | 103 | 3 |
| Bănel Nicoliță | Romania | RW LW | 2005–2011 | 188 | 23 |
| Valentin Badea | Romania | ST | 2006–2008 | 50 | 15 |
| Ovidiu Petre | Romania | CM | 2006–2010 | 74 | 5 |
| Paweł Golański | Poland | RB | 2007–2010 | 58 | 2 |
| Róbinson Zapata | Colombia | GK | 2007–2010 | 85 | 0 |
| Juan Toja | Colombia | FW | 2008–2010 | 51 | 3 |
| Dayro Moreno | Colombia | FW | 2008–2010 | 43 | 12 |
| Bogdan Stancu | Romania | FW ST | 2008–2010 | 72 | 32 |
| Pantelis Kapetanos | Greece | ST | 2008–2011 2013–2014 | 73 | 30 |
| Pablo Brandán | Argentina | DM | 2010–2012 | 43 | 0 |
| Geraldo Alves | Portugal | CB | 2010–2012 | 54 | 3 |
| Raul Rusescu | Romania | FW | 2011–2013 2014–2015 2018–2019 | 105 | 42 |
| Leandro Tatu | Brazil | FW | 2011–2013 | 44 | 6 |
| Vlad Chiricheș | Romania | CB | 2012–2013 *2023–present | 52 | 1 |
| Alexandru Bourceanu | Romania | DM | 2011–2014 2014–2015 2016 | 118 | 3 |
| Ciprian Tătărușanu | Romania | GK | 2008–2014 | 133 | 0 |
| Federico Piovaccari | Italy | FW | 2013–2014 | 25 | 10 |
| Florin Gardoș | Romania | CB | 2010–2014 | 81 | 3 |
| Mihai Pintilii | Romania | MF | 2012–2014 2016–2020 | 125 | 9 |
| Łukasz Szukała | Poland | CB | 2012–2014 | 65 | 12 |
| Lucian Sânmărtean | Romania | CM | 2014 | 26 | 5 |
| Claudiu Keșerü | Romania | FW | 2014–2015 2021–2022 | 53 | 25 |
| Iasmin Latovlevici | Romania | LB | 2010–2015 | 110 | 7 |
| Andrei Prepeliță | Romania | CM | 2011–2015 | 82 | 9 |
| Giedrius Arlauskis | Lithuania | GK | 2014–2015 | 25 | 0 |
| Cristian Tănase | Romania | LW | 2009–2015 2018 | 162 | 20 |
| Alexandru Chipciu | Romania | FW | 2012–2016 | 116 | 24 |
| Fernando Varela (footballer) | Cape Verde | CB | 2013–2016 | 82 | 10 |
| Nicolae Stanciu (footballer, born 1993) | Romania | FW | 2013–2016 | 90 | 24 |
| Alin Toșca | Romania | DF | 2014–2017 | 65 | 0 |
| Jugurtha Hamroun | Algeria | FW | 2015–2017 | 31 | 8 |
| Adrian Popa (footballer, born 1988) | Romania | MF | 2012–2017 2019–2020 | 154 | 22 |
| Gabriel Tamaș | Romania | DF | 2015 2016–2017 | 50 | 1 |
| Fernando Boldrin | Brazil | MF | 2016–2017 | 30 | 8 |
| Florin Niță | Romania | GK | 2013–2018 | 87 | 0 |
| Constantin Budescu | Romania | FW | 2017–2018 2021–2022 | 37 | 10 |
| Denis Alibec | Romania | FW | 2017–2018 | 34 | 9 |
| Filipe Teixeira | Portugal | MF | 2017–2019 | 54 | 5 |
| Romario Benzar | Romania | DF | 2017–2019 | 50 | 1 |
| Junior Morais | Brazil | DF | 2017–2019 | 49 | 0 |
| Mihai Bălașa | Romania | DF | 2017–2019 | 61 | 0 |
| Harlem Gnohéré | France | FW | 2017–2020 | 92 | 41 |
| Bogdan Planic | Serbia | DF | 2017–2020 | 71 | 1 |
| Marko Momcilovic | Serbia | DF | 2016–2020 | 72 | 7 |
| Dennis Man | Romania | FW | 2016–2021 | 114 | 41 |
| Lucian Filip | Romania | MF | 2007–2021 | 127 | 6 |
| Olimpiu Moruțan | Romania | MF | 2018–2021 | 90 | 12 |
| Paulo Vinícius (footballer, born 1984) | Brazil | DF | 2021–2022 | 25 | 2 |
| Andrei Miron | Romania | DF | 2020–2022 | 63 | 2 |
| Dragoș Nedelcu | Romania | MF | 2017–2022 | 62 | 2 |
| Florin Tănase | Romania | FW | 2016–2022 | 197 | 77 |
| Iulian Cristea | Romania | DF | 2019–2023 | 120 | 8 |
| Joonas Tamm | Estonia | DF | 2022–2023 | 35 | 3 |
| Billel Omrani | Algeria | FW | 2022–2023 | 22 | 2 |
| Răzvan Oaidă | Romania | MF | 2019–2023 | 98 | 5 |
| Deian Sorescu | Romania | MF | 2023 | 18 | 2 |
| Andrei Cordea | Romania | FW | 2021–2023 | 79 | 12 |
| Valentin Gheorghe | Romania | MF | 2021–2023 | 29 | 6 |
| Damjan Djokovic | Croatia | MF | 2023–2024 | 17 | 2 |
| Ianis Stoica | Romania | FW | 2017–2024 | 38 | 7 |
| Andrea Compagno | Italy | FW | 2022–2024 | 45 | 19 |
| Ovidiu Popescu | Romania | MF | 2016–2024 | 200 | 4 |
| Florinel Coman | Romania | FW | 2017–2024 | 190 | 53 |
| Andrei Vlad | Romania | GK | 2017–2024 | 90 | 0 |
| Ionuț Panțîru | Romania | DF | 2019–2025 | 57 | 1 |
(*) Still playing for Steaua

## Gallery

* Alexandru Apolzan, former captain of Steaua's Golden Team in the 1950s
* Ion Voinescu, former goalkeeper of Steaua in the 1950s
* Nicolae Tătaru, former striker of Steaua played for the club from 1953 to 1964.
* Gheorghe Constantin, former striker and captain of Steaua in the '50s-'60s
* Iosif Petschovschi, former midfielder of Steaua in the 1950s.
* Anghel Iordănescu, is the highest goalscorer in the history of club.
* Ion Dumitru, former captain of Steaua.
* Marcel Răducanu, former midfielder of Steaua .
* Tudorel Stoica, the most capped player in the history of the club.
* Miodrag Belodedici, former captain of Steaua.
* Ion Vlădoiu, former top scorer of Steaua.
* Dan Petrescu, former captain of Steaua in 1991.
* Ilie Dumitrescu, former captain and top scorer of Steaua.
* Sorin Paraschiv, former Steaua player, played 8 years at Steaua.
* Mihai Neșu, former Steaua left back.
* Sorin Ghionea, former captain of Steaua.
* George Ogăraru, former Steaua player, played 10 years at Steaua.
* Mirel Rădoi, former captain of Steaua, played 9 years at Steaua.
* Adrian Neaga, former Steaua striker.
* Nicolae Dică, former Steaua midfielder.
* Dorin Goian, former Steaua defender.
* Łukasz Szukała, former Steaua defender.