Luca Andronache

Luca Andronache

Country: Romania

Date of birth: 26/07/2003 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Bucharest (Romania)

Height: 189cm

Youth career: Viitorul Domnești, FCSB, Viitorul Constanța (since 2019)

Current club: Farul Constanța

Squad number: 22

Current national team: Romania U-19

Position: winger, center-forward

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 50.000 € 

Tournaments participated in: —

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Marko Arnautović

Strengths:

– pace 

– finishing 

– instinct 

– off the ball movement 

– dribbling 

– technique 

– ball control  

– hold up play 

– athleticism 

Weaknesses:

– tall player but, his heading ability could still improve to become even more dangerous in the penalty area

Style of play:

– advanced forward

– player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations

– pacey and determined forward with killer-instinct, interesting technique on the ball and cleverness at his off-the-ball movements

– can also play on the wing thanks to his pace, acceleration and decent dribbling skills

– very good agility, body balance, coordination and pace for a player of his size

– very composed finisher capable on both feet

– likes to attack from the wing, cut inside and create himself a decent opportunity to score from

– really nice footwork and close control in tight spaces for such a tall player

– generates many flick-ons and passes into the channels for his teammates to utilize/good when playing with back to goal

– often moves deep into midfield and drawing defenders with him, in order to create and exploit spaces for his teammates

– able to sniff out a goal in any situation

– great sense of positioning while receiving through balls

– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration

– good ambidexterity using his left weaker foot

Andronache uses the defender’s mistake and scores with a superb volley.

Andronache cuts inside from the left wing, dribbles past his man and attempts a dangerous shot on target.

He is best suited to playing as:

Centre-forward in 4-3-3.

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League summary (as for 9 August 2021):

Liga I 2019/2020: 1 game/0 goals (Viitorul)

Liga I 2020/2021: 11 games/0 goals (Viitorul)

Liga I 2021/2022 (ongoing): 2 games/0 goals (Farul)

Description:

Luca Andronache is the son of football manager and former football player Vergil Andronache. He joined Viitorul Constanța youth academy from FCSB in 2019. Viitorul, now Farul Constanța, is a club with one of the best youth academies in this region of Europe. Luca made his professional debut on 5 August 2020 in Liga I match against Dinamo Bucharest. He is also a regular youth international for Romania – starting at U-16 all the way through U-19.

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10   

Country-scale star with top European club ambition.

Links:

Transfermarkt

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