sentences:  His first match in Liga I, in February 2007, was a victory against Unirea Urziceni.On 6 May 2008 he signed a five-year contract with Steaua Bucureşti, with a reported transfer fee of around 1,500,000 euro and the midfielder would earn 200,000 euros for season.On 23 July 2009 he scored the first goal of the second leg against Újpest FC, victory which enabled Steaua's qualification in the next round.