Alin Toșca
Alin Dorinel Toșca (Romanian pronunciation: ; born 14 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh, on loan from Italian Serie C Group C club Benevento.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alin Dorinel Toșca | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Riyadh (on loan from Benevento) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Școala de Fotbal Florea Voicilă | ||
| 2007–2009 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Steaua II București | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Săgeata Năvodari | 23 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Viitorul Constanța | 54 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Steaua București | 65 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Betis | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Benevento (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → PAOK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Gaziantep | 105 | (0) |
| 2023– | Benevento | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Al-Riyadh (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Romania U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Romania | 30 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Alexandria, Teleorman County, Toșca came through FC Steaua București's youth system and made his professional debut with its reserve team. He was loaned out to Unirea Urziceni where he played his first Liga I match on 11 September 2010, against Steaua.
Toșca also had a brief spell with Săgeata Năvodari before joining Viitorul Constanța in 2012, with which he made over 50 appearances.
Steaua București
In March 2014, it was announced that FC Steaua București signed Toșca for an undisclosed fee, with the player due to join the squad in the summer. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 December 2014, contributing to a 3–0 away win over Politehnica Iași for the season's Cupa Ligii.
Betis
On 24 January 2017, Toșca moved to Spanish side Real Betis on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his La Liga debut five days later, featuring the full 90 minutes against Barcelona in a 1–1 home draw.
After falling down the pecking order, Toșca agreed to a five-month loan deal with Italian club Benevento on 31 January 2018. On 24 August 2018, he was loaned to Greek first division club PAOK for the 2018–19 campaign with a purchase option.
Gaziantep
On 21 July 2019, after being released by Betis, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish side Gazişehir Gaziantep.
Return to Benevento
On 30 January 2023, Toșca signed with Benevento in Italy once again.
Al-Riyadh
On 20 July 2023, Toșca joined newly promoted Pro League side Al-Riyadh on loan.
International career
Toșca earned his first cap for Romania on 23 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win against Lithuania, in Giurgiu.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Steaua II București | 2009–10 | Liga II | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 2010–11 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Săgeata Năvodari | 2011–12 | Liga II | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2012–13 | Liga I | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București | 2014–15 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 1 | ||
| Betis | 2016–17 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| Benevento (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| PAOK (loan) | 2018–19 | Super League | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Gaziantep | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 105 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 115 | 0 | ||
| Benevento | 2022–23 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Al-Riyadh (loan) | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 349 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 405 | 1 | ||
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toșca goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 26 |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Steaua București
- Liga I: 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2014, 2015
PAOK
References
External links
- Alin Toșca at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Alin Toșca at BDFutbol
- Alin Toșca at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alin Toșca – UEFA competition record (archive)
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