| Flavius Daniliuc | |
| Full Name: | Flavius David Daniliuc |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2001 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Hellas Verona (on loan from Salernitana) |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Admira Wacker |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Rapid Wien |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Real Madrid |
| Youthyears4: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Liefering (loan) |
| Youthyears5: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs5: | → DFI Bad Aibling (loan) |
| Youthyears6: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs6: | Bayern Munich |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Bayern Munich II |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Nice |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Salernitana |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Hellas Verona (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Austria U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Austria U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Austria U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Austria U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam6: | Austria U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam7: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps7: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Flavius David Daniliuc (born 27 April 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Hellas Verona, on loan from club Salernitana, and the Austria national team.
Daniliuc began his youth career with Admira Wacker Mödling, before moving to Rapid Wien in 2010. The following year, he joined the junior academy of Spanish club Real Madrid, where he won a youth league title. His international transfer was one of the cases which resulted in the transfer ban imposed on Real Madrid by FIFA in 2016.[2]
After being bullied by his colleagues in Spain, Daniliuc moved to Germany in 2014 on the advice of Bayern Munich defender and fellow countryman David Alaba, who Daniliuc's father had met. He first entered the DFI Bad Aibling youth team,[3] before joining the Bayern Munich youth academy in January 2015.[4] In October 2018, Daniliuc was included in The Guardians "Next Generation 2018", which listed the 60 most talented footballers born in 2001.[5] He made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2019, starting in a home match with KFC Uerdingen.[6]
On 18 June 2020, French club Nice announced the signing of 19-year-old Daniliuc from Bayern Munich.[7] He recorded his Ligue 1 debut on 20 September that year, entering the field in the 65th minute of a 3–0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, and his first European game on 5 November, in a 3–2 UEFA Europa League away loss to Slavia Prague.
Daniliuc scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 victory over Rennes at the Roazhon Park, on 26 February 2021.
On 29 August 2022, Daniliuc signed a four-year contract with Salernitana in Italy.[8]
On 31 January 2024, Daniliuc joined Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]
On 30 August 2024, Daniliuc moved on a new loan to Hellas Verona.[10]
Daniliuc began his international youth career with the under-15 team of Austria in October 2015 against Montenegro.[11] He advanced through the under-16 and under-17 teams in 2016 and 2017.[12] [13] On 19 November 2018, he debuted for Austria national under-18 football team in a 1–0 friendly loss against the Czech Republic.[14] [15]
On 27 March 2023, Daniliuc debuted for the Austrian senior squad during a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Estonia.[16]
Daniliuc was born in Vienna, Austria, to Romanian parents from Suceava who fled their home country before the fall of Communism.[4] [17] His older twin brothers, Daniel and Manuel, are also footballers.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bayern Munich II | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Nice | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||||
| Salernitana | 2022–23 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 1 | ||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 112 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 2 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
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