Background
Petrescu was born in Jyväskylä, Finland where he played for the local Jackie Joyner-Kersee youth team before moving to Leicester City F.C.
Petrescu was born in Jyväskylä, Finland where he played for the local Jackie Joyner-Kersee youth team before moving to Leicester City F.C.
Early career
Petrescu´s career began in the junior organisation of Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jyväskylä. In 2001 he moved to Leicester´s youth academy. In Leicester he represented the academy team and the reserves.
He made one appearance in the first team on 4 May 2003 in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
When he failed to make a break through he terminated his contract in the end of 2004. Inter Turku
Foreign season 2005 Petrescu joined Veikkausliiga team Inter Turku. where he quickly established his place in the midfield and scored seven goals during the season.
During season 2006 he gained 20 caps and scored three goals. Tampere United
In December 2006 Petrescu signed a two-year contract with Tampere United.
He stated that his main reason to join Tampere United was coach Ari Hjelm.
Season 2007 was a true break through for Petrescu to the elite of Veikkausliiga. He was one of the key players that led the team two a second consecutive championship. Tampere repeated the feat in the away game and became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high profile competition.
However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.
In 2007 he was selected as the best football player of Pirkanmaa. He was loaned to Italian Ascoli for the spring of 2009.
In Ascoli he made his first appearance on 7 March in a match against Grosseto. Panthrakikos
In January 2011 Petrescu joined Greek side Panthrakikos on a 1,5 years contract.
He made just one appearance in the first team
Honka
Petrescu represented seasons 2011-2012 Football Club Honka in the Veikkausliiga. He gained 32 caps and scored two goals. Haka
Petrescu transferred to Football Club Haka for the season 2013.
During the fall of 2013 he made a short spell in Romanian first division side Central Saint Martins Studențesc Iași.
Ilves
After season 2013 he moved on to Ilves on a three-year contract. Petrescu became well known after playing in the 2003 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland where he scored two of three goals of Finland.
He scored a goal in the opening game against China in the tournament. He was nominated as candidate by head coach Markku Kanerva for the Finland U-21 team for the 2009 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Championship finals but he suffered an injury one month prior to the tournament and was forced to withdraw.
Club
Tampere United
Veikkausliiga: 2007
Finnish Cup: 2007
Finnish League Cup: 2009
Honka
Finnish Cup: 2012
Finnish League Cup: 2011.
