He began his career in the Football Club Brașov youth team, and studied law at the Transilvania University of Brașov, before playing in Liga II and Liga III with Unirea Tărlungeni, Minerul Lupeni, Juventus București and Dinamo II București.
He can also play as a centre-forward. In the summer of 2010, he moved to Moldova and joined Nistru Otaci, playing 48 Moldovan National Division games over the next two seasons, scoring nine goals. A short spell with Speranța Crihana Veche in the first half of the 2012-2013 season gave him a further eight appearances in the top flight.
In early 2013, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone, but did not make an appearance.
Vîlcu played for Histon in a pre-season friendly against a Brentford XI on 16 July 2013. During the 2013-2014 pre-season, Vîlcu went on trial at Barnet in the Conference Premier.
Director of football Paul Fairclough announced that Vilcu had signed for them on 7 August 2013, but there was no further news on the transfer until 4 September, when it was announced that the club had applied for a work permit for Vîlcu. This application was rejected.
Vîlcu then signed for Essex Senior Football League side Football Club Romania, and also joined Southern Football League side Banbury United on dual registration on 4 November.
In the 2014-2015 season, Vîlcu played for Cambridge City before joining Enfield Town.
