Background
Stanciu was born in the village of Craiva from Cricău, Alba County.
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He dedicated his first national team goal to her. Unirea Alba Iulia
Stanciu joined Football Club Unirea Alba Iulia"s youth system at the age of 11. On 25 May 2008, aged just 15 years and 18 days, he made his senior debut for the team, coming off from the bench in a 4–1 victory over Football Club Corvinul Hunedoara for the Liga II championship.
He spent the vast majority of the 2008-2009 season on the sidelines, after suffering a long-term injury.
In June, he was on trial with VfB Stuttgart, but the economic discrepancies between the two clubs made the transaction collapse. On 20 March 2011, Stanciu scored his first goal for Unirea in a 3–0 success over Football Club Petrolul Ploiești, and he also wore the captain"s armband in the closing stages of the match following Adrian Câmpeanu"s substitution.
His last came on 20 August with the side again in the second division, in the campaign opener against Central Saint Martins Râmnicu Vâlcea. During his spell, other than Stuttgart, he was tracked by various European clubs, including Brescia Calcio, Celtic and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Vaslui
On 9 September 2011, Football Club Vaslui paid Stanciu"s release clause.
In May 2012, after a series of good performances, Stanciu was included by Sport.ro in a Top 10 list of Romanian youths to watch. Steaua București
On 27 March 2013, Steaua București announced the signing of Stanciu, for an undisclosed fee, with the player agreeing to a five-year deal with a €20 million buyout clause. He played all 12 matches in the 2013-2014 edition of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League, scoring in the 2–2 away draw against Legia Warsaw in the play-off round which assured qualification to the group stage.
After the departure of Cristian Tănase in the summer of 2015, Stanciu took over his number 10 jersey, also extending his contract in February 2016 until 2021.
Stanciu was selected in Romania"s squad for the 2011 Union of European Football Associations European Under-19 Championship. In the tournament opener, he featured the full 90 minutes against the Czechoslovakian Republic, scoring in a 1–3 loss in an eventual group stage exit.
Stanciu gained his first cap for the full side on 23 March 2016, playing the second half of a friendly with Lithuania and netting the game"s only goal at the Stadionul Marin Anastasovici.
