Career
Early career
Chiricheș began his career at LPS Bacău as a midfielder, even as a striker a few years later when he moved to Ardealul Cluj playing alongside Mihai Răduț and Alexandru Maxim. He then moved to Portuguese side Benfica in 2007. Internațional and Pandurii
Upon his return to Romania after 12 months spent in Portugal, Chiricheș joined lower league club Internațional Curtea de Argeș and helped them earn promotion to the top flight Liga I in 2009.
In 2010, shortly after Internațional was dissolved, he moved alongside many of his teammates to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
Chiricheș was close to signing with Steaua București instead of Pandurii, but Victor Pițurcă, Steaua"s coach at the time, did not agree with the transfer. Steaua Bucharest
After one season, Chiricheș sealed another transfer, this time to Steaua București for a reported sum of €700,000 and 25% left to Pandurii in case of a future transfer.
On 6 August 2013, Steaua paid another €500,000 for the 25% left of the co-ownership, making the total transfer sum to €1.2 million. Tottenham Hotspur
Steaua agreed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Chiricheș on 24 August 2013, for a club-record fee of €9.5 million.
The transfer was completed on 30 August.
On 24 September, Chiricheș made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur in a 4–0 victory over Aston Villa in the League Cup. Against Fulham on 4 December, he scored his first goal for Tottenham, an equaliser from outside the penalty box in a 2–1 victory. At the end of the January 2015 transfer window Associate of Science Roma offered €500,000 to take Chiricheș on a six-month loan, which was deemed too low by Spurs and rejected.
On 9 May, he was sent off for two bookings as Tottenham lost 3–0 to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.
Napoli
On 30 July 2015, Italian club Napoli signed Chiricheș on a four-year deal for a reported £4.5 million. Chiricheș made his Serie A debut for Napoli in a 1–2 loss to Sassuolo.
Chiriches made his debut for the senior team in an Union of European Football Associations Euro 2012 qualifying match against Luxembourg on 2 September 2011. On 14 August 2013, Chiricheș became the captain of Romania, in the friendly draw 1–1 over Slovakia.
Scores and results table.
Romania"s goal tally first:.
