Ionuț Radu

Early career / Inter Milan

Radu began playing football at age eight with local Viitorul București, after his grandmother read a newspaper announcement. He was transferred to Steaua București in 2008, and left the club for rival side Dinamo București three years later. In 2013, he relocated to Italy by briefly joining Pergolettese at the start of the year, and then being assigned to Inter Milan's junior squads in the summer. On 14 May 2016, during the last matchday of the campaign, Radu made his senior debut for Inter by entering as a 72nd-minute substitute for Juan Pablo Carrizo in a 3–1 Serie A away defeat to Sassuolo. On 4 October that year, he penned down a new four-season deal with the Nerazzurri which would have run until June 2020. Radu agreed to a one-year loan at Serie B club Avellino, with an option to buy on 15 July 2017. He made his debut in the second round of the Coppa Italia, a 1–0 home win over Matera on 6 August. On 18 September, he made his Serie B debut in a 1–1 home draw with Venezia, and on 24 October kept his first clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Pro Vercelli. Radu ended his loan with the Biancoverdi with 24 appearances, five clean sheets and 30 conceded goals.

Genoa

2018–2019: Breakthrough season

On 29 June 2018, 21-year-old Radu was loaned to Genoa with an obligation to join them on a full transfer the following season. Genoa Chairman Enrico Preziosi claimed the subsequent fee was €9 million, which made Radu the most…

Radu is a former Romania youth international at under-21 level, featuring for the side in the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. He made his debut on 13 June 2017, in a 2–0 away win over Liechtenstein. Radu captained both of the group matches in September 2018, saving a penalty to preserve a win against Portugal and keeping a clean sheet in a victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The following month, Tricolorii mici finished on top of the group and qualified for the final tournament. In May 2019, Radu was called up to the Romania senior squad for the approaching UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Malta, but was not handed his full debut. In June, he started in all three group fixtures of the UEFA Under-21 Euro in Italy, keeping a clean sheet in a draw against France which secured the first place for his nation. Romania were eventually eliminated by defending champions Germany in the semi-finals, after a 4–2 loss.

Club

As of match played 13 September 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

Radu had an elder sister, who died in 2006 at age 14; he used to wear a t-shirt with a picture of her under the kit during the time he was a junior. He is the cousin of defender Andrei Radu, with whom he shares the same name.