Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romanian pronunciation: [niko'la.e kla'udju 'stant??ju]; born 7 May 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Czech club Slavia Prague and the Romania national team.
Stanciu began his career with Unirea Alba Iulia, going on to represent Vaslui and Steaua Bucure?ti, winning six domestic honours and making a name for himself with the latter.
He moved abroad to Anderlecht in August 2016, becoming the then-most expensive signing made by a Belgian club, but transferred to Sparta Prague only one and a half year later for another internal record fee.
He left the Czech Republic at the start of 2019 to sign for Al-Ahli, only to return in that summer to the country with Slavia Prague.
Stanciu made his senior international debut for Romania in March 2016, after having previously represented it at under-19 and under-21 levels.
He participated with the nation at the UEFA Euro 2016.