{{short description|Romanian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Vlad Achim | fullname = Vlad Alexandru Achim | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Constanța, Romania | height = 1.82 m | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1996–2004 | youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | currentclub = SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | clubnumber = 6 | youthclubs1 = Farul Constanța | youthclubs2 = Elpis Constanța | years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = CS Ovidiu | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2008–2015 | clubs2 = Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | caps2 = 189 | goals2 = 20 | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Viitorul Constanța | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Voluntari | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = FCSB | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = → Botoșani (loan) | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018–2020 | clubs7 = Viitorul Constanța | caps7 = 56 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = Dinamo București | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2021–2025 | clubs9 = FC U Craiova | caps9 = 95 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2025– | clubs10 = SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | pcupdate = 10 May 2025 | ntupdate = }} '''Vlad Alexandru Achim''' (born 7 April 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III club SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea.
==Club career== Achim spent most of his professional career with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, for which he appeared in 162 first division matches between 2008 and 2015. Among others, he also represented FCSB and Viitorul Constanța, where he won three domestic trophies combined.
On 8 December 2016, Achim scored his first goal in European competitions in a UEFA Europa League group stage 1–2 loss of FC Steaua București to Villarreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/europa-league/villarreal-steaua-2-1-ros-albastrii-eliminati-din-europa-league-dar-au-sperat-pana-in-ultima-secunda-261724|title=Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roş-albaştrii, eliminaţi din Europa League, dar au sperat până în ultima secundă|trans-title=Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. ''Roș-albaștrii'' are out of the Europa League, but had hoped until the last second|publisher=Digi Sport|language=ro|date=8 December 2016|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, he rejoined Viitorul Constanța.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcviitorul.ro/bun-revenit-vlad-achim|title=Bun revenit, Vlad Achim!|trans-title=Welcome back, Vlad Achim!|publisher=FC Viitorul Constanța|language=ro|date=15 June 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030230/https://www.fcviitorul.ro/bun-revenit-vlad-achim|archive-date=16 June 2018}}</ref>
On 18 August 2020, Achim signed a two-year contract with Dinamo București.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcdinamo.ro/stiri/c/0/i/49096912/oficial-vlad-achim-la-dinamo-bucuresti|title=Vlad Achim la Dinamo Bucuresti|trans-title=Vlad Achim to Dinamo București!|publisher=FC Dinamo București|language=ro|date=18 August 2020|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
==International career== Achim got his first call-up to the senior Romania squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Greece in September 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/gabriel-enache-si-vlad-achim-sint-propunerile-inedite-pentru-meciul-cu-grecia-vrem-trei-puncte-la-atena-433489.html|title=Gabriel Enache şi Vlad Achim sînt propunerile inedite pentru meciul cu Grecia: "Vrem trei puncte la Atena"|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|date=2 September 2014|access-date=2 September 2015|quote=Iordanescu could hand debuts to Ioan Hora, Vlad Achim and Steliano Filip after they received their first call-ups to the squad.}}</ref> but did not register his debut.
==Honours== '''Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț''' *Liga II: 2008–09, 2010–11
'''FCSB''' *Cupa Ligii: 2015–16
'''Viitorul Constanța''' *Cupa României: 2018–19 *Supercupa României: 2019
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{RomanianSoccer|2218/vlad-alexandru-achim}} *{{UEFA player|250012058}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Achim, Vlad}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Constanța Category:Romanian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Liga I players Category:Liga II players Category:Liga III players Category:CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Category:FC Viitorul Constanța players Category:FC Voluntari players Category:FCSB players Category:FC Botoșani players Category:FC Dinamo București players Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players Category:SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen