Brisbane Roar lands Moldovan international striker Virgiliu Postolachi

Moldovan international striker Virgiliu Postolachi is set to join Brisbane Roar on a two-year deal.

Postolachi, 26, has been with Universitatea Cluj since September last year but is yet to play for the Romanian top-flight club in a competitive match this season.

It’s understood that an agreement between the Cluj club and Brisbane has been signed, with Postolachi to soon be unveiled as a Roar player.

Postolachi netted two goals in 19 appearances in all competitions for the Cluj outfit and has scored once in 37 appearances for Moldova.

Born in the Moldovan city of Edinet, Postolachi moved to France as a two-year-old and played youth team football for Paris Saint-Germain.

He later played for PSG’s reserves before signing with another French club, Lille, where he also he failed to find first-team football.

In 2020, the 189cm marksman joined Belgian club Mouscron before moving on loan the following year to Danish outfit Vendsyssel.

Postolachi has also had spells with two other Romanian clubs, UTA Arad and CFR Cluj, as well as French team Grenoble.

The Roar squad travels to Indonesia next week for friendly games against Dewa United and Persija Jakarta.

Roar chief executive Kaz Patafta said: “This is a piece of history for our football club, and a trip we have been working on for some time.

“We are going there to be tested and continue our preparations for the A-League season.”

Originally published as Brisbane Roar lands Moldovan international striker Virgiliu Postolachi