Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
On 30 August 2013, English club Tottenham Hotspur paid a then-Romania record sale fee of €9.5 million for the signing of Chiricheș.
He made his debut for Tottenham in a 4–0 League Cup victory over Aston Villa on 24 September. His Premier League debut was also an away game against Aston Villa, a 2–0 win on 20 October in which he was voted Man of the Match by fans. On 4 December, Chiricheș scored his first goal for the team, an equaliser from outside the penalty box in a 2–1 victory against Fulham.
At the end of the January 2015 transfer window A.S. 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.
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Preceded by | Shirt number 6 | Succeeded by |
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Tom Huddlestone (2008-2013) |
Vlad Chiricheș (2013-2014) |
Nabil Bentaleb (2014-2015) |
Preceded by | Shirt number 12 | Succeeded by |
Wilson Palacios (2008-2011) |
Vlad Chiricheș (2013) |
DeAndre Yedlin (2015) |