Mircea Ilcu (born 1 April 1991 in Timișoara) is a soccer player. Born in Romania, he represented Canada at youth international level.

Ilcu moved from Romania to Canada with his family as a small child, settling in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec.^[1] He attended Ecole Secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes and played college soccer at John Abbott College. He played for Équipe du Québec (the Quebec provincial team) between 2004 and 2006.^[2][3] He would also play for the Quebec team at the 2009 Canada Games where he recorded a goal in the finals to win the gold medal.^[4][5]

Ilcu played in the local amateur circuit the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec in 2004 with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis.^[2] In the 2007 season, he received the best player and top goal scorer award in the U17 division.^[6]

After four seasons with Saint-Louis, he signed with the Trois-Rivières Attak in the Canadian Soccer League.^[7][3] In his debut season in the inter-provincial league, he helped the club secure their second divisional title.^[8] Trois-Rivières' opponents in the first round of the playoffs were Portugal FC where they successfully defeated the Toronto-based team.^[9] Ultimately, the Attak would reach the championship finals where they defeated the reigning champions the Serbian White Eagles in a penalty shootout.^[10] Throughout the 2009 season, he made 10 appearances and recorded 4 goals.^[11]

In 2010, he joined Montreal Impact's academy in the league's first division.^[12] The following season, Ilcu was signed to Montreal's senior team but still was loaned out to the academy side.^[13][14][15] Throughout the 2011 season, he helped the academy team secure a postseason.^[16] Montreal would be eliminated from the playoff tournament in the first round by Capital City.^[17]

His final season with the academy occurred during the 2012 season.^[18] He would help Montreal secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.^[19] Ilcu would provide both goals in Montreal's victory over Toronto FC's academy in the first round of the playoffs.^[20] In the next round, Montreal would defeat the York Region Shooters to qualify for the championship final.^[21] He made his second championship appearance where Montreal lost the match to Toronto Croatia.^[22]

Ilcu made his debut for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League on 9 April 2011 against Tampa Bay.^[23][24] He secured a permanent spot on the roster on July 13, 2011.^[25] IIcu would record his first goal for Montreal on August 15, 2011, against the Atlanta Silverbacks.^[26][27] In his debut season with Montreal, he appeared in 11 matches and recorded 1 goal.^[28]

In the early winter of 2012, he was invited to the preseason camp held by Montreal.^[29][30] He would injure his knee which caused him to miss the majority of the season.^[31] After the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was selected for the Italian tour to play in several friendly matches.^[32] Throughout the tour, he played against Fiorentina's reserve team and recorded a goal.^[33] He was invited to the winter offseason training camp in 2013.^[34] After the conclusion of the training camp, Montreal declined to extend his contract.^[35][36] Ilcu would play in the MLS Reserve League with Montreal reserve squad in 2013.^[37]

In 2013, he transitioned to the college level by playing with the Montreal Carabins soccer program.^[38] Ilcu would be named to second all-star team in 2015.^[39]

Ilcu was called to the Canada men's national under-15 soccer team camp in 2006.^[40][1]

Ilcu's father Mihai was also a footballer who played for FC Politehnica Timișoara in the 1980s.^[1][41] His niece Marieta is a former long jumper.

Trois-Rivières Attak

• CSL Championship: 2009^[10]
• Canadian Soccer League National Division: 2009^[8]

Montreal Impact Academy

• CSL Championship Runners-up: 2012^[22]

• Mircea Ilcu at Soccerway
• Mircea Ilcu at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Trois-Rivières Attak bio
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