Early career / Universitatea Craiova Vlad practiced youth football for his hometown club CSȘ Târgoviște, before joining the academy of
Universitatea Craiova in 2015. He made his professional debut for the latter on 7 May 2017, aged 18, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1
Liga I defeat to
eventual champions Viitorul Constanța.
FCSB On 9 July 2017, fellow Liga I team
FCSB announced the signing of Vlad on a six-year contract with a
€30 million
buyout clause. Vlad made his FCSB debut on 9 September 2017, also a 0–1 loss to Viitorul Constanța. His first
European appearance came on 23 November that year, in a 0–2 away loss to
Viktoria Plzeň in the
group stage of the
UEFA Europa League. On 15 February 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper
Florin Niță moved to
Sparta Prague, Vlad started in a 1–0 home win over
Lazio in the Europa League
round of 32. He then became an understudy to
Cristian Bălgrădean, who was signed a few days prior to the second leg against Lazio. Vlad started to appear frequently for the
Roș-albaștrii in the
2019–20 season, amassing 26 appearances in all competitions. Following a series of unconvincing performances, he lost his starter status to
Ștefan Târnovanu in March 2022. ==International career==