Bogdan Stancu is a Romanian footballer who plays for Turkish Super Lig side Genclerbirligi. His nickname is Motanul.

He plays as a striker or in a more supporting role as a second striker or left winger.

Stancu started his professional career at Arges Pitesti, also having a brief loan spell at Mioveni. Due to an irregularity in his contract he left the club and joined Unirea Urziceni. In the summer of 2008, after two years at Urziceni, he moved to Steaua Bucuresti and finished his first season as Steaua's top scorer with 11 goals. In the first half of the 2010–11 season Stancu managed to score 16 times in 27 games after which Galatasaray paid €5m to secure his services. After a not so successful stint at the Turkish club, he was loaned for a year to Orduspor, after which he joined them on a permanent basis. After Orduspor was relegated from the Super Lig Stancu moved to Genclerbirligi for an undisclosed fee. Stancu is an ex Romania U-21 player, gathering 15 appearances and scoring 5 goals from 2006 to 2009. On 3 September 2010, he made his debut for Romania in a game against Albania coming on in the 64th minute. He also scored his first goal for his national side 16 minutes into his first game. On 29 February 2012, Stancu scored from a header against Uruguay to earn Romania a draw.