[2][3] After starting his senior career with FC Brașov, Chipciu moved to Steaua București in the winter of 2011[4] and won seven domestic trophies during his spell in the capital.

In 2016, he transferred abroad for the first time to join Anderlecht; he helped to a national title in his first season in Belgium, but later fell out of favor and was sent on loan to Sparta Prague.

[7][8] At the age of 18, Chipciu made his senior squad breakthrough at FC Brașov, scoring four goals in his first year with the club.

He penned a five-year contract,[4] while press reported the transfer fee to be an initial €1.2 million plus 25% interest from a future sale.

[14] Chipciu netted his first goal for the club in a 1–1 away draw at Pandurii Târgu Jiu on 31 March 2012,[15] and his second came just one week later against Sportul Studențesc after an impressive build-up play (4–1 win, at Stadionul Steaua).

[17] During late 2012, Chipciu aided Steaua in qualifying from the UEFA Europa League group stage, where they played against VfB Stuttgart, Molde and Copenhagen.

[19] On 10 May 2013, in one of the last league fixtures of the season, Chipciu suffered an injury in a derby with Dinamo București and was subsequently sidelined for five months with a fractured tibia.

On 17 May 2016, Chipciu was picked by manager Anghel Iordănescu for his preliminary 28-man UEFA Euro 2016 squad and eventually made it to the final list.