Andres Mihai Dumitrescu (Romanian pronunciation: [dumiˈtresku]; born 11 March 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Sepsi OSK, on loan from Czech First League club Slavia Prague.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andres Mihai Dumitrescu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sepsi OSK (on loan from Slavia Prague) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2012–2015 | Viitorul Argeș | ||
| 2015–2019 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2019 | Padova | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lugano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Sepsi OSK | 68 | (2) |
| 2023– | Slavia Prague | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sepsi OSK (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Romania U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Romania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Romania U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Early career / Sepsi OSK edit
Born in Slatina, Olt County, Dumitrescu represented Argeș Pitești, Viitorul Pitești, Padova, and Lugano at junior level.[2][3]
Dumitrescu returned to Romania at Sepsi OSK in January 2020, making his professional debut in a 2–1 Liga I win against Chindia Târgoviște on 23 November that year.[4] On 29 August 2021, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw with Botoșani.
On 21 July 2022, Dumitrescu played his first European match in a 3–1 victory over Olimpija Ljubljana in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[5]
Slavia Prague edit
On 4 September 2023, Dumitrescu moved to Czech team Slavia Prague on a four-year contract.[6] Sepsi owner László Diószegi reported the transfer fee as €1 million plus 10% interest on a future sale.[7][8]
International career edit
On 15 June 2023, Dumitrescu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[9]
Style of play edit
A left-back, Dumitrescu has cited former Romanian international Cristian Chivu as a point of reference.[4]
Honours edit
Sepsi OSK[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Andres Dumitrescu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Încă un fotbalist român în Serie B. Andres Dumitrescu, la Padova" [Another Romanian footballer in Serie B. Andres Dumitrescu, to Padova]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bursa Transferurilor" [The Transfer Market] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Andres Dumitrescu, fundașul debutat de Leo Grozavu la Sepsi, surprinde: "Idolul meu e Chivu și vreau să joc la Inter!"" [Andres Dumitrescu, the defender debuted by Leo Grozavu at Sepsi, shocks: "My idol is Chivu and I want to play for Inter!"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 3–1 Olimpija Ljubljana". UEFA.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Novou posilou Slavie je Andres Dumitrescu" [The new reinforcement of Slavia is Andres Dumitrescu] (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Sepsi a transferat de la Rapid după ce l-a vândut cu un milion de euro pe Andres Dumitrescu: "L-am adus!"" [Sepsi transferred from Rapid after selling Andres Dumitrescu for one million euros: "We brought him!""] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Sepsi a jucat dur! Cum s-a negociat transferul noului român de la Slavia Praga: "Îmi îndeplinește tot ce mi-am dorit"" [Sepsi played hard! How the transfer of the new Romanian from Slavia Prague was negotiated: "It fulfills everything I wanted"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Andres Dumitrescu at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
External links edit
- Andres Dumitrescu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)