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Andres Dumitrescu

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Andres Dumitrescu
Personal information
Full name Andres Mihai Dumitrescu[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 23)[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 2
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)
2024Sepsi OSK (loan) 15 (0)
2024–Sepsi OSK (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2017–2018 Romania U17 6 (0)
2018 Romania U18 1 (0)
2019 Romania U19 5 (0)
2022–2023 Romania U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

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.

Club career

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Early career / Sepsi OSK

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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

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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

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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

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A left-back, Dumitrescu has cited former Romanian international Cristian Chivu as a point of reference.[4]

Honours

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Sepsi OSK[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Andres Dumitrescu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Bursa Transferurilor" [The Transfer Market] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 3–1 Olimpija Ljubljana". UEFA.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Andres Dumitrescu at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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