Constantin Dragoș Albu (born 15 March 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Gloria Buzău, on loan from Liga II club FC U Craiova.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Constantin Dragoș Albu | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Plenița, Romania | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Gloria Buzău (on loan from FC U Craiova) | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Unirea Tricolor Drobeta | ||
2011–2012 | CSJ Știința U Craiova | ||
2012–2015 | CSȘ Craiova | ||
2015–2017 | Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu | ||
2017–2018 | Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Jong Utrecht | 13 | (1) |
2020– | FC U Craiova | 115 | (9) |
2024– | → Gloria Buzău (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Romania U16 | 2 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Romania U17 | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Romania U18 | 3 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 |
Albu started out as a senior at Dutch side Jong FC Utrecht in 2017, before returning to his native country with FC U Craiova three years later.
Club career
editAlbu made his senior debut for Jong FC Utrecht on 23 December 2017, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Shayne Pattynama in a 1–3 Eerste Divisie loss to Fortuna Sittard.[1]
In the summer of 2020, he returned to Romania by signing with FC U Craiova.[2]
International career
editAlbu is a Romania youth international, and has represented the country at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-21 levels. He was selected by the latter side for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 September 2024[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Utrecht | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
FC U Craiova | 2020–21 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 115 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 128 | 9 | ||
Gloria Buzău (loan) | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 128 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 10 |
- ^ appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editFC U Craiova[4]
References
edit- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 December 2017.
- ^ "FC U" Craiova i-a "furat" lui Hagi doi jucători. Pe unul dintre ei Viitorul voia să-l readucă în România de la Utrecht. "Era dispus să dea şi destui bani pentru băiatul ăsta". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "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 28 July 2023.
- ^ a b Dragoș Albu at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
External links
edit- Dragoș Albu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)