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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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) | 11 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 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]
On 5 September 2024, Albu was sent on loan for the rest of the season to Gloria Buzău.[3]
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.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 December 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 139 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 151 | 10 | ||
- ^ appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editFC U Craiova[5]
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)
- ^ "FCU Craiova l-a împrumutat pe Dragoș Albu în Superligă: "Mult succes!"" (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "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)
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