Andres Dumitrescu
| 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 | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Slavia Prague | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sepsi OSK (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sepsi OSK (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Sigma Olomouc (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Petrolul Ploiești | 6 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Petrolul Ploiești.
Club career
Early career / Sepsi OSK
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
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
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
A left-back, Dumitrescu has cited former Romanian international Cristian Chivu as a point of reference.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 February 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 2020–21 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 2 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Sepsi OSK (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Sigma Olomouc (loan) | 2025–26 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Cupa României, Czech Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercupa României
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Sepsi OSK[10]
References
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ a b Andres Dumitrescu at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
External links
- Andres Dumitrescu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
- Andres Dumitrescu at the Czech First League