Andres Dumitrescu

Romanian footballer (born 2001)

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	Slavia Prague
Number	22
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)	15	(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 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 Czech First League club Slavia Prague.

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]

Honours

Sepsi OSK^[10]

Cupa României: 2021–22, 2022–23
Supercupa României: 2022, 2023

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.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.