Dragoș Albu

Dragoș Albu

Personal information
Full name	Constantin Dragoș Albu
Date of birth	(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

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.

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

Albu 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

Albu 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

Club

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

1. appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

FC U Craiova^[5]

• Liga II: 2020–21

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 December 2017.
2. "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)
3. "FCU Craiova l-a împrumutat pe Dragoș Albu în Superligă: "Mult succes!"" (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "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.
5. Dragoș Albu at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

External links

• Dragoș Albu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)