Mihai Alexandru Dobre (born 30 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Famalicão.
.jpg) Dobre training for Dijon in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihai Alexandru Dobre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Famalicão | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Viitorul Cluj | ||
| 2016–2017 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bury (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Dijon | 53 | (9) |
| 2020–2023 | Dijon B | 7 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Famalicão (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2023– | Famalicão | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Romania U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Dobre started out as a senior in England with AFC Bournemouth, but only recorded one competitive game and was loaned out several times. In 2020, he moved to French side Dijon on a full transfer.
Internationally, Dobre represented the Romania under-23 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics. In March 2023, he made his full debut for the nation in a 2–0 win over Andorra.
Club career
Early career
Born in Bucharest, Dobre signed for English team AFC Bournemouth from Viitorul Cluj in August 2016, and initially linked up with their under-21 squad.[2]
On 30 August 2017, he moved to League One side Bury on loan until 1 January 2018.[3] Dobre made his English Football League debut for Bury in an away game against Rotherham United, coming on as a substitute for Jordan Williams in the 55th minute.[4] On 18 January 2018, he joined Bury's Lancashire rivals Rochdale on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 11 January 2019, Dobre again moved on loan to EFL League Two club Yeovil Town until the end of the 2018–19 campaign.[6]
On 4 January 2020, Dobre registered his competitive debut for AFC Bournemouth by coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 FA Cup victory over Luton Town.[7] On 31 January, he was sent on loan to Wigan Athletic for the remainder of the season.[8][9]
Dijon
On 12 August 2020, Dobre signed for Ligue 1 club Dijon for a transfer fee of £900,000.[10]
Loan to Famalicão
On 8 January 2023, Dobre joined Famalicão in Portugal on loan until the end of the season.[11]
Famalicão
On 31 July 2023, Famalicão announced the permanent signing of Dobre on a two-year deal,[12] for a reported fee of €600,000.[13]
International career
In June 2021, Dobre was selected in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[14] He received his first call-up to the senior team in March 2023, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches against Andorra and Belarus.[15] Dobre made his full debut on the 25th that month, coming on as a substitute for Olimpiu Moruțan in the 2–0 win against the former opponent.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 January 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bury (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Rochdale (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Dijon | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 9 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 9 | |||||
| Dijon B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Famalicão | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 127 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 17 | |||
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
External links
- Alex Dobre at Soccerbase