Alexandru Mitriță
Romanian footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandru Ionuț Mitriță (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru joˈnut͡s miˈtrit͡sə]; born 8 February 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Romania national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandru Ionuț Mitriță | ||
Date of birth | (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | FC Universitatea Craiova[2] | ||
2001–2005 | Gheorghe Popescu Football School[2] | ||
2005–2011 | Gaz Metan CFR Craiova | ||
2012–2013 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
2013 | → Steaua București (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | CS Turnu Severin | 5 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 50 | (6) |
2013 | → Steaua București (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Pescara | 34 | (2) |
2017 | → Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 17 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Universitatea Craiova | 32 | (18) |
2019–2023 | New York City FC | 44 | (16) |
2020–2021 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | 25 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → PAOK (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Al-Raed (loan) | 28 | (6) |
2023– | Universitatea Craiova | 31 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Romania U19 | 11 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Romania U21 | 8 | (1) |
2018– | Romania | 18 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 |
Mitriță represented several teams in his country before transferring abroad to Pescara in 2015, at age 20. After two years in Italy, he returned to Romania on an initial loan at his hometown club Universitatea Craiova, becoming an undisputed starter and winning the Cupa României in the 2017–18 season. His performances inspired a move to American team New York City FC in 2019, joining them as a Designated Player for a €8 million (US$9.1 million) transfer fee. Following several loans to Saudi Arabia and Greece, Mitriță returned to Craiova in the summer of 2023.
Internationally, Mitriță was capped by Romania at several youth levels before making his full debut in March 2018, in a 2–1 friendly win over Israel. He scored his first goal for the nation on 12 October 2019, in a 3–0 away win over the Faroe Islands.