Alex Dobre
 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 | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Famalicão | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rapid București | 8 | (2) |
| 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 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Mihai Alexandru Dobre (born 30 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Rapid București.
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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]On 12 August 2020, Dobre signed for Ligue 1 club Dijon for a transfer fee of £900,000.[10]
Loan to Famalicão
[edit]On 8 January 2023, Dobre joined Famalicão in Portugal on loan until the end of the season.[11]
Famalicão
[edit]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]
Rapid București
[edit]On 7 October 2024, Rapid București announced the signing of Dobre until June 2026.[14]
International career
[edit]In June 2021, Dobre was selected in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[15] He received his first call-up to the senior team in March 2023, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches against Andorra and Belarus.[16] 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.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 December 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bury (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 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 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Rapid București | 2024–25 | Liga I | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 136 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 19 | |||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
[edit]- As of match played 28 March 2023[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "AFCB – Alex Dobre". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Mihai Dobre: Bury sign Bournemouth winger on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Rotherham United 3–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Mihai Dobre: Rochdale sign midfielder on loan from AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Chelsea's Josh Grant and Bournemouth's Alex Dobre join on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth 4–0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Dobre completes Wigan loan". afcb.co.uk. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth winger Alex Dobre joins Latics on loan". wiganathletic.com. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Dobre signs for Dijon". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Alex Dobre é o primeiro reforço de inverno" [Alex Dobre is the first winter reinforcement] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Alex Dobre assina a título definitivo" [Alex Dobre signs on a permanent basis]. FC Famalicão (in European Portuguese). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Segurar Dobre custa 600 mil" [Holding on to Dobre costs 600 thousand] (in European Portuguese). Record. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "ALEX DOBRE, NOUL JUCĂTOR AL RAPIDULUI" [Alex Dobre, the new player of Rapid]. FC Rapid București (in Romanian). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "25 de convocări preliminare pentru debutul preliminariilor EURO 2024" [25 preliminary call-ups for the debut of Euro 2024 qualifiers] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Alexandru Dobre, fotbalistul care se plângea că nu e convocat la națională, a debutat în tricoul României contra Andorrei: "Sunt foarte onorat și fericit"" [Alexandru Dobre, the footballer who complained about not being called up to the national team, made his debut in Romania's shirt against Andorra: "I am very honoured and happy"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Alex Dobre at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Mihai Dobre". European Football. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Alex Dobre at Soccerbase
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Bucharest
- Living people
- Romanian men's footballers
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Romania
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bury F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Dijon FCO players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- FC Rapid București players
- English Football League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga I players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen