Alex Dobre

Alex Dobre
Dobre training for Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mihai Alexandru Dobre[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26)
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
0000–2016 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 7 (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 16 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

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]

Rapid București

On 7 October 2024, Rapid București announced the signing of Dobre until June 2026.[14]

International career

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

Club

As of match played 19 December 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 7 2 3 0 — — 10 2
Career total 135 17 13 2 0 0 1 0 149 19
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 28 March 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2023 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "AFCB – Alex Dobre". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Mihai Dobre: Bury sign Bournemouth winger on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Rotherham United 3–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Mihai Dobre: Rochdale sign midfielder on loan from AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Yeovil Town: Chelsea's Josh Grant and Bournemouth's Alex Dobre join on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 4–0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Dobre completes Wigan loan". afcb.co.uk. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Dobre signs for Dijon". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Segurar Dobre custa 600 mil" [Holding on to Dobre costs 600 thousand] (in European Portuguese). Record. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ Alex Dobre at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Mihai Dobre". European Football. Retrieved 29 March 2023.