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==Club career==
==Club career==
Dragomir made his senior debut on 30 August 2014 at age 15, coming on as an 83rd-minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Alexandru Lazăr]] in a [[Liga II]] match with [[CS Mioveni]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-2/vlad-dragomir-cel-mai-tanar-jucator-folosit-de-acs-poli-pana-acum-le-pica-fata-cand-le-spun-cati-ani-am-13198006|title=Vlad Dragomir, cel mai tânăr jucător folosit de ACS Poli până acum: "Le pică faţa când le spun câţi ani am"|trans-title=Vlad Dragomir, the youngest player used by ACS Poli to date: "They don't believe me when I tell them my age"|publisher=[[ProSport|Liga2.ro]]|language=Romanian|date=3 September 2014|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> He was signed by English team [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for undisclosed fee in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/international/liga-campionilor/vlad-dragomir-a-furat-inimile-tunarilor-fanii-lui-arsenal-i-au-scandat-numele-la-meciul-cu-ludogoret-nu-m-am-asteptat-493045.html|title=Vlad Dragomir a furat inimile "tunarilor" – Fanii lui Arsenal i-au scandat numele la meciul cu Ludogoreț: "Nu m-am așteptat"|trans-title=Vlad Dragomir stole the hearts of "the Gunners" – Arsenal fans chanted his name during the match against Ludogorets: "I did not expect that"|newspaper=[[Gazeta Sporturilor]]|language=Romanian|date=2 November 2016|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> In September 2016, ''[[The Guardian]]'' named him on a list of the 60 best young talents born in 1999.<ref name=theguardian>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2016/oct/05/next-generation-2016-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 October 2016|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> In August 2018, Dragomir announced that he would move to Italian [[Serie B]] side [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] after the expiration of the contract at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/released-players-young-pros-scholars-confirmed|title=Released players, young pros, scholars confirmed|date=29 June 2018|access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
Dragomir made his senior debut for [[ACS Poli Timișoara]] on 30 August 2014, aged 15, after coming on as an 83rd-minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Alexandru Lazăr]] in a [[Liga II]] match with [[CS Mioveni]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-2/vlad-dragomir-cel-mai-tanar-jucator-folosit-de-acs-poli-pana-acum-le-pica-fata-cand-le-spun-cati-ani-am-13198006|title=Vlad Dragomir, cel mai tânăr jucător folosit de ACS Poli până acum: "Le pică faţa când le spun câţi ani am"|trans-title=Vlad Dragomir, the youngest player used by ACS Poli to date: "They don't believe me when I tell them my age"|publisher=[[ProSport|Liga2.ro]]|language=Romanian|date=3 September 2014|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref>


He was signed by [[Premier League]] team [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for an undisclosed fee in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/international/liga-campionilor/vlad-dragomir-a-furat-inimile-tunarilor-fanii-lui-arsenal-i-au-scandat-numele-la-meciul-cu-ludogoret-nu-m-am-asteptat-493045.html|title=Vlad Dragomir a furat inimile "tunarilor" – Fanii lui Arsenal i-au scandat numele la meciul cu Ludogoreț: "Nu m-am așteptat"|trans-title=Vlad Dragomir stole the hearts of "the Gunners" – Arsenal fans chanted his name during the match against Ludogorets: "I did not expect that"|newspaper=[[Gazeta Sporturilor]]|language=Romanian|date=2 November 2016|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> In September 2016, ''[[The Guardian]]'' named him on a list of the 60 best young talents born in 1999.<ref name=theguardian>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2016/oct/05/next-generation-2016-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 October 2016|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref>
On 26 January 2021, he signed with [[Serie B]] club [[Virtus Entella]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Virtus Entella]]|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/ufficiale-vlad-dragomir-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellentella/|title=Ufficiale, Vlad Dragomir è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella|date=26 January 2021|language=it}}</ref>

In August 2018, Dragomir announced that he would move to Italian [[Serie B]] side [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] upon the expiration of his contract in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/released-players-young-pros-scholars-confirmed|title=Released players, young pros, scholars confirmed|date=29 June 2018|access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref> On 26 January 2021, he signed for fellow league club [[Virtus Entella]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Virtus Entella]]|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/ufficiale-vlad-dragomir-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellentella/|title=Ufficiale, Vlad Dragomir è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella|date=26 January 2021|language=it}}</ref>


==Style of play==
==Style of play==

Revision as of 22:26, 13 April 2021

Vlad Dragomir
Personal information
Full name Vlad Mihai Dragomir
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Virtus Entella
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2014 Poli Timișoara
2015–2018 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 ACS Poli Timișoara 2 (0)
2018–2021 Perugia 68 (2)
2021– Virtus Entella 9 (0)
International career
2015 Romania U17 3 (1)
2016–2018 Romania U19 10 (0)
2017–2019 Romania U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019

Vlad Mihai Dragomir (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvlad miˈhaj dragoˈmir]; born 24 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Virtus Entella as a midfielder.

Club career

Dragomir made his senior debut for ACS Poli Timișoara on 30 August 2014, aged 15, after coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Alexandru Lazăr in a Liga II match with CS Mioveni.[1]

He was signed by Premier League team Arsenal for an undisclosed fee in June 2015.[2] In September 2016, The Guardian named him on a list of the 60 best young talents born in 1999.[3]

In August 2018, Dragomir announced that he would move to Italian Serie B side Perugia upon the expiration of his contract in England.[4] On 26 January 2021, he signed for fellow league club Virtus Entella.[5]

Style of play

Dragomir can be deployed as an attacking midfielder or as a winger on either flank and is known for his vision and agility.[6][7] While at Arsenal, Arsène Wenger compared his playing style to that of Jack Wilshere.[8]

Personal life

Vlad Dragomir’s parents are Daniela and Mircea Dragomir. Dragomir has an older brother named Dragoș-Nicolae Dragomir, born in 26 September 1996.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2019[9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Domestic Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ACS Poli Timișoara 2014–15 Liga II 2 0 0 0 2 0
Perugia 2018–19 Serie B 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
2019–20 24 0 3 0 27 0
2020–21 Serie C 15 1 2 1 17 2
Total 71 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 76 2
Career total 73 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 78 2

References

  1. ^ "Vlad Dragomir, cel mai tânăr jucător folosit de ACS Poli până acum: "Le pică faţa când le spun câţi ani am"" [Vlad Dragomir, the youngest player used by ACS Poli to date: "They don't believe me when I tell them my age"] (in Romanian). Liga2.ro. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Vlad Dragomir a furat inimile "tunarilor" – Fanii lui Arsenal i-au scandat numele la meciul cu Ludogoreț: "Nu m-am așteptat"" [Vlad Dragomir stole the hearts of "the Gunners" – Arsenal fans chanted his name during the match against Ludogorets: "I did not expect that"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Released players, young pros, scholars confirmed". 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale, Vlad Dragomir è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Vlad Dragomir este supranumit "noul Toni Kroos" de englezi: "Este viitorul lui Arsenal! Clasa sa e evidenta!"" [Vlad Dragomir is nicknamed "the new Toni Kroos" by the English press: "He is the future of Arsenal! His class is evident"] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Vlad Dragomir". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Vlad Dragomir, comparat de Wenger cu cel mai tânăr debutant din istoria lui Arsenal în PL" [Vlad Dragomir, compared by Wenger with Arsenal's youngest PL player] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. ^ "V. Dragomir". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

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