Vlad Dragomir

Vlad Dragomir
Personal information
Full name	Vlad Mihai Dragomir
Date of birth	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
2014–2015	ACS Poli Timișoara
2018–2021	Perugia
2021–	Virtus Entella
International career‡
2015	Romania U17
2016–2018	Romania U19
2017–2019	Romania U21
	*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] During his time at Arsenal, manager Arsène Wenger compared his playing style to that of Jack Wilshere.^[8]

Personal life

Dragomir has an elder brother named Dragoș Nicolae, who was born on 26 September 1996.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2019^[9]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Serie B	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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
^ "Released players, young pros, scholars confirmed". 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "Ufficiale, Vlad Dragomir è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 26 January 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Vlad Dragomir". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
^ "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.
^ "V. Dragomir". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

External links

Vlad Dragomir at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Vlad Dragomir – UEFA competition record (archive)

[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.

[theguardian-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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