Danny Mandroiu

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Danny Mandroiu
Personal information
Full name Daniel Mandroiu
Date of birth (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shamrock Rovers
Number 14
Youth career
St. Kevin's Boys
2015–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Bohemians 37 (14)
2021– Shamrock Rovers 35 (15)
National team‡
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U16 8 (2)
2017 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2021

Daniel Mandroiu (born 20 October 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Mandroiu started his football career with St. Kevin's Boys in the North Dublin suburb of Whitehall. St. Kevin's had previously produced a number of Republic of Ireland internationals, including Liam Brady, Damien Duff, and Jeff Hendrick. At the age of 15, Mandroiu was signed by Premier League outfit Brighton & Hove Albion. In the 2018–19 season, he made 11 league appearances for Simon Rusk's Under-23 side in the Premier League 2 Division 2, contributing towards the team's promotion to the top flight of under-23 football. The midfielder fired three goals in those matches, while also finding the back of the net in the EFL Trophy against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium.[1]

Bohemians[]

On 3 December 2018, Brighton announced that Mandroiu had been released and had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division outfit Bohemians. He made his debut for "the Gypsies" on 15 February 2019 in a 1–0 home victory over Finn Harps. His first goal for the club came a week later, when he found the net away to UCD in a 2–0 win. Further goals would come against Derry City and St Patrick's Athletic, with Mandroiu earning numerous plaudits for his performances. He was nominated for the SWAI Player of the Month award for both April and May, but lost out to Bohemians teammate James Talbot and Dundalk's Sean Gannon respectively. Such was his fine form in his debut season, that Bohemians announced on 19 May that the young midfielder had been given a new contract at the club.[2]

On 14 June, Mandroiu scored two goals in a 2–1 Dublin Derby win over rivals Shamrock Rovers, including a game-winning strike from 30 yards out.[3] This was followed up with an SWAI Player of the Month award for June 2019. Mandriou would go on to win PFAI Young Player of the Year, beating off fellow nominees David Parkhouse and Republic of Ireland international Jack Byrne, while he was also named in the PFAI Team of the Year.[4] July 2020 saw Mandroiu linked with a move to Eredivisie side FC Twente but the move did not come to fruition.[5]

Shamrock Rovers[]

Mandroiu signed for Bohemians' arch-rivals Shamrock Rovers in December 2020.[6] In June 2021, it emerged that Shamrock Rovers were ordered by the FAI to pay Bohemians a €20,000 compensation fee following a dispute over his transfer.[7]

International career[]

Also eligible to play for the Romania national team as his father is originally from Romania, Mandroiu has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16, under-19, and under-21 levels.

He earned his first cap with the under-21s in a European Championship qualifier at home to Luxembourg, coming on as an 86th-minute replacement for Connor Ronan. The Republic of Ireland would win the game 3–0 in what was manager Stephen Kenny's first game in charge. Following this, Mandroiu was not included in Kenny's squad for the Toulon Tournament.

In September 2019, Mandroiu was selected by Kenny for Ireland's squad in upcoming qualifiers against Armenia and Sweden. He came on as a substitute against Armenia and started against Sweden, with Ireland beating Armenia 1–0 at home and Sweden 3–1 away. He was subsequently called into the squad for the October qualifying clashes against Italy and Iceland, although he remained benched for the entire match against the young Italians.

On 24 May 2021, Mandroiu received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the summer friendlies against Andorra and Hungary, but remained an unused substitute in both.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 22 November 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2016–17 — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18 — — — — 2[a] 1 2 1
2018–19 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
Bohemians 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 28 11 3 2 3 1 — 0 0 34 14
2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 9 3 0 0 — 1[b] 0 — 10 3
Total 37 14 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 44 17
Shamrock Rovers 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 35 15 1 0 — 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 43 15
Career total 72 29 4 2 3 1 7 0 5 1 89 31
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in President of Ireland's Cup

Honours[]

Shamrock Rovers

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Mandroiu Moves To Bohemians". Brighton & Hove Albion. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ Sneyd, David. "Global star Danny Mandroiu just happy to be at home". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Go And Watch Daniel Mandroiu While You Can, He's A Special Talent". Pundit Arena. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ "'I was hit over the head with a pint of Bulmers when I scored. I don't know where it came from'". the42. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Top Dutch Eredivisie club eye up Bohemians and Ireland under-21 star Danny Mandroiu". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Danny Mandroiu crosses Liffey to join Shamrock Rovers as arrival of Sean Gannon also confirmed". independent. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Shamrock Rovers ordered to pay €20k to arch-rivals Bohs over Danny Mandroiu switch". independent. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Kenny names 27-man squad for Andorra & Hungary | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Republic of Ireland – D.Mandroiu". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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