Dennis Politic

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Dennis Politic
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Politic playing for Bolton Wanderers U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Dennis-Dorian Politic[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Brașov, Romania[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Port Vale
(on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
Number 22
Youth career
20??–2012 Brașov
2012–2015 Manchester United
2015–2018 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Bolton Wanderers 24 (3)
2018–2019 → Salford City (loan) 9 (2)
2021– → Port Vale (loan) 9 (2)
National team
2016 Romania U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Dennis-Dorian Politic (born 5 March 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Port Vale, on loan from EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.

A former Romania U17 international, he moved to Manchester United from Romanian club Brașov in 2012 at the age of 12. He joined Bolton Wanderers three years later and turned professional with Bolton in 2018. He spent much of the 2018–19 season on loan at Salford City and played 30 games for Bolton in the 2019–20 season, scoring five goals, before missing the entirety of the 2020–21 campaign with a serious knee injury. He joined Port Vale on loan for the 2021–22 season.

Career[]

Early career[]

Born in Brașov, Politic began his career with FC Brașov before joining Manchester United in August 2012, aged 12.[3] In October 2016, he was capped three times for the Romania U17s in qualification games for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, in defeats to Austria, England and Azerbaijan at Stadionul CNAF; he missed a penalty against England.[4][5][6]

Bolton Wanderers[]

Politic joined Bolton Wanderers at the age of 15,[7] where he scored hat-tricks in consecutive games for the under-19s in September and October 2017.[8] He signed his first professional contract with the club in summer 2018, and on 26 October that year he was loaned to Salford City of the National League until the new year.[9] He made his senior debut the next day in a 1–1 draw with Ebbsfleet United at Moor Lane, as a 69th-minute substitute for Tom Walker, earning praise from manager Graham Alexander for his impact.[10][11] He scored his first goal on 1 December as an early substitute in a 3–0 home win against Havant & Waterlooville.[12] He totalled 13 appearances for the Ammies and scored once more on 16 February 2019, opening a 3–1 home loss to Dover Athletic. The long-range strike was likened to one scored by Salford co-owner David Beckham in 1996; Beckham was in attendance at the match.[13] A shoulder injury caused him to miss out on Salford's successful promotion push that took them into the English Football League at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]

On 3 August 2019, Politic made his Bolton debut by playing the full 90 minutes in their opening game of the League One season, a 2–0 loss at Wycombe Wanderers; the Trotters team had an unfamiliar line-up due to a financial crisis.[15] Ten days later he scored his first goal for the club, in a 5–2 loss at Rochdale in the first round of the EFL Cup.[16] On 1 January 2020, he came on in the 76th-minute for Joe Dodoo and eight minutes later scored his first league goal in a 4–3 loss to Burton Albion at the University of Bolton Stadium.[17] Later that month he signed a contract extension to keep him at Bolton until 2022, after which manager Keith Hill praised him for continuing to work hard.[7][18] On 11 August 2020, in a 6–0 pre-season victory against Loughborough University, Politic damaged his anterior cruciate ligament following a slip on the pitch and was ruled out for the whole of the 2020–21 season after undergoing a "pretty straightforward operation".[19][20][21] He returned to training in April 2021, though manager Ian Evatt decided against playing him in the final few matches of the season, stating it was too risky to do so and would instead wait until the 2021–22 season.[22]

On 16 August 2021, Politic joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the 2021–22 season,[23] to allow him to regain his prior fitness and develop as a player having missed the entire previous season through injury.[24] Bolton have the option to recall him in January[25] and also offered him a new contract[26] though he did not sign it.[27] Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke said that he had wanted an aggressive ball-carrying wide player and "he fits the criteria massively" despite being right-footed as that "in an ideal world I’d have gotten a left-footed one"[28] He remained a unused substitute in the early stages of the season as Clarke used a 3–5–2 formation, but he did score a brace in a friendly game.[29] He finally made his competitive debut for the "Valiants" on 2 October, coming on against Leyton Orient as a substitute with three minutes remaining, during which he scored the equalising goal as his team went on to win the game 3–2.[30] On 4 December, he scored his first career FA Cup goals; after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for David Amoo, Politic scored the equaliser and winner to secure a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion.[31][32] Bolton manager Ian Evatt stated later that week that he would not be recalling Politic in January as he had not played enough for Port Vale to justify bringing him back, feeling that if he failed to get into a League Two team regularly, he should not get into a League One team either.[33]

Style of play[]

Politic is a technically-gifted midfielder with an excellent first touch and ability to score long-range goals.[34] Bolton manager Phil Parkinson described him as a "creative maverick".[35]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 11 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2019–20[36] League One 24 3 1 0 1 1 4[a] 1 30 5
2020–21[37] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[38] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 3 1 0 1 1 4 1 30 5
Salford City (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 9 2 2 0 – 2[b] 0 13 2
Port Vale (loan) 2021–22[38] League Two 9 2 2 2 0 0 3[a] 1 14 5
Career total 42 7 5 2 1 1 9 2 57 12
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). efl.com. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Dennis Politic at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ Nastaila, Valentin (16 August 2012). "FA-BU-LOS! Un român la Manchester United!** A mai fost pe lista lui Liverpool și Chelsea, iar englezii i-au făcut cel mai mare compliment: l-au poreclit "Gerrard"". Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Romania-Austria | Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "England-Romania | Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan-Romania | Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b O'Gara, Mikey (24 January 2020). "DENNIS POLITIC | Wanderers winger signs contract until 2022". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ Pye, David (2 October 2017). "Dennis Politic bags treble as Bolton Wanderers Under-18s draw with Birmingham City". The Bolton News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ^ Norris, Emma (26 October 2018). "Dennis Politic joins Salford City on loan". bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Top spot gone as Fleet hold". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  11. ^ Iles, Marc (30 October 2018). "Wanderers youngster Politic gets Alexander's vote". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Salford City 3–0 Havant & Waterlooville". BBC Sport. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. ^ Slater, Chris (17 February 2019). "Beckham watches on as Salford City player scores carbon copy of his iconic 1996 Wimbledon goal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. ^ Freezer, David (22 July 2019). "Norwich City transfer rumours: Bolton winger could be the next young pr..." The Pink Un. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Rochdale 5–2 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 3–4 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  18. ^ Iles, Marc (10 February 2020). ""He'll be a valuable asset" - Keith Hill praises 'settled' Wanderers star". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. ^ Iles, Marc (11 August 2020). "Ian Evatt reacts to serious Dennis Politic injury in pre-season friendly". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Bolton's Politic set to miss season". BBC Sport. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Politic set to miss forthcoming season". www.bwfc.co.uk. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  22. ^ McDougall, John (1 May 2021). "Politic's chances of making Bolton first team before season end assessed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Dennis Politic joins Port Vale on loan". bwfc.co.uk. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  24. ^ Iles, Marc (13 August 2021). "Politic set to leave Bolton Wanderers on loan during current loan window". The Bolton News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  25. ^ The Bolton News: "Why Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt could recall Dennis Politic in January"
  26. ^ Iles, Marc (12 August 2021). "Wanderers loan pair Politic and Darcy offered new deals to stay at UniBol". The Bolton News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  27. ^ Iles, Marc (11 September 2021). "What Ian Evatt said when asked about Dennis Politic's Wanderers contract offer". The Bolton News. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  28. ^ Mounteney, Luke (16 August 2021). "Dennis Politic joins Valiants on season-long loan". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  29. ^ Baggaley, Michael (28 September 2021). "Dennis Politic makes his mark in Port Vale friendly against Stockport". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Port Vale 3-2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  31. ^ "Burton Albion 1 - 2 Port Vale". bbc.co.uk. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  32. ^ Baggaley, Michael (5 December 2021). "Dennis Politic's Port Vale message about future on-loan from Bolton". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  33. ^ The Bolton News: "Ian Evatt explains why Bolton Wanderers will not recall Dennis Politic from Port Vale"
  34. ^ Iles, Marc (2 July 2021). "Will fit-again Dennis Politic find his calling at Bolton Wanderers this season?". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  35. ^ Iles, Marc (16 August 2019). "Wanderers "mavericks" leading the way, says Parkinson". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  36. ^ "Games played by Dennis Politic in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  37. ^ "Games played by Dennis Politic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  38. ^ a b "Games played by Dennis Politic in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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