Radu Drăgușin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Radu Matei Drăgușin | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Sampdoria (on loan from Juventus) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
2013–2018 | Regal Sport București | ||
2018–2020 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Juventus B | 12 | (1) |
2020– | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
2021– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Romania U17 | 6 | (1) |
2019 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Romania U21 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 |
Radu Matei Drăgușin (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu maˈtej drəguˈʃin]; born 3 February 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a centre-back for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Romania national under-21 team.
Early life[]
Drăgușin was born in Bucharest to Svetlana (née Simion) and Dan Drăgușin, both former Romanian internationals in basketball and volleyball, respectively. He has a younger sister named Meira, who also plays basketball.[1]
Club career[]
Early career[]
Drăgușin was persuaded to football by his cousin, and joined the youth squads of Sportul Studențesc at the age of seven.[1] He played at the club for four years before its dissolution, and then moved to Regal Sport București where he was teammates with Octavian Popescu and Luca Florică among others.[2]
Juventus[]
In 2018, among interest from Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid,[3] Drăgușin transferred to Italian club Juventus for a fee of €260,000.[1] Initially assigned as an under-17 player, he quickly moved to the under-19 team.[4] On 25 January 2020, midway through the 2019–20 Serie C season, Drăgușin made his debut for Juventus U23 against Pro Patria by coming on as a 36th-minute substitute for Raffaele Alcibiade.[5]
On 8 November, he was called-up to the senior squad by Andrea Pirlo for a Serie A fixture against Lazio.[4] He made his club and European debut on 2 December, appearing as a substitute in a 3–0 home victory over Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[4] Drăgușin's league debut was made 11 days later, being brought on in the 90th minute for Matthijs de Ligt in a 3–1 away win over Genoa.[6]
On 13 January 2021, Drăgușin started his first match in the Coppa Italia,[7] as his side defeated Genoa 3–2 after extra time.[8] His first career goal came for the under-23s on 13 February 2021, in a 3–0 away defeat of AlbinoLeffe.[9] In April, Drăgușin's performances earned him a four-year contract extension at Juventus.[10]
Loan to Sampdoria[]
On 31 August 2021, Drăgușin was sent out on loan to fellow-Serie A club Sampdoria for one season.[11] He recorded his debut on 22 October, in a 2–1 league win over Spezia in which he replaced injured Valerio Verre in the 19th minute. Five days later, he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 loss to Atalanta.[12]
International career[]
Drăgușin was selected by manager Adrian Mutu for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[13] having previously made two appearances for Romania in the qualifiers. He only featured once in the final tournament, as he replaced injured Alex Pașcanu in the 63rd-minute of a goalless draw with Germany. His nation finished third in its group and failed to progress.[14]
Style of play[]
A tall and physical centre-back, Drăgușin has cited Virgil van Dijk as a point of reference, with whom he has since been compared to for his confidence in possession and positional sense.[3][4] Drăgușin has also played as a right-back on occasion.[12]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 30 November 2021[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Juventus U23 | 2019–20 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
Juventus | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Sampdoria (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
- ^ One appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs, two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ Appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours[]
Juventus U23[5]
Juventus[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "La 18 ani, Radu Matei Drăgușin și-a făcut debutul la Juventus Torino" [At 18-years-old, Radu Matei Drăgușin made his debut for Juventus Turin]. Click! (in Romanian). 3 December 2020.
- ^ Primejdie, Deian (2 May 2018). "Interviu Radu Drăgușin" [Radu Drăgușin interview] (in Romanian). Școala TV. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Radu Dragusin: 'Romanian Van Dijk' who rejected Chelsea for Juventus". Goal. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Chi è Dragusin, il 2002 che ha esordito in Champions con la Juve" [Who is Drăgușin, the 2002-born who made his Champions League debut with Juve] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Radu Drăgușin at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Genoa - Juventus, 1-3, Serie A 2020 giornata 11, La Repubblica". la Repubblica (in Italian). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Juventus-Genoa, le formazioni ufficiali: giocano Dragusin e Wesley | Goal.com" [Juventus - Genoa, the official line-ups: Drăgușin and Wesley play | Goal.com] (in Italian). Goal. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Pifferi, Matteo (14 January 2021). "Coppa Italia – La Juventus batte il Genoa ai supplementari: ai quarti Sassuolo o SPAL" [Italian Cup - Juventus beats Genoa in extra time: Sassuolo or SPAL in the quarterfinals] (in Italian). FC Inter 1908.
- ^ "La Juventus U23 strapazza l'Albinoleffe: 3-0, in rete anche Dragusin. In campo Ake" [Juventus U23 beat Albinoleffe: 3-0, Drăgușin also scored. Ake on the field] (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Dragusin, è rinnovo!" [Drăgușin is renewed!] (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE Sampdoria, Dragusin in prestito dalla Juventus" [OFFICIAL Sampdoria, Drăgușin on loan from Juventus] (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Gazzetta Dello Sport, laude pentru români! Radu Drăgușin și Răzvan Marin, cei mai buni în meciurile din Serie A" [Gazzetta Dello Sport, praises for Romanians! Radu Drăgușin and Răzvan Marin, the best in their Serie A matches] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
He shows great personality, even if used in a position [of a right defender] that is not specific of him.
- ^ "Adrian Mutu a anunțat lotul României pentru Euro 2021! Ce jucători vor merge în Ungaria și Slovenia" [Adrian Mutu announced Romania's squad for Euro 2021! What players will go to Hungary and Slovenia] (in Romanian). Eurosport România. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Prima reacție a lui Adi Mutu, după eliminarea de la EURO 2021: "Băieții trebuie felicitați". Cum a explicat schimbările" [Adi Mutu's first reaction, after the elimination from EURO 2021: "The boys must be congratulated". How he explained the changes] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
External links[]
- Radu Drăgușin at Global Sports Archive
- Radu Drăgușin at Soccerbase
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Romanian footballers
- Association football central defenders
- FC Sportul Studențesc București players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Juventus F.C. Under-23 players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- Serie C players
- Serie A players
- Romania youth international footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy