Alex Dobre

Alex Dobre

Dobre training for Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mihai Alexandru Dobre [1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2016	Viitorul Cluj
2016–2017	AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	AFC Bournemouth	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Bury (loan)	10	(0)
2018	→ Rochdale (loan)	5	(1)
2019	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	21	(1)
2020	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	1	(0)
2020–2023	Dijon	53	(9)
2020–2023	Dijon B	7	(2)
2023	→ Famalicão (loan)	17	(2)
2023–2024	Famalicão	14	(0)
International career‡
2015	Romania U17	3	(0)
2017–2019	Romania U21	8	(1)
2021	Romania Olympic	5	(0)
2023–	Romania	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Mihai Alexandru Dobre (born 30 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Dobre started out as a senior in England with AFC Bournemouth, but only recorded one competitive game and was loaned out several times. In 2020, he moved to French side Dijon on a full transfer.

Internationally, Dobre represented the Romania under-23 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics. In March 2023, he made his full debut for the nation in a 2–0 win over Andorra.

Club career

Early career

Born in Bucharest, Dobre signed for English team AFC Bournemouth from Viitorul Cluj in August 2016, and initially linked up with their under-21 squad. ^[2]

On 30 August 2017, he moved to League One side Bury on loan until 1 January 2018. ^[3] Dobre made his English Football League debut for Bury in an away game against Rotherham United, coming on as a substitute for Jordan Williams in the 55th minute. ^[4] On 18 January 2018, he joined Bury's Lancashire rivals Rochdale on loan until the end of the season. ^[5] On 11 January 2019, Dobre again moved on loan to EFL League Two club Yeovil Town until the end of the 2018–19 campaign. ^[6]

On 4 January 2020, Dobre registered his competitive debut for AFC Bournemouth by coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 FA Cup victory over Luton Town. ^[7] On 31 January, he was sent on loan to Wigan Athletic for the remainder of the season. ^{[8] [9]}

Dijon

On 12 August 2020, Dobre signed for Ligue 1 club Dijon for a transfer fee of £900,000. ^[10]

Loan to Famalicão

On 8 January 2023, Dobre joined Famalicão in Portugal on loan until the end of the season. ^[11]

Famalicão

On 31 July 2023, Famalicão announced the permanent signing of Dobre on a two-year deal, ^[12] for a reported fee of €600,000. ^[13]

International career

In June 2021, Dobre was selected in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[14] He received his first call-up to the senior team in March 2023, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches against Andorra and Belarus. ^[15] Dobre made his full debut on the 25th that month, coming on as a substitute for Olimpiu Moruțan in the 2–0 win against the former opponent. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Bournemouth	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Bury (loan)	2017–18	League One	10	0	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
Rochdale (loan)	2017–18	League One	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2018–19	League Two	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
Wigan Athletic (loan)	2019–20	Championship	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Dijon	2020–21	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	28	9	3	0	—		—		31	9
	2022–23	Ligue 2	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		53	9	5	0	—		—		58	9
Dijon B	2020–21	Championnat National 3	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2021–22	Championnat National 3	1	2	—		—		—		1	2
	2022–23	Championnat National 3	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		7	2	—		—		—		7	2
Famalicão (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	17	2	1	1	—		—		18	3
Famalicão	2023–24	Primeira Liga	14	0	2	1	—		0	0	16	1
	Total		31	2	3	2	—		0	0	34	4
Career total			128	15	10	2	0	0	1	0	139	17

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 28 March 2023 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

References

1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
2. "AFCB – Alex Dobre". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
3. "Mihai Dobre: Bury sign Bournemouth winger on loan". 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
4. "Rotherham United 3–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
5. "Mihai Dobre: Rochdale sign midfielder on loan from AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. "Yeovil Town: Chelsea's Josh Grant and Bournemouth's Alex Dobre join on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
7. "AFC Bournemouth 4–0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
8. "Dobre completes Wigan loan". afcb.co.uk. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
9. "AFC Bournemouth winger Alex Dobre joins Latics on loan". wiganathletic.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
10. "Dobre signs for Dijon". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
11. "Alex Dobre é o primeiro reforço de inverno" [Alex Dobre is the first winter reinforcement] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
12. "Alex Dobre assina a título definitivo" [Alex Dobre signs on a permanent basis]. FC Famalicão (in European Portuguese). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
13. "Segurar Dobre custa 600 mil" [Holding on to Dobre costs 600 thousand] (in European Portuguese). Record. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
14. "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
15. "25 de convocări preliminare pentru debutul preliminariilor EURO 2024" [25 preliminary call-ups for the debut of Euro 2024 qualifiers] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
16. "Alexandru Dobre, fotbalistul care se plângea că nu e convocat la națională, a debutat în tricoul României contra Andorrei: "Sunt foarte onorat și fericit"" [Alexandru Dobre, the footballer who complained about not being called up to the national team, made his debut in Romania's shirt against Andorra: "I am very honoured and happy"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
17. Alex Dobre at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
18. "Mihai Dobre". European Football. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

External links

• Alex Dobre at Soccerbase