Andrei Dumitru

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Andrei Dumitru
Personal information
Full name Andrei Dan Dumitru
Date of birth (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Milton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Number 79
Youth career
ProStars FC
2016–2024 Toronto FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Toronto FC II 21 (0)
2024 → Toronto FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Canada U17 5 (0)
2024 Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 30, 2024

Andrei Dan Dumitru (born October 28, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.

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Early life

Dumitru began playing soccer at age four with ProStars FC [1] and also began playing futsal at the same age with Futsal Club Toronto. [2] In October 2016, he joined the Toronto FC Academy. [3]

Club career

In March 2024, Dumitru signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro. [3] He made his professional debut on April 7 against Columbus Crew 2. [4]

In April 2024, he joined the Toronto FC first team on a short-term loan. [4] He subsequently signed an additional three short-term loans over the next couple of months. [5] [6] [7] He made his first team debut on April 24, in a 2024 Canadian Championship match against Simcoe County Rovers FC. [8] [9]

International career

Born in Canada, Dumitru is of Romanian descent. [10] In December 2022, he was called up to the Canada U17 for the first time. [2] In January 2023, Dumitru was named to the squad for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [11]

In June 2024, Dumitru received his first call up to the Canadian U20 side for a camp in Chile. [12] The next month on July 11 he was named to the final squad ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played October 6, 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC II 2024 MLS Next Pro 210–––210
Toronto FC (loan) 2024 Major League Soccer 00–20–20
Career total210002000230

References

  1. ↑ "Se mărește "legiunea" de români din naționalele Canadei. Andrei Dumitru și Erik Pop au ales și ei "Frunza de arțar"" [The "legion" of Romanians in Canada's national teams is growing. Andrei Dumitru and Erik Pop also chose the "Maple Leaf"]. Digi Sport (in Romanian).
  2. 1 2 Andrei Dumitru at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. 1 2 "Toronto FC II add trio of Academy products ahead of 2024 MLS Next Pro Opener". Toronto FC . March 15, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Toronto FC Sign Andrei Dumitru to a Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC . April 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Toronto FC Sign Andrei Dumitru to a Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC . April 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Andrei Dumitru and Jesús Batiz to short-term agreements". Toronto FC . April 24, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC sign three Toronto FC II players to short-term agreements for Canadian Championship". Toronto FC . May 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ Davidson, Neil (April 24, 2024). "Toronto FC puts semi-pro Simcoe County to the sword in Canadian Championship play". TSN .
  9. ↑ Parfene, Cătălin (April 25, 2024). "Andrei Dumitru, "decarul" de 17 ani din naționala Canadei, a debutat azi la Toronto FC, singura echipă din afara SUA care a câștigat titlul în MLS!" [Andrei Dumitru, the 17-year-old "ten" of the Canadian national team, made his debut today at Toronto FC, the only team outside the USA to win the MLS title!]. Sport.ro (in Romanian).
  10. ↑ Parfene, Cătălin (February 27, 2023). "Doi fotbaliști români s-au calificat cu naționala Canadei la Campionatul Mondial Under 17! "Băieți serioși, s-au dezvoltat fantastic"" [Two Romanian footballers qualified with the Canadian national team for the Under-17 World Championship! "Serious boys, they developed fantastically"]. Sport.ro (in Romanian).
  11. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-17 Championship". OneSoccer . January 31, 2024.
  12. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (June 7, 2024). "Four CPLers called up for Canada U-20 camp in Chile". Canadian Premier League .
  13. ↑ "CANM20 SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP". July 11, 2024.
  14. ↑ Andrei Dumitru at Soccerway
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