Alexi Pitu

Alexi Paul Pitu (born 5 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Farul Constanța.[1]

Alexi Pitu
Personal information
Full name Alexi Paul Pitu
Date of birth (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002
Place of birth Karlsruhe, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Farul Constanța
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2018 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Viitorul Constanța 31 (0)
2021– Farul Constanța 29 (0)
National team
2017–2018 Romania U17 12 (4)
2022– Romania U20 2 (0)
2021– Romania U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2022

Club career

On 12 July 2018, Pitu became the youngest Romanian player to appear in a European club competition when at 16 years and one month he played for Viitorul Constanța in the first leg against Racing Union in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 Europa League.[2][3]

Personal life

Pitu's paternal uncle, Adrian, was also a professional footballer.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Farul Constanța2018–19Liga I 5000200070
2019–20 90100000100
2020–21 170000000170
2021–22 290000000290
Career Total 600102000630
  1. Includes Cupa României
  2. Appearances in Supercupa României

Honours

Viitorul Constanța U19

References

  1. "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. "Alexi Pitu a bătut recordul lui Marius Niculae + Medie impresionantă de vârstă a titularilor din atacul Viitorului" [Alexi Pitu broke Marius Niculae's record + Impressive average age of the starters in the attack of Viitorul] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. "A doborât recordul lui Marius Niculae! Alexi Pitu, de la FC Viitorul, cel mai tânăr fotbalist român care debutează în cupele europene" [He broke Marius Niculae's record! Alexi Pitu, from FC Viitorul, the youngest Romanian footballer to make his debut in European cups] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. "Familia sport » De la fondare, Hagi a adus la gruparea constănțeană o mulțime de fotbaliști ai căror tați, unchi sau rude apropiate au fost sportivi de performanță" [The sport family »Since founding, Hagi brought to the team from Constanta a lot of footballers whose fathers, uncles or close relatives were performance athletes] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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