Vlad Mihai Dragomir (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvlad miˈhaj dragoˈmir]; born 24 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vlad Mihai Dragomir | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | ACS Poli Timișoara | ||
| 2015–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Perugia | 71 | (2) |
| 2021 | Virtus Entella | 17 | (1) |
| 2021– | Pafos | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Romania U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Romania U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Romania U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019 | |||
Dragomir made his senior debut for ACS Poli Timișoara on 30 August 2014, aged 15, after coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Alexandru Lazăr in a Liga II match with CS Mioveni.[1]
He was signed by Premier League team Arsenal for an undisclosed fee in June 2015.[2] In September 2016, The Guardian named him on a list of the 60 best young talents born in 1999.[3]
In August 2018, Dragomir announced that he would move to Italian Serie B side Perugia upon the expiration of his contract in England.[4] On 26 January 2021, he returned to the second league with Virtus Entella.[5]
Dragomir can be deployed as an attacking midfielder or as a winger on either flank and is known for his vision and agility.[6][7] During his time at Arsenal, manager Arsène Wenger compared his playing style to that of Jack Wilshere.[8]
Dragomir has an elder brother named Dragoș Nicolae.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2014–15 | Liga II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perugia | 2018–19 | Serie B | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 71 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 3 | ||||
| Virtus Entella | 2020–21 | Serie B | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 6 | ||
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