Radu Dragușin

Radu Matei Dragușin (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu maˈtej drəguˈʃin]; born 3 February 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Romania national under-21 team.

Club Career

Early career

Dragușin was persuaded to football by his cousin, and joined the youth squads of Sportul Studențesc at the age of seven. 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 Florica among others.

Juventus

In 2018, Dragușin transferred to Italian club Juventus for a fee of €260,000. Initially assigned as an under-17 player, he quickly moved to the under-19 team. On 25 January 2020, midway through the 2019–20 Serie C season, Dragușin made his debut for Juventus U23 against Pro Patria by coming on as a 36th-minute substitute for Raffaele Alcibiade.

On 8 November, he was called-up to the senior squad by Andrea Pirlo for a Serie A fixture against Lazio. 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. Dragușin'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.

On 13 January 2021, Dragușin started his first match in the Coppa Italia, as his side defeated Genoa 3–2 after extra time. His first career goal came for the under-23s on 13 February 2021, in a 3–0 away defeat of AlbinoLeffe. In April, Dragușin's performances earned him a four-year contract extension at Juventus.

Loan to Sampdoria

On 31 August 2021, Dragușin was sent out on loan to fellow-Serie A club Sampdoria for one season.

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