Alexandru Mitrița

Alexandru Ionuț Mitrița (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru joˈnut͡s miˈtri.t͡sə]; born 8 February 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super League Greece club PAOK, on loan from New York City, and the Romania national team.

He represented several teams in Romania before moving abroad to Pescara in 2015, aged 20. After two years in Italy, Mitrița returned to his country with hometown club Universitatea Craiova, where he became an undisputed starter and won the Cupa Romaniei. His good display earned him a transfer to the Major League Soccer in 2019, joining New York City as a Designated Player.

At international level, Mitrița earned caps for the youth sides of Romania before making his full debut in March 2018, in a 2–1 win over Israel.

Club Career

Early years / Viitorul

A native of Craiova, Mitrița started his senior career with Turnu Severin in 2011, and in early 2013 he joined Viitorul Constanța. In September, aged 18, he was loaned by FC Steaua București to play for their UEFA Youth League side; his senior output for the latter club consisted of only one match in the Cupa Romaniei, and he returned to Viitorul the following year.

Mitrița played his first match upon his return on 23 February 2014, in a 2–1 away win against Dinamo București. He recorded his first Liga I goal on 21 May that year, in a 1–0 victory over Ceahlaul Piatra Neamț.

Pescara

In July 2015, Mitrița was transferred to Italian club Pescara for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be around €1 million. He made 20 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions in his debut campaign, as the team achieved promotion to the Serie A. Mitrița's first goal in the Italian top division came on 22 May 2017, in a 2–0 home defeat of Palermo.

Universitatea Craiova

On 21 July 2017, CS Universitatea Craiova announced that they had reached an agreement for the loan of

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