Alexi Pitu
Romanian footballer (born 2002)
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Alexi Paul Pitu (born 5 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Danish Superliga club Vejle.
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Pitu with Bordeaux in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexi Paul Pitu | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vejle | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Viitorul Constanța | 31 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Farul Constanța | 52 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Bordeaux | 41 | (1) |
| 2025 | Dunkerque | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vejle | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Romania U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Romania U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Romania U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Romania U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Pitu started out as a senior in 2018 at Viitorul Constanța, which was merged into Farul Constanța three years later. He totalled over 80 matches in the Liga I combined, before earning a move to French side Bordeaux in 2023.
Internationally, Pitu has represented Romania at several youth levels.
Club career
Viitorul Constanța / Farul Constanța
Pitu made his senior debut for Viitorul Constanța on 12 July 2018, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Ianis Hagi in a 2–0 win over Racing FC in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Aged 16 and one month, he thus became the youngest Romanian player to make an appearance in a European club competition.[1][2] Ten days later, he recorded his Liga I debut by playing in a 0–1 loss to Dunărea Călărași.
Pitu became a regular starter at the team after it merged with Farul Constanța in the summer of 2021, amassing 32 league games in the 2021–22 season. On 28 August 2022, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 away defeat of five-time defending champions CFR Cluj.[3]
Bordeaux
On 26 January 2023, French team Bordeaux announced the signing of Pitu on a four-and-a-half-year contract,[4] with the transfer fee rumoured to be worth around €2 million.[5] Two days later, he made his Ligue 2 debut by entering as a 72nd-minute substitute for Josh Maja in a 3–0 away victory over Dijon.[6]
Pitu scored his first goal on 16 September 2023, in a 2–1 away league win over Valenciennes.[7]
Dunkerque
On 19 January 2025, Pitu signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dunkerque in Ligue 2.[8]
Vejle Boldklub
On 7 August 2025, Pitu signed a contract with Danish Superliga team Vejle Boldklub.[9] Just 3 days later he made his debut as a substitute in a 1-2 goal defeat to Brøndby IF.[10]
International career
On 3 March 2023, Pitu received a preliminary call-up to the Romania senior team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches against Andorra and Belarus,[11] but did not make the final list. Three months later, he was named by Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[12]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2018–19 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2021–22 | Liga I | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 5 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Vejle | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 10 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Coupe de France
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League