Alexi Pitu

Alexi Paul Pitu (born 5 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Bordeaux.

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. 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.

Bordeaux

On 26 January 2023, French team Bordeaux announced the signing of Pitu on a four-and-a-half-year contract, with the transfer fee rumoured to be worth around €2 million. 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.

Pitu scored his first goal on 16 September 2023, in a 2–1 away league win over Valenciennes.

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, 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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2024

Honours

Viitorul Constanța

• Cupa României: 2018–19
• Supercupa României: 2019

Farul Constanța

• Liga I: 2022–23

References

External links

• Alexi Pitu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Alexi Pitu – Romanian league stats at LPF (archived 2018-07-27) (in Romanian)