Andrei Dumitru
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Dumitru in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Dan Dumitru | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Milton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botoșani | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | ProStars FC | ||
| 2016–2024 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Toronto FC II | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botoșani | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2024 | |||
Andrei Dan Dumitru (born October 28, 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Botoșani.
Early life
Dumitru began playing soccer at age four with ProStars FC[1] and also began playing futsal at the same age with Futsal Club Toronto.[2] In October 2016, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[3]
Club career
In March 2024, Dumitru signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[3] He made his professional debut on April 7 against Columbus Crew 2.[4]
In April 2024, he joined the Toronto FC first team on a short-term loan.[4] He subsequently signed an additional three short-term loans over the next couple of months.[5][6][7] He made his first team debut on April 24, in a 2024 Canadian Championship match against Simcoe County Rovers FC.[8][9]
In August 2025, he transferred to Romanian Liga I side FC Botoșani.[10][11]
International career
Born in Canada, Dumitru is of Romanian descent.[12] In December 2022, he was called up to the Canada U17 for the first time.[2] In January 2023, Dumitru was named to the squad for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[13]
In June 2024, Dumitru received his first call up to the Canadian U20 side for a camp in Chile.[14] The next month on July 11 he was named to the final squad ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[15]
On October 20, 2025, Dumitru's request to switch international allegiance to Romania was approved by FIFA.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Toronto FC | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Botoșani | 2025–26 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Canadian Championship, Cupa României
References
- ^ "Se mărește "legiunea" de români din naționalele Canadei. Andrei Dumitru și Erik Pop au ales și ei "Frunza de arțar"" [The "legion" of Romanians in Canada's national teams is growing. Andrei Dumitru and Erik Pop also chose the "Maple Leaf"]. Digi Sport (in Romanian).
- ^ a b Andrei Dumitru at Canada Soccer
- ^ a b "Toronto FC II add trio of Academy products ahead of 2024 MLS Next Pro Opener". Toronto FC. March 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Toronto FC Sign Andrei Dumitru to a Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC. April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC Sign Andrei Dumitru to a Short-Term Agreement". Toronto FC. April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Andrei Dumitru and Jesús Batiz to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign three Toronto FC II players to short-term agreements for Canadian Championship". Toronto FC. May 21, 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (April 24, 2024). "Toronto FC puts semi-pro Simcoe County to the sword in Canadian Championship play". TSN.
- ^ Parfene, Cătălin (April 25, 2024). "Andrei Dumitru, "decarul" de 17 ani din naționala Canadei, a debutat azi la Toronto FC, singura echipă din afara SUA care a câștigat titlul în MLS!" [Andrei Dumitru, the 17-year-old "ten" of the Canadian national team, made his debut today at Toronto FC, the only team outside the USA to win the MLS title!]. Sport.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ "Fotbal: FC Botoșani l-a achiziționat pe mijlocașul Andrei Dumitru" [Football: FC Botoșani acquires midfielder Andrei Dumitru]. Agerpres (in Romanian). August 13, 2025.
- ^ "Toronto FC II midfielder Andrei Dumitru joins Botoşani on a permanent transfer". Toronto FC. August 13, 2025.
- ^ Parfene, Cătălin (February 27, 2023). "Doi fotbaliști români s-au calificat cu naționala Canadei la Campionatul Mondial Under 17! "Băieți serioși, s-au dezvoltat fantastic"" [Two Romanian footballers qualified with the Canadian national team for the Under-17 World Championship! "Serious boys, they developed fantastically"]. Sport.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-17 Championship". OneSoccer. January 31, 2024.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (June 7, 2024). "Four CPLers called up for Canada U-20 camp in Chile". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "CANM20 SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP". July 11, 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ Andrei Dumitru at Soccerway