Alexi Pitu

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Alexi Pitu
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Pitu with Bordeaux in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alexi Paul Pitu
Date of birth (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 23)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023

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 Boldklub.

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

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Viitorul Constanța / Farul Constanța

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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

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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

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On 19 January 2025, Pitu signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dunkerque in Ligue 2.[8]

Vejle Boldklub

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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

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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

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Pitu was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, where his parents were working, he later re-located back to Romania, to attend the Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy, at age 8. Pitu's paternal uncle, Adrian, was also a professional footballer.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 December 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
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 — 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
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Viitorul Constanța[14]

Farul Constanța[14]

References

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