Denis Drăguș

Denis Mihai Drăguș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdenis miˈhaj drəˈguʃ]; born 6 July 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège.

Denis Drăguș
Drăguș with Viitorul Constanța in 2017
Personal information
Full name Denis Mihai Drăguș
Date of birth (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999
Place of birth Pitești, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2012 Sfântul Pantelimon
2012–2014 Pro Luceafărul București
2014–2016 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Viitorul Constanța 46 (8)
2019– Standard Liège 16 (3)
2020–2021 → Crotone (loan) 9 (0)
National team‡
2018 Romania U19 3 (0)
2018–2021 Romania U21 8 (2)
2018– Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

Viitorul Constanța

Drăguș registered his senior debut for Viitorul Constanța on 29 October 2015, in a 1–0 win over Botoșani in the Cupa României. His first game in the Liga I came on 27 August 2017, entering as a substitute for Aurelian Chițu in the 87th minute of a 1–2 loss to Concordia Chiajna.[1] Drăguș scored his first goal on 28 November 2017, in 2–3 loss to Botoșani also in the national cup.

Standard Liège

On 7 August 2019, Drăguș joined Belgian team Standard Liège for an undisclosed fee,[2] rumoured to be around €2 million plus 30% interest on a future transfer.[3] He played his first match for Les Rouches on 1 September, in a 0–1 loss to Anderlecht at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

On 15 September 2020, Drăguș agreed to a one-season loan with an option to buy at Crotone.[4] He made his Serie A debut five days later, in a 1–4 defeat to Genoa. On 17 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[5] Drăguș totalled nine appearances during his stint in Italy, of which only one as a starter.

Upon his return in Liège, Drăguș netted his first goal for Standard in a 2–5 loss to Antwerp on 8 August 2021.

International career

On 10 September 2018, Drăguș made his full debut for Romania in a 2–2 UEFA Nations League draw with Serbia. The following year, he was meant to represent the under-21 team at the 2019 UEFA European Championship, but was ruled out from the squad with a calcaneus fracture.[6]

Personal life

Drăguș's father, Mihai, was also a professional footballer.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 October 2021.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2015–16 Liga I 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 Liga I 14 1 1 1 1 0 — 16 2
2018–19 Liga I 31 7 3 0 4 4 — 38 11
2019–20 Liga I 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 46 8 5 1 6 4 — 57 13
Standard Liège 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 14 3 0 0 0 0 — 14 3
Total 16 3 2 0 0 0 — 18 3
Crotone (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Career total 71 11 7 1 6 4 — 84 16

International
As of 14 October 2018.[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 201820
Total20

Honours

Viitorul Constanța[8]

References
  1. "Denis Drăguş, al 31-lea jucător al Academiei Hagi care a debutat în Liga 1 cu FC Viitorul (galerie foto)" [Denis Drăguș, the 31st player of the Hagi Academy who made his debut in Liga 1 with FC Viitorul (photo gallery)] (in Romanian). Ziarul de Constanța. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. "Denis DRAGUS rejoint les Rouches" (in French). standard.be. 7 August 2019.
  3. "VIDEO + FOTO Denis Drăguș a fost prezentat OFICIAL la Standard Liege! Cum au anunțat belgienii transferul" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 7 August 2019.
  4. "Dragus è del Crotone. Benvenuto Denis!" (in Italian). Crotone. 14 September 2020.
  5. "Dragus positivo al Covid-19" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. Denis Drăguș a suferit o fractură și ratează EURO U21
  7. "Hagi a adus la gruparea constănțeană o mulțime de fotbaliști ai căror tați, unchi sau rude apropiate au fost sportivi de performanță" [Hagi brought to the team from Constanta a lot of footballers whose fathers, uncles or close relatives were performance athletes] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. Denis Drăguș at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. "Denis Drăguș". European Football. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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