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
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
UEFA 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 FCO.
Pitu scored his first goal on 16 September 2023, in a 2–1 away league win over Valenciennes FC.
Dunkerque
On 19 January 2025, Pitu signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with
USL Dunkerque in Ligue 2.
Vejle Boldklub
On 7 August 2025, Pitu signed a contract with
Danish Superliga team
Vejle Boldklub.
Just 3 days later he made his debut as a substitute in a 1-2 goal defeat to Brøndby IF.
[ VB jagtede forgæves udligningen på Vestegnen, vejleboldklub.dk, 10 August 2025]
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 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 Pitu, was also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |
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| Viitorul Constanța | 2018–19 | Liga I | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 0 |
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| Farul Constanța | 2021–22 | Liga I | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 5 |
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| Bordeaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 1 |
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| USL Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 0 |
| Vejle Boldklub | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 1 |
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Honours
Viitorul Constanța
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Cupa României: 2018–19
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Supercupa României: 2019
Farul Constanța
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