Alexandru Pantea

Alexandru Grigoraș Pantea (born 11 September 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga I club FCSB. A youth exponent of his hometown side FCSB, Pantea made his professional debut by starting in a 2–2 Liga I draw with Gaz Metan Mediaș on 21 June 2020. In the process, he became the first player born in 2003 to play in the top flight. On 7 July 2021, Pantea was sent out on loan to Liga II team Hermannstadt for an undisclosed period. He featured in 28 matches and gained Liga I promotion, before returning to his parent club in the summer of 2022. Pantea made his full debut for Romania on 20 November 2022, aged 19, after coming on for Cristian Manea in the 70th minute of a 5–0 away thrashing of Moldova. The next year, he was selected in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.