Radu Drăgușin

A tall and physical centre-back, Drăgușin has cited Virgil van Dijk as a point of reference, with whom he has since been compared for his confidence in possession and positional sense. Drăgușin has also played as a right-back on occasion.

Early career

Drăgușin was persuaded to play football by his cousin, and joined the youth squads of Sportul Studențesc at the age of seven. He played at the club for four years before its dissolution, and then moved to Regal Sport București where he was teammates with Octavian Popescu and Luca Florică among others.

Juventus

In 2018, with interest from Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid, Drăgușin transferred to Italian club Juventus for a fee of €260,000. Initially assigned as an under-17 player, he quickly moved to the under-19 team. On 25 January 2020, midway through the 2019–20 Serie C season, Drăgușin made his debut for Juventus U23 against Pro Patria by coming on as a 36th-minute substitute for Raffaele Alcibiade. On 8 November, he was called up to the senior squad by Andrea Pirlo for a Serie A fixture against Lazio. He made his club and European debut on 2 December, appearing as a substitute in a 3–0 home victory over Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Drăgușin's league debut was made 11 days later, being brought on in the 90th minute for Matthijs de Ligt in a 3–1 away win over Genoa. On 13 January 2021, Drăgușin started his first match in the Coppa Italia, as his side defeated Genoa 3–2 after extra time. His first career goal came for the under-23s on 13 February 2021, in a 3–0 away victory over AlbinoLeffe. In April, Drăgușin's performances earned him a four-year contract extension at Juventus.

Loans to…

Youth

Drăgușin was selected by manager Adrian Mutu for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, having previously made two appearances for Romania in the qualifiers. He only featured once in the final tournament, as he replaced injured Alex Pașcanu in the 63rd minute of a goalless draw with Germany.

Senior

Drăgușin was called up to the Romania senior team for the first time in March 2022, making his debut on 25 March by coming on in the 88th minute of a 0–1 friendly loss to Greece. The following year, he started in all ten matches of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, helping his nation top Group I with a single defeat by Belgium. Later, they got knocked out of the Euros by the Netherlands in a 3–0 defeat. On 7 June 2024, Drăgușin was named in Romania's squad for Euro 2024. He started in all four matches of the tournament, forming a defensive partnership with Andrei Burcă, as the nation won its group but was eliminated by the Netherlands in the round of 16. Drăgușin scored his first senior international goal for Romania on 12 October 2024, in a 3–0 away defeat of Cyprus counting for the 2024–25 edition of the Nations League.

Drăgușin was born in Bucharest to Svetlana (née Simion) and Dan Drăgușin, former Romanian internationals in basketball and volleyball, respectively. He has a younger sister named Meira, who also plays basketball. On 1 October 2025, Drăgușin announced his engagement to Ioana Stan. On 20 January 2026, the couple got married.