Luca Alessandro Mihai (born 11 October 2003) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

He made his senior debut for

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on 3 September 2022, in a 2–0

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loss over

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. On 31 January 2023, Mihai moved on loan to AlbinoLeffe, with an option to buy. On 16 April 2024, while playing an away match for Poli Iasi, Mihai sustained multiple head injuries following a collision with Dinamo player Josué Homawoo. He was taken to hospital by ambulance where he had to overgo CT scans.

References

2003 births Living people Footballers from Bucharest Romanian men's footballers Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players SPAL players AC Trento 1921 players UC AlbinoLeffe players Liga I players CFR Cluj players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players FC Gloria Buzău players FC UTA Arad players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub