After being highly rated as an Arsenal youth player, Vlad Dragomir probably dropped off the radar for most Gunners fans following his transfers to Serie B sides Perugia and then Virtus Entella.
Dragomir subsequently returned to top-flight football in Cyprus, signing for Pafos FC, and that’s turned out to be a really positive move for the 26-year-old.
In 2023/24, Dragomir scored in the final as Pafos won the Cypriot Cup, the club’s first major silverware and the player’s first trophy since he won the Romanian second division in 2015.
Dragomir’s strong form this season has been recognised back in his home country, and he made his international debut for Romania in a 5-1 win over San Marino in March 2025.