Dennis Politic

Dennis-Dorian Politic (born 5 March 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Bolton Wanderers.[2]

Dennis Politic
Politic playing for Bolton Wanderers U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Dennis-Dorian Politic[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Place of birth Brașov, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2012 Brașov
2012–2015 Manchester United
2015–2018 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Bolton Wanderers 24 (3)
2018–2019 → Salford City (loan) 9 (2)
National team‡
2016 Romania U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:00, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:00, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Career

Born in Brașov, Politic began his career with FC Brașov before joining Manchester United in August 2012, aged 12.[3] Three years later joined Bolton Wanderers,[4] where he scored hat-tricks in consecutive games for the under-19s in September and October 2017.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in summer 2018, and on 26 October that year he was loaned to Salford City of the National League until the new year.[6]

He made his senior debut the next day in a 1–1 home draw with Ebbsfleet United, as a 69th-minute substitute for Tom Walker.[7] He scored his first goal on 1 December as an early substitute in a 3–0 win against Havant & Waterlooville, also at Moor Lane.[8] He totalled 13 appearances for the Ammies and scored once more on 16 February 2019, opening a 3–1 home loss to Dover Athletic. The long-range strike was likened to one scored by Salford co-owner David Beckham in 1996; Beckham was in attendance at the match.[9]

On 3 August 2019, Politic made his Bolton debut by playing the full 90 minutes in their opening game of the EFL League One season, a 2–0 loss at Wycombe Wanderers. The team had an unfamiliar line-up due to a financial crisis.[10] Ten days later he scored his first goal for the club, in a 5–2 loss at Rochdale in the first round of the EFL Cup.[11] On 1 January 2020, he came on in the 76th minute for Joe Dodoo and eight minutes later scored his first league goal in a 4–3 loss to Burton Albion at the University of Bolton Stadium.[12] On 24 January 2020, Politic signed a new contract with Bolton until 2022.[4] On 11 August 2020, in a 6–0 pre-season victory against Loughborough University, Politic was injured following a slip on the pitch and will potentially miss the entire 2020–21 season.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 March 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salford (loan) 2018–19 National League 9220–2[lower-alpha 1]0132
Bolton Wanderers 2019–20 League One 24310114[lower-alpha 2]1305
2020–21 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 243101141305
Career total 335301161437
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). efl.com. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. Dennis Politic at Soccerbase
  3. "FA-BU-LOS! Un român la Manchester United! A mai fost pe lista lui Liverpool şi Chelsea, iar englezii i-au făcut cel mai mare compliment: l-au poreclit "Gerrard"" [FA-BU-LOUS! A Romanian at Manchester United! He was also tracked by Liverpool and Chelsea, and the English gave him the greatest compliment: they nicknamed him "Gerrard"]. prosport.ro (in Romanian). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2020/january/dennis-politic--wanderers-winger-signs-contract-until-2022/
  5. Pye, David (2 October 2017). "Dennis Politic bags treble as Bolton Wanderers Under-18s draw with Birmingham City". The Bolton News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. Norris, Emma (26 October 2018). "Dennis Politic joins Salford City on loan". bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. "Top spot gone as Fleet hold". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. "Salford City 3–0 Havant & Waterlooville". bbc.co.uk. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. Slater, Chris (17 February 2019). "Beckham watches on as Salford City player scores carbon copy of his iconic 1996 Wimbledon goal". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. "Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  11. "Rochdale 5–2 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. "Bolton Wanderers 3–4 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. " The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt reacts to serious Dennis Politic injury"
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