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{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrei Bani
| image =
| fullname = Andrei Ahmed Bani Mustafa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|08|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jerash]], Jordan
| height = 1.74 m
| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]
| currentclub = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs1 = Pro Luceafărul București
| youthyears2 = 2015–2020
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| years1 = 2020–
| clubs1 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| caps1 = 113
| goals1 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = [[Romania national under-16 football team|Romania U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[Romania national under-17 football team|Romania U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam3 = [[Romania national under-19 football team|Romania U18]]
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam4 = [[Romania national under-20 football team|Romania U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 9
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2024–
| nationalteam5 = [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U21]]
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 26 October 2024
| ntupdate = 10 Septembert 2024
}}
'''Andrei Ahmed Bani Mustafa''' ({{langx|ar|أندري بني مصطفى}}; born 22 August 2002) is a Romanian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] or a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Liga I]] club [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]. Born in Jordan, he represents Romania at [[Romania national under-21 football team|youth international level]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.ro/nationala-u21/ahmed-bani-assist-la-debutul-pentru-romania-u21-e-o-senzatie-unica-ar-fi-de-nedescris-daca-ne-calificam.html|title=Ahmed Bani, assist la debutul pentru România U21: "E o senzație unică. Ar fi de nedescris dacă ne calificăm"|language=ro|trans-title=Ahmed Bani, assist at the debut for Romania U21: "It's a unique sensation. It would be indescribable if we qualify"|publisher=sport.ro|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>
==Club career==
Bani joined the youth setup of [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] in 2015, having previously played for Pro Luceafărul București.
He made his professional debut for Dinamo on 23 February 2020, aged 17, in a 0–1 [[Liga I]] loss to [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaș|Gaz Metan Mediaș]]. On 5 July that year, Bani scored his first goal in a 3–1 away win over [[FC Academica Clinceni|Academica Clinceni]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fanatik.ro/lui-ahmed-bani-ii-priesc-meciurile-cu-academica-a-marcat-un-singur-gol-pentru-dinamo-chiar-impotriva-clinceniului-19485915|title=Lui Ahmed Bani îi priesc meciurile cu Academica. A marcat un singur gol pentru Dinamo chiar împotriva Clinceniului|trans-title=Ahmed Bani likes the matches against Academica. He only score one goal for Dinamo right against Clinceni|publisher=Fanatik.ro|language=ro|date=9 April 2021|accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref>
With Romanian [[Liga I]] clubs obliged to field a player eligible for the [[Romania national under-21 football team|Under-21 team]], Bani made 7 appearances for the first team during the [[2019–20 FC Dinamo București season|2019-20 season]] and 17 appearances during the [[2020–21 FC Dinamo București season|2020-21 season]], including 6 as a starter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ahmed-bani/573957/|title=A. Bani Profile |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> He played 28 times for the team, mostly as a substitute, during the [[2021–22 FC Dinamo București season|2021-22 season]], which marked the first relegation in club history.
Playing for Dinamo in [[Liga II]] during the [[2022–23 FC Dinamo București season|2022-23 season]], under manager [[Ovidiu Burcă]], Bani became one of the leaders of the team. He started 24 league games and made a total of 34 appearances, scoring 7 goals and producing 12 assists. The highlights of his season were the 6-0 victory against [[FC Unirea Constanța|Unirea Constanța]], when he scored once and produced 2 assists,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ke.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/27/romania/liga-ii/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/unirea-constana/3883682/|title=Dinamo București vs. Unirea Constanța 6-0  |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> and the play-off group game against [[FC Gloria Buzău|FC Buzău]], when he contributed with a goal and an assist to an important 2-2 away draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/01/romania/liga-ii/buzu/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/4052149/|title=AS FC Buzău vs. Dinamo București 2-2  |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> At the end of the season, Dinamo won promotion back to [[Liga I]].
Bani started the 2023-24 [[Liga I]] season as a regular starter for Dinamo, still eligible for the Under-21 rule. On 19 August 2023, he produced an assist for [[Cristian Costin]] in the 3-2 away win against [[FC Voluntari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/19/romania/liga-i/cs-fc-petrolul-zf1948-berca/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/4099626/|title=Voluntari vs. Dinamo București 2-3  |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> On 29 August, he came on as a substitute for [[Antonio Bordușanu]] in the [[Cupa României|Romanian Cup]] game against [[FC Metaloglobus București|Metaloglobus]] and he scored twice, bringing Dinamo a last minute 2-1 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/29/romania/cupa-romaniei/cs-metaloglobus-bucureti/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/4233152/|title=Metaloglobus vs. Dinamo București 1-2 |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> After the arrival of new players and of manager [[Željko Kopić]] during the season, Bani lost his place in the first team, but made regular appearances as a substitute. With Dinamo playing in the [[Liga I]] relegation group, on 14 April 2024 Bani came on as a substitute for [[Darko Velkovski]] in the 82nd minute of the home game against [[FC Politehnica Iași (2010)|Poli Iași]], and he scored in the added time to bring his team a 1-0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/14/romania/liga-i/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/acs-mu-politehnica-iai---tricolorul-breaza/4335603/|title=Dinamo București vs. Politehnica Iași 1-0  |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> As several important players were injured, Bani was back in the first team for the last games of the season. On 4 May, he scored once and assisted [[Domagoj Pavičić]] in the 3-3 away draw against [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/05/04/romania/liga-i/alb-negru/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/4335623/ |title=Universitatea Cluj vs. Dinamo București 3-3 |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> For this performance, he was named Man of the Match<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpf.ro/noutati/superliga-vedetele-etapei-a-8-a-play-off-out/5054|title=Vedetele etapei a 8-a play off-out|publisher=lpf.ro|language=ro|date=7 May 2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> and in the [[Liga I]] Team of the Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpf.ro/buletin/superliga-echipa-etapei-a-8-a-play-off-out/766|title=Echipa etapei a 8-a play off-out|publisher=lpf.ro|language=ro|date=7 May 2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> He also played in the two legs of the relegation play-off against [[FK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc|Csíkszereda]], producing an assist for [[Dennis Politic]] in the 2-0 victory<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/05/20/romania/play-offs-12/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/cs-vsk-municipal-miercurea-ciuc/4357576/|title=Dinamo București vs. Csikszereda 2-0  |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> that kept Dinamo in [[Liga I]].
In the first games of the 2024-25 [[Liga I]] season, Bani made some impressive appearances as a substitute. On 27 July 2024, he came on in the 62nd minute of the away game against [[Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe|Sepsi]] and he assisted [[Petru Neagu]] in a 1-1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/27/romania/liga-i/sepsi/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/4387867/|title=Sepsi vs. Dinamo București 1-1 |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> In the following week, he produced another assist, for [[Dennis Politic]], in a 4-1 home win against [[FC Gloria Buzău|FC Buzău]], after entering the game in the 58th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/08/02/romania/liga-i/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/buzu/4387881/|title= Dinamo București vs. AS FC Buzău 4-1 |publisher=Soccerway|language=en|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref> These good performances brought him back in the first team. On 24 August, he scored in the first minute of the 2-1 home victory against [[CS Universitatea Craiova]], being selected in the [[Liga I]] Team of the Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpf.ro/noutati/superliga-echipa-etapei-a-7-a/5243|title=Echipa etapei a 7-a|publisher=lpf.ro|language=ro|date=27 August 2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Bani was born in [[Jerash]], Jordan, to a Romanian mother and a father from Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fanatik.ro/cornel-dinu-dezvaluiri-uluitoare-despre-cazul-bani-tatal-sau-umbla-prin-alba-iulia-dupa-serdean-exclusiv-19411495|title=Nu doar FC Voluntari l-a vrut pe Ahmed Bani, de la Dinamo: "Și CFR Cluj s-a interesat de el"|trans-title=Not only FC Voluntari wanted Ahmed Bani, from Dinamo: "CFR Cluj also asked about him"|publisher=Fanatik.ro|language=ro|date=4 January 2021|accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 30 October 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|ahmed-bani/573957|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|National Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|[[2019–20 Liga I|2019–20]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Liga I]]
|6||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1
|-
|[[2020–21 Liga I|2020–21]]
|14||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Liga I|2021–22]]
|26||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=PRP|Appearance in [[Liga I]] promotion/relegation play-offs}}||0||28||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Liga II|2022–23]]
|[[Liga II]]
|28||6||5||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=PRP}}||0||34||7
|-
|[[2023–24 Liga I|2023–24]]
| rowspan="2"|Liga I
|27||2||3||2||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=PRP}}||0||32||4
|-
|[[2024–25 Liga I|2024–25]]
|12||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
! colspan="3"|Career total
!113!!10!!16!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!133!!13
|}
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|157/ahmed-andrei-bani-mustafa}}
*[https://lpf.ro/jucator/bani-mustafa-andrei-ahmed/1078 Andrei Bani] at [[Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal]] {{lang in|ro}}
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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Bucharest]]
[[Category:People from Jerash]]
[[Category:Romanian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Romanian people of Jordanian descent]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Liga I players]]
[[Category:Liga II players]]
[[Category:FC Dinamo București players]]
[[Category:Romania men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen]]