Mihail Gherasimencov

Mihail Gherasimencov (born 25 March 2005) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Whitecaps FC 2 of MLS Next Pro.

Mihail Gherasimencov
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005
Place of birth Bălți, Moldova
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 54
Youth career
Calgary Blizzard SC
Whitecaps FC Alberta Academy Centre
2020–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Whitecaps FC 2 23 (2)
International career‡
2023– Moldova U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 18, 2023

Early life

Gherasimencov was born in Bălți, Moldova and he lived there until 2016, when he moved to Calgary, Canada.[1][2] In Canada, he played youth soccer with Calgary Blizzard SC, before joining the Whitecaps Alberta Academy Centre.[3] In August 2020, he joined the official Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[3] In 2022, he was invited to participate in the MLS Next All-Star Game, which featured the top academy players from across the league.[4] In January 2023, he attended the first team's pre-season training camp.[5][6]

Club career

He made his professional debut with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro match against the Real Monarchs, playing 44 minutes off the bench, in a 3–1 loss on 5 August 2022.[7][8] In March 2023, he signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2.[9] Gherasimencov scored his first professional goal against Colorado Rapids 2, on 8 July 2023.[10]

International career

In April 2023, Gherasimencov was called up to a 4-day training camp with the Moldova U19 national team.[1][11] In June 2023, he was called up for a pair of friendlies against Kazakhstan U19.[12]

Career statistics
As of 1 October 2023[13]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 10–––10
2023 222–––222
Career total 232000000232

References
  1. "Mihail Gherasimencov called up to Moldova U-19 national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 17, 2023.
  2. "It Starts With a Goal, presented by BMO: Mihail Gherasimencov". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 15, 2020.
  3. "Mihail Gherasimencov Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  4. "Mihail Gherasimencov from Whitecaps FC BMO Academy selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 27, 2022.
  5. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC confirm roster for the start of 2023 preseason training camp". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 9, 2023.
  6. "Mihail Gherasimencov shows Sarita Patel what it takes to be an MLS NEXT All-Star". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 9, 2022.
  7. "Mihail Gherasimencov | Match Log". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  8. "Real Monarchs vs. Vancouver Whitecaps II - 6 August 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  9. "Whitecaps FC 2 sign BMO Academy product Mihail Gherasimencov, acquire Canadian midfielder Antoine Coupland". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 24, 2023.
  10. @wfc2 (July 8, 2023). "Never a cross - Mihail Gherasimencov's first pro goal!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Представитель любительской лиги Молдовы из Комрата – в сборной U-19" [Representative of the Moldovan amateur league from Komrata – in the U-19 team]. Sports.md (in Romanian). April 18, 2023.
  12. "WFC2 fullback Mihail Gherasimencov called up to Moldova U-19 national team for June international friendlies". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 9, 2023.
  13. Mihail Gherasimencov at Soccerway
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