Serafim Cojocari

Serafim Cojocari (born 7 January 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unirea Slobozia, and the Moldova national team.

Serafim Cojocari
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001[1]
Place of birth Rezina, Moldova
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Unirea Slobozia
Number 77
Youth career
Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Zimbru Chișinău 8 (0)
2020–2022 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol ? (?)
2021–2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 3 (0)
2022–2023 → CSF Bălți (loan) 15 (3)
2023- Unirea Slobozia 10 (0)
International career‡
2018 Moldova U17 3 (0)
2019 Moldova U18 3 (0)
2019 Moldova U19 3 (0)
2020–2022 Moldova U21 11 (0)
2023– Moldova 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Cojocari was born in Rezina and started his career with Zimbru Chișinău.[1] He made his Moldovan National Division debut for the club on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 loss against Sheriff Tiraspol.[3] In March 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Sheriff Tiraspol,[4] joining their reserve team.[5] He made his first appearance for Sheriff's first team on 7 August 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 7–1 win against Dinamo-Auto.[3]

On 1 September 2022, Cojocari joined CSF Bălți on a one-season loan.[6]

International career

Cojocari has featured for Moldovan national youth teams at under-19 and under-21 level.[5] He made his debut for the Moldova national team on 24 March 2023, replacing Victor Mudrac in the 73rd minute of a 1–1 draw against Faroe Islands in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[7]

References
  1. Serafim Cojocari at WorldFootball.net
  2. Serafim Cojocari at fc-sheriff.com
  3. Serafim Cojocari at Soccerway
  4. "Sheriff a transferat un tînăr discipol al Academiei Zimbru". Moldfootball (in Romanian). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. Serafim Cojocari at Global Sports Archive
  6. "Un jucător de la Sheriff va evolua la FC Bălți sub formă de împrumut - Moldova fotbal". moldfootball.com (in Romanian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. "Moldova – Feroe 1-1". FMF (in Romanian). 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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