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Serafim Cojocari

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Serafim Cojocari
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Rezina, Moldova
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Zimbru Chișinău
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2020 Zimbru Chișinău
2020 Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Zimbru Chișinău 8 (0)
2020–2021 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
2021–2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 3 (0)
2022–2023Bălți (loan) 15 (3)
2023–2024 Unirea Slobozia 27 (1)
2024– Zimbru Chișinău 5 (1)
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 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Serafim Cojocari (born 7 January 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moldovan Super Liga club Zimbru Chișinău and the Moldova national team.

Club career

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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

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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]

International stats

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As of match played 15 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Moldova 2023 10 0
2024 1 0
Total 11 0

Honours

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Sheriff Tiraspol

Sheriff-2 Tiraspol

Unirea Slobozia

References

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  1. ^ a b Serafim Cojocari at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Serafim Cojocari at fc-sheriff.com
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.