Iurie Iovu

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Iurie Iovu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Dundee United
Number 4
Youth career
–2018 Zimbru Chișinău
2018–2022 Cagliari
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Cagliari 0 (0)
2022–2023 Venezia 0 (0)
2022–2023Istra 1961 (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2025 Istra 1961 24 (0)
2025Alavés B (loan) 12 (0)
2025– Dundee United 1 (0)
International career
2018 Moldova U17 3 (0)
2021–2024 Moldova U21 18 (1)
2021– Moldova 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2024

Iurie Iovu (born 6 July 2002) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United and the Moldova national team.

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Club career

He was raised in the system of Cagliari and began receiving call-ups to their senior squad in early 2022. He remained on the bench on all those occasions. [1]

On 31 August 2022, Iovu signed a two-year contract with Serie B club Venezia and was immediately loaned out to Istra 1961 in Croatia, with an obligation to buy. [2]

International career

He made his debut for Moldova national football team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Austria. [3]

References

  1. "Roma v Cagliari game report". Soccerway. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. "IURIE IOVU AL VENEZIA FC" (in Italian). Venezia. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. "Austria v Moldova game report". FIFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.