Mihail Caimacov

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Mihail Caimacov
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Caimacov with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mihail Andreyevich Caimacov
Date of birth (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tiraspol, Moldova
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slaven Belupo
Number 10
Youth career
–2016 Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Sheriff Tiraspol 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 20 (4)
2018–2021 Osijek 1 (0)
2018–2020 → Osijek II 16 (1)
2020 → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 18 (0)
2021 → Koper (loan) 13 (0)
2021– Slaven Belupo 74 (3)
2022–2023 → Torpedo Moscow (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Moldova U21 5 (0)
2020– Moldova 34 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025

Mihail Caimacov (born 22 July 1998) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Slaven Belupo and the Moldova national football team.

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Caimacov has played for a number of teams in Moldova, Croatia, Slovenia and Russia. He made his national team debut in 2020 and has gone on to represent Moldova 34 times, scoring three goals. [1]

Club career

Caimacov made his professional debut for Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan National Division on 24 February 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Evgheni Oancea in the away match against Speranța Nisporeni, which finished as a 2–0 win. [2] In total, he made three appearances for Sheriff Tiraspol before leaving in 2017. [1]

In 2020, he joined Osijek in Croatia. He would only play once for the team. Whilst at Osijek, he was loaned out to Slovenian clubs Olimpija Ljubljana and Koper. [1]

After leaving Osijek in 2021, Caimacov joined Slaven Belupo. [1] On 7 September 2022, Caimacov joined Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow on loan with an option to buy. [3] He returned to Slaven Belupo at the end of the loan. [1]

International career

In 2018, Caimacov played for Moldova U21 in qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In total, he was capped four times at under 21 level. [1]

On 3 September 2020, Caimacov made his debut for Moldova in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Kosovo. [4]

In the first matchday of 2024–25 UEFA Nations League he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 over Malta. This was one the four goals nominated for the Goal of the round. [5]

In total, Caimacov has played 35 times for the Moldovan national team and has scored three goals. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheriff Tiraspol 2016–17 Moldovan Super Liga 2000––20
2017 100000–10
Total3000000030
Osijek II 2018–19 Prva NL 131–––131
2019–20 30–––30
Total161000000161
Osijek 2019–20 HNL 100000–10
Olimpija Ljubljana 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 180102 [a] 0–210
Koper 13020–2 [b] 0170
Slaven Belupo 2021–22 HNL 22230––252
2022–23 50–––50
Total272300000302
Torpedo Moscow 2022–23 Russian Premier League 7040––110
Career total8531002020993
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first. [6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–02–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
2.7 September 2024Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–02–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D
3.25 March 2025Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2–32–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mihail Caimacov". World Football. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Moldova » Divizia Nationala 2016/2017 » 20. Round » Speranţa Nisporeni – FC Sheriff 0:2". WorldFootball.net. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "МИХАИЛ КАЙМАКОВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). Torpedo Moscow. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Moldova vs. Kosovo 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Golul marcat de Caimacov în poarta Maltei nu a davenit cel mai frumos în cadrul primei etape din Liga Națiunilor". moldfootball (in Romanian). 11 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Daghi, Victor (14 June 2022). "Victorie! Moldova – Andorra 2–1" (in Romanian). fmf.md. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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