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
Unirea Slobozia
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2020 Zimbru Chișinău
2020 Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Zimbru Chișinău 8 (0)
2020–2021 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
2021–2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 3 (0)
2022–2023CSF Bălți (loan) 15 (3)
2023- Unirea Slobozia 18 (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 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

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

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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]

International stats

As of match played 15 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova 2023100
202410
Total110

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

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References

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  2. 1 2 Serafim Cojocari at fc-sheriff.com
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
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