Corneliu Cotogoi

Corneliu Cotogoi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1599 Șelimbăr
Number 33
Youth career
–2020 Dacia Buiucani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Dacia Buiucani 34 (6)
2021–2024 Petrocub Hîncești 65 (4)
2024– 1599 Șelimbăr 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Moldova U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Moldova U21[a] 4 (0)
2021– Moldova 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Corneliu Cotogoi (born 23 June 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club 1599 Șelimbăr.[1]

Club career

Cotogoi made his professional debut for Dacia Buiucani in the Moldovan National Division on 5 July 2020, starting against Zimbru Chișinău. The away match finished as a 1–0 win.[2] In 2021 he joined Petrocub Hîncești with which he won the Moldovan Double in the 2023–2024 season. He scored 6 goals and assisted 6 in 89 appearances for the club. After his contract expired, Cotogoi joined the Liga II club Șelimbăr in September 2024.[3]

International career

Cotogoi made his international debut for Moldova on 31 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Israel, which finished as a 4–1 home loss.[1]

Career statistics

International

As of 19 November 2024[1]
Moldova
Year Apps Goals
2021 3 0
2022 2 0
2023 0 0
2024 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Petrocub Hîncești

Notes

  1. ^ Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ^ a b c Corneliu Cotogoi at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Moldova » Divizia Nationala 2020/2021 » 1. Round » FC Zimbru – Dacia Buiucani 0:1". WorldFootball.net. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Corneliu Cotogoi a plecat de la Petrocub și s-a transferat la formația română Șelimbăr". moldfootball (in Romanian). 3 September 2024.


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