Valentin Cojocaru
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Alexandru Cojocaru | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Crotone (on loan from Steaua București) | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2007–2010 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Steaua II București | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Steaua București | 19 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Crotone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Romania U-21 | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2016. | |||
Valentin Alexandru Cojocaru (born 1 October 1995 in Bucharest) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Crotone on loan from Steaua București as a goalkeeper. In 2011, he was selected for a trial at Liverpool, but he returned to Steaua because the clubs couldn't agree on a transfer sum.[1] He made his first appearance for Steaua București on the 7th of May 2013 against Gloria Bistrița, a game won with the score of 1–0. He is the son of former football referee Ispas Cojocaru.[2]
International career
In November 2016 Cojocaru received his first call-up to the senior Romania squad for matches against Poland and Russia.[3]
Honours
- Steaua Bucureşti:
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Steaua II București | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Crotone | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 August 2016
References
- ↑ Valentin Cojocaru poate fi primul român la Liverpool!
- ↑ Apără Cojocaru zici că-i Tătărușanu! :) La doar 17 ani, tânărul portar a impresionat cu Gloria
- ↑ "Keșeru, convocat pentru meciul cu Polonia". frf.ro. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- (Romanian) Official FCSB profile