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Moldova (2026)

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 1-3-3; 1 W · 3 D · 3 L
Goals: 8; 12 against
Goal difference: -4

General Information

Federaţia Moldovenească de Fotbal

Founded: 1990
FIFA entry: 1994
Average height in 2026: 1.83 m
Average age in 2026: 25.3 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Lilian Popescu(Coach)

Date of birth: 15 November 1973
Place of birth: Făleștii Noi, Moldova
Height: 1.78 m
Matches: 7 (3 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Moldova in 2026

38 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Dumitru Celeadnic	23 April 1992	Goalkeeper	Qyzyljar Petropavl	5	0	0
Emil Tîmbur	21 July 1997	Goalkeeper	Sheriff Tiraspol	1	1	0
Andrei Cojuhar	20 July 1999	Goalkeeper	Veres Rivne	1	0	0
Defenders13
Vladyslav Babohlo	14 November 1998	Centre Back	Karpaty Lviv	7	0	1
Mihail Gherasimencov	25 March 2005	Left Back	Vancouver Whitecaps	7	0	0
Ioan-Călin Revenco	26 June 2000	Left Back	Tatran Prešov	5	0	0
Cătălin Cucoș	29 September 2003	Centre Back	Petrocub Hîncești	3	0	0
Iurie Iovu	6 July 2002	Centre Back	Dundee United	3	0	0
Oleg Reabciuk	16 January 1998	Left Back	RSC Anderlecht	3	0	0
Mihail Ștefan	7 August 2001	Centre Back	Dinamo Samarqand	1	5	0
Daniel Dumbravanu	22 July 2001	Centre Back	FC Voluntari	1	2	0
Ion Borș	25 July 2002	Right Back	Petrocub Hîncești	1	1	0
Sergiu Plătică	9 June 1991	Left Back	Petrocub Hîncești	0	2	0
Stephan Negru	24 July 2002	Centre Back	Swindon Town	0	1	0
Leo Saca	6 January 2007	Centre Back	FC Barcelona Atlètic	0	1	0
Daniel Tonica	31 July 2007	Centre Back	Torino FC	0	1	0
Midfielders13
Danila Forov	7 January 2004	Right Midfielder	Sheriff Tiraspol	5	1	0
Vadim Rață	5 May 1993	Defensive Midfielder	FC Argeş Piteşti	4	1	0
Victor Stînă	20 March 1998	Right Midfielder	Zimbru Chişinău	3	4	1
Sergiu Perciun	23 April 2006	Attacking Midfielder	Ascoli Calcio	3	3	1
Teodor Lungu	12 June 1995	Centre Midfielder	Oţelul Galaţi	2	2	0
Dan Pușcaș	1 June 2001	Left Midfielder	Petrocub Hîncești	2	2	0
Victor Bogaciuc	17 October 1999	Centre Midfielder	Petrocub Hîncești	2	1	2
Nichita Moțpan	17 July 2001	Attacking Midfielder	SKA Khabarovsk	1	2	0
Ion Cărăruș	25 June 1996	Defensive Midfielder	Corvinul Hunedoara	1	0	0
Dmitri Mandrîcenco	13 May 1997	Attacking Midfielder	Dinamo Batumi	1	0	0
Ovidiu David	24 October 2006	Defensive Midfielder	Petrocub Hîncești	0	3	0
Ștefan Bîtca	27 September 2005	Left Midfielder	Zimbru Chişinău	0	2	0
Cristian Dros	15 April 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Vllaznia Shkodër	0	1	0
Forwards9
Petru Popescu	1 March 2002	Centre Forward	Petrocub Hîncești	6	1	2
Vladimir Fratea	27 July 2003	Right Winger	Sheriff Tiraspol	3	2	0
Ștefan Bodișteanu	1 February 2003	Left Winger	FC Botoşani	2	3	0
Nicky Cleșcenco	23 July 2001	Left Winger	Kilmarnock FC	2	2	1
Virgiliu Postolachi	17 March 2000	Centre Forward	Brisbane Roar	2	0	0
Serghei Țurcan	27 July 2004	Right Winger	Dacia Buiucani	0	3	0
Victor Ciumașu	24 June 2005	Centre Forward	Sheriff Tiraspol	0	2	0
Alexandru Boiciuc	21 August 1997	Centre Forward	FC Bihor Oradea	0	1	0
Nicolae Rotaru	19 December 2005	Centre Forward	Petrocub Hîncești	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Moldova in 2026

7 matches

2 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 3 · Astana ArenaAvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Kazakhstan vs. Moldova 1–2Win
29 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 3 · Stadionul ZimbruHvs.Faroe IslandsMatch report: Moldova vs. Faroe Islands 1–1Draw
26 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 3 · Štadión TatranAvs.SlovakiaMatch report: Slovakia vs. Moldova 2–0Defeat
9 Jun 2026Friendly · Vazgen Sargsyan Republican StadiumAvs.ArmeniaMatch report: Armenia vs. Moldova 1–1Draw
5 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadionul ZimbruHvs.BulgariaMatch report: Moldova vs. Bulgaria 2–2Draw
30 Mar 2026Friendly · GSP StadiumAvs.CyprusMatch report: Cyprus vs. Moldova 3–2Defeat
26 Mar 2026Friendly · Stadionul ZimbruHvs.LithuaniaMatch report: Moldova vs. Lithuania 0–2Defeat

Match Progress for Moldova

1 W · 3 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Moldova

71 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Georgia	13	5	4	4	19
Azerbaijan	12	4	5	3	10
Turkey	12	0	2	10	3
Andorra	10	6	2	2	12
Malta	10	5	3	2	11
Israel	10	0	3	7	7
San Marino	9	9	0	0	18
Lithuania	9	2	4	3	9
Poland	9	1	2	6	6
Austria	9	1	1	7	4
Sweden	9	0	0	9	4
Kazakhstan	8	3	2	3	8
Belarus	8	2	4	2	7
Hungary	7	1	2	4	6
Estonia	7	1	2	4	4
Albania	7	0	2	5	3
Greece	7	0	1	6	2
Norway	7	0	1	6	2
Italy	7	0	0	7	2
Armenia	6	1	4	1	8
Luxembourg	6	1	4	1	3
Ukraine	6	0	2	4	3
Romania	6	0	0	6	4
Latvia	5	2	0	3	9
Faroe Islands	5	1	3	1	5
Liechtenstein	4	2	1	1	5
Finland	4	1	1	2	5
Montenegro	4	1	0	3	5
Wales	4	1	0	3	3
North Macedonia	4	0	4	0	4
Russia	4	0	2	2	2
Scotland	4	0	1	3	1
Czechia	4	0	1	3	0
Germany	4	0	0	4	3
Netherlands	4	0	0	4	1
Slovenia	4	0	0	4	1
England	4	0	0	4	0
Cyprus	3	1	0	2	7
Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	3
Slovakia	3	0	0	3	2
Switzerland	3	0	0	3	1
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	1	1	0	3
Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	4
Jordan	2	1	0	1	2
Northern Ireland	2	0	2	0	2
USA	2	0	1	1	1
Kosovo	2	0	1	1	1
France	2	0	0	2	2
Iceland	2	0	0	2	1
Ireland	2	0	0	2	1
Croatia	2	0	0	2	0
Denmark	2	0	0	2	0
Serbia	2	0	0	2	0
South Korea	2	0	0	2	0
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	5
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	4
Congo	1	1	0	0	3
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	2
Sudan	1	1	0	0	2
Canada	1	0	1	0	1
Qatar	1	0	1	0	1
Gibraltar	1	0	1	0	1
Uganda	1	0	0	1	2
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	2
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	1
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0
Iraq	1	0	0	1	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0
Total	307	60	72	175	255

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Moldova

Games Total: 76
Goals: 45
Goals Against: 177
Games W/D/L: 5/14/57
Avg. Goals / Match: 0.59
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 2.33

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 5; Ion Nicolăescu
Most Matches: 28; Alexandru Epureanu
Most Yellow Cards: 9; Alexandru Gaţcan
Most Red Cards: 1; Ion Nicolăescu

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Moldova

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Epureanu, Alexandru	Centre Back	2006–2021	99	94	5	7	1	12	0	0
2	Armaş, Igor	Centre Back	2008–2022	82	78	4	5	1	11	0	1
3	Ioniţă, Artur	Centre Midfielder	2009–2025	81	78	3	5	2	12	2	0
4	Golovatenco, Victor	Centre Back	2004–2017	79	76	3	4	2	17	1	1
5	Posmac, Veaceslav	Centre Back	2013–2025	72	66	6	2	1	15	0	1
6	Rebeja, Radu	Defensive Midfielder	1991–2008	70	64	6	2	1	11	0	1
7	Cebotaru, Eugeniu	Centre Midfielder	2007–2020	68	52	16	1	0	5	1	0
8	Cleşcenco, Serghei	Centre Forward	1991–2006	66	57	9	11	0	12	0	0
9	Reabciuk, Oleg	Left Back	2018–2026	65	63	2	0	0	19	1	0
10	Rață, Vadim	Defensive Midfielder	2015–2026	64	59	5	3	3	18	0	0
11	Gaţcan, Alexandru	Defensive Midfielder	2005–2018	62	59	3	5	7	24	1	1
12	Suvorov, Alexandru	Left Midfielder	2006–2020	59	39	20	6	1	3	0	1
13	Namaşco, Stanislav	Goalkeeper	2006–2022	57	53	4	0	0	1	0	0
14	Nicolăescu, Ion	Centre Forward	2018–2025	55	45	10	18	1	8	0	1
15	Plătică, Sergiu	Left Back	2017–2026	55	35	20	0	2	4	0	0
16	Bugaiov, Igor	Centre Forward	2006–2017	53	36	17	9	3	4	0	0
17	Dedov, Alexandru	Left Winger	2012–2019	53	44	9	3	3	7	0	0
18	Catînsus, Valeriu	Centre Back	1999–2009	53	51	2	0	0	4	0	0
19	Testemițanu, Ion	Right Back	1991–2008	52	46	6	4	0	3	0	0
20	Rogaciov, Serghei	Centre Forward	1996–2007	50	33	17	9	0	1	0	0
21	Racu, Petru	Defensive Midfielder	2010–2020	49	39	10	1	1	3	0	0
22	Antoniuc, Alexandru	Right Winger	2010–2022	47	35	12	3	8	5	0	0
23	Bordian, Vitalie	Right Back	2005–2017	47	44	3	1	1	4	0	0
24	Gînsari, Radu	Attacking Midfielder	2012–2022	46	34	12	7	1	5	1	0
25	Epureanu, Sergiu	Attacking Midfielder	1996–2006	46	41	5	3	0	5	1	0
26	Jardan, Ion	Right Back	2013–2023	46	41	5	0	1	7	0	0
27	Damașcan, Vitalie	Centre Forward	2018–2025	45	27	18	5	1	4	0	0
28	Olexici, Ghenadie	Right Back	2001–2007	42	39	3	0	0	5	0	0
29	Ivanov, Stanislav	Centre Midfielder	2001–2013	42	38	4	0	0	4	0	0
30	Covalciuc, Serghei	Centre Midfielder	2001–2012	40	35	5	2	0	1	0	0
31	Boreţ, Vadim	Left Midfielder	1999–2011	40	26	14	1	0	5	0	0
32	Gaidamaşciuc, Vladimir	Attacking Midfielder	1992–2001	40	34	6	1	0	3	0	0
33	Cojocari, Andrei	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2021	40	23	17	1	0	10	0	0
34	Bolohan, Vadim	Centre Back	2006–2022	40	36	4	1	1	5	0	0
35	Stroenco, Serghei	Centre Back	1992–2007	39	39	0	0	0	9	0	0
36	Caimacov, Mihail	Centre Midfielder	2020–2025	38	31	7	3	2	10	0	0
37	Curtianu, Alexandru	Centre Midfielder	1994–2002	38	37	1	2	0	7	1	1
38	Cebotari, Boris	Defensive Midfielder	1994–2006	38	21	17	1	0	2	0	0
39	Şişchin, Oleg	Defensive Midfielder	1996–2006	38	31	7	1	0	5	1	0
40	Crăciun, Artur	Centre Back	2019–2025	37	33	4	0	3	8	1	0
41	Frunză, Viorel	Centre Forward	2002–2015	36	22	14	7	1	5	0	0
42	Andronic, Valeriu	Centre Midfielder	2001–2016	36	12	24	4	0	3	0	0
43	Postolachi, Virgiliu	Centre Forward	2021–2026	36	21	15	1	2	2	0	0
44	Savinov, Alexei	Centre Back	2003–2011	36	30	6	0	1	3	0	0
45	Laşcencov, Serghei	Centre Back	2004–2009	36	35	1	0	0	8	0	1
46	Sidorenco, Eugeniu	Left Winger	2010–2019	35	21	14	7	1	2	0	0
47	Carp, Cătălin	Defensive Midfielder	2013–2021	35	30	5	1	2	9	0	0
48	Oprea, Igor	Centre Midfielder	1992–2001	34	32	2	3	0	6	1	0
49	Moțpan, Nichita	Attacking Midfielder	2022–2026	34	24	10	3	2	7	0	0
50	Covalenco, Alexandru	Left Back	1999–2005	34	31	3	0	0	9	0	1

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 6 duos of Moldova

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Gaţcan, Alexandru	Bugaiov, Igor	2007–2016	3	33
2	Antoniuc, Alexandru	Sidorenco, Eugeniu	2013	3	43
3	Cociuc, Eugeniu	Gînsari, Radu	2017	2	29
4	Moțpan, Nichita	Nicolăescu, Ion	2022–2023	2	11
5	Crăciun, Artur	Damașcan, Vitalie	2024	2	40
6	Stînă, Victor	Bogaciuc, Victor	2024–2026	2	50

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 85 of 234 goals.