List of Moldova international footballers

This is a list of Moldova international footballers who have played at least 20 matches for the Moldova national football team. There are in total 69 players on the list.

For the current national team squad, see Moldova national football team § Players.
Alexandru Epureanu holds the record for most appearances for Moldova.

Alexandru Epureanu is the player with the most appearances for Moldova.[1] He made his debut in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying loss against Norway on 6 September 2006, and has since been a regular in the national team squad, wearing the captain's armband on several occasions.[2] In September 2019, Epureanu retired from the national team due to a knee injury.[3] However, he returned in August 2020,[4] and is still active for Moldova.[2] On 31 March 2021, he made his 100th appearance for Moldova in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Israel.[5]

Victor Golovatenco is in second place with 79 appearances, followed by Radu Rebeja with 74 appearances.[1]

Serghei Cleșcenco is the all-time top goalscorer of the Moldova national team. He scored 11 goals in 69 matches between 1991 and 2006.[6]

Moldova's first ever match was a friendly match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.[7] Five of the players on this list took part in the match, including Radu Rebeja and Serghei Cleșcenco.[8][9]

Moldova have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship, so the matches listed below are either qualifying matches for those two tournaments, UEFA Nations League matches, or friendly matches.

Key
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
  • The list is initially ordered by number of appearances, and then alphabetically by surname.
  • Only players with at least 20 appearances in official matches are listed.
  • Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup qualification, UEFA European Championship qualifying and UEFA Nations League matches, as well as numerous international friendly matches.
  • Statistics are correct as of the match played on 31 March 2021.

List
Moldova national football team players with at least 20 appearances[1]
# Name Date of birth Pos. Apps. Goals Debut Last or most recent match Ref.
Date Opponent Date Opponent
1 Alexandru Epureanu 27 September 1986 DF 100 7 6 September 2006  Norway 31 March 2021  Israel [2]
2 Victor Golovatenco 28 April 1984 DF 79 3 18 February 2004  Estonia 27 March 2017  Turkey [10]
3 Radu Rebeja 8 June 1973 MF 74 2 2 July 1991  Georgia 15 October 2008  Luxembourg [8]
4 Igor Armaș 14 July 1987 DF 69 5 28 May 2008  Armenia 31 March 2021  Israel [11]
Serghei Cleșcenco 20 May 1972 FW 69 11 2 July 1991  Georgia 7 October 2006  Bosnia and Herzegovina [9]
6 Eugeniu Cebotaru 16 October 1984 MF 68 1 17 November 2007  Hungary 18 November 2020  Kosovo [12]
7 Alexandru Gațcan 27 March 1984 MF 63 5 9 February 2005  Azerbaijan 18 November 2018  Luxembourg [13]
8 Alexandru Suvorov 2 February 1987 MF 59 5 18 May 2006  Azerbaijan 7 October 2020  Italy [14]
9 Ion Testemițanu 27 April 1974 DF 56 5 2 July 1991  Georgia 6 February 2008  Kazakhstan [15]
10 Valeriu Catînsus 27 April 1978 DF 55 0 16 December 1999  Greece 14 October 2009  Latvia [16]
Alexandru Dedov 26 July 1989 MF 55 3 15 August 2012  Albania 11 October 2019  Andorra [17]
Artur Ioniță 17 August 1990 MF 55 3 28 March 2009   Switzerland 28 March 2021  Denmark [18]
13 Igor Bugaiov 26 June 1984 FW 54 8 7 February 2007  Romania 5 September 2017  Wales [19]
14 Stanislav Namașco 10 November 1986 GK 53 0 17 November 2007  Hungary 28 March 2021  Denmark [20]
15 Serghei Rogaciov 20 May 1977 FW 52 9 5 October 1996  Italy 12 September 2007  Bosnia and Herzegovina [21]
16 Petru Racu 17 July 1987 DF 50 0 11 August 2010  Georgia 14 October 2020  Slovenia [22]
17 Vitalie Bordian 11 August 1984 DF 49 1 3 September 2005  Belarus 9 October 2017  Austria [23]
18 Sergiu Epureanu 12 September 1976 MF 47 3 9 April 1996  Ukraine 11 October 2006  Turkey [24]
19 Serghei Stroenco 22 February 1967 DF 46 0 20 May 1992  Lithuania 17 October 2007  Malta [25]
20 Alexandru Antoniuc 23 May 1989 MF 45 3 29 May 2010  United Arab Emirates 28 March 2021  Denmark [26]
Vladimir Gaidamașciuc 11 June 1971 MF 45 1 20 May 1992  Lithuania 6 October 2001  Turkey [27]
22 Andrei Cojocari 21 January 1987 MF 43 2 28 March 2007  Hungary 31 March 2021  Israel [28]
Stanislav Ivanov 7 October 1980 MF 43 0 6 October 2001  Turkey 6 February 2013  Kazakhstan [29]
Veaceslav Posmac 7 November 1990 DF 43 2 14 June 2013  Kyrgyzstan 25 March 2021  Faroe Islands [30]
25 Vadim Boreț 5 September 1976 MF 42 1 18 August 1999  Hungary 6 September 2011  Hungary [31]
Ghenadie Olexici 23 August 1978 DF 42 0 15 August 2001  Portugal 17 November 2007  Hungary [32]
Igor Oprea 5 October 1969 MF 42 4 20 May 1992  Lithuania 15 August 2001  Portugal [33]
28 Serghei Covalciuc 20 January 1982 MF 41 2 15 August 2001  Portugal 12 October 2012  Ukraine [34]
29 Boris Cebotari 3 February 1975 MF 39 1 16 April 1994  United States 16 August 2006  Lithuania [35]
Radu Gînsari 10 December 1991 FW 39 7 23 May 2012  Venezuela 17 November 2019  Iceland [36]
31 Alexandru Curtianu 11 February 1974 MF 38 2 16 April 1994  United States 27 March 2002  Hungary [37]
Oleg Șișchin 7 January 1975 MF 38 1 9 April 1996  Ukraine 16 August 2006  Lithuania [38]
33 Viorel Frunză 6 December 1979 FW 37 7 20 November 2002  Hungary 27 March 2015  Sweden [39]
Serghei Lașcencov 24 March 1980 DF 37 0 31 March 2004  Azerbaijan 14 October 2009  Latvia [40]
Alexei Savinov 19 April 1979 DF 37 0 10 September 2003  Belarus 6 September 2011  Hungary [41]
36 Valeriu Andronic 21 December 1982 MF 36 4 15 August 2001  Portugal 27 May 2016  Croatia [42]
Cătălin Carp 20 October 1993 MF 36 2 14 August 2013  Andorra 31 March 2021  Israel [43]
Ion Jardan 10 January 1990 DF 36 0 14 June 2013  Kyrgyzstan 31 March 2021  Israel [44]
Iurie Miterev 28 February 1975 FW 36 8 20 May 1992  Lithuania 18 May 2006  Azerbaijan [45]
40 Alexandru Covalenco 25 March 1978 MF 35 0 16 December 1999  Greece 4 June 2005  Scotland [46]
Eugen Sidorenco 19 March 1989 FW 35 7 26 May 2010  Azerbaijan 14 October 2019  Albania [47]
42 Ilie Cebanu 29 December 1986 GK 30 0 11 October 2013  San Marino 30 January 2018  Azerbaijan [48]
Sergiu Dadu 23 January 1981 FW 30 8 20 November 2002  Hungary 6 February 2013  Kazakhstan [49]
Eugen Hmaruc 13 July 1977 GK 30 0 4 June 2000  Russia 18 May 2006  Azerbaijan [50]
45 Artur Pătraș 1 October 1988 MF 29 0 6 February 2011  Poland 9 January 2020  Sweden [51]
46 Anatolie Doroș 21 March 1983 FW 28 3 22 August 2007  Latvia 11 October 2013  San Marino [52]
Oleg Fistican 1 February 1975 DF 28 0 26 April 1995  Bulgaria 6 February 2000  Slovakia [53]
48 Oleg Reabciuk 16 January 1998 DF 27 0 27 March 2018  Ivory Coast 31 March 2021  Israel [54]
Serghei Secu 28 November 1972 DF 27 1 2 July 1991  Georgia 23 March 1997  Ukraine [55]
50 Iurie Priganiuc 23 October 1978 DF 26 0 6 February 2000  Slovakia 12 October 2005  Italy [56]
Denis Romanenco 18 November 1974 GK 26 0 9 April 1996  Ukraine 16 August 2006  Lithuania [57]
52 Serghei Alexeev 31 May 1986 FW 25 5 7 February 2007  Romania 8 September 2014  Montenegro [58]
Serghei Belous 21 November 1971 MF 25 1 16 April 1994  United States 16 December 1999  Greece [59]
Eugeniu Cociuc 11 May 1993 MF 25 0 9 June 2015  Luxembourg 15 November 2020  Greece [60]
Alexei Koșelev 19 November 1993 GK 25 0 9 October 2015  Russia 31 March 2021  Israel [61]
56 Vadim Bolohan 15 August 1986 DF 24 0 3 March 2010  Kazakhstan 31 March 2021  Israel [62]
Igor Picușceac 27 March 1983 FW 24 3 6 September 2008  Latvia 18 February 2015  Kazakhstan [63]
58 Simeon Bulgaru 26 May 1985 DF 23 1 7 February 2007  Romania 6 September 2013  England [64]
Andrei Corneencov 1 April 1982 MF 23 0 14 February 2004  Malta 11 February 2009  Macedonia [65]
Vasile Coșelev 2 December 1972 GK 23 0 20 May 1992  Lithuania 10 March 1999  Malta [66]
Sergiu Plătică 9 June 1991 DF 23 0 17 January 2017  Qatar 31 March 2021  Israel [67]
Igor Țîgîrlaș 24 February 1984 MF 23 1 7 February 2007  Romania 11 June 2017  Georgia [68]
63 Alexandru Guzun 29 October 1966 DF 22 1 2 July 1991  Georgia 6 February 2000  Slovakia [69]
Alexandru Onică 25 July 1984 MF 22 0 18 November 2008  Estonia 17 November 2015  Azerbaijan [70]
Gheorghe Ovseanicov 12 October 1985 FW 22 2 24 May 2008  Croatia 7 June 2013  Poland [71]
66 Denis Calincov 15 September 1985 FW 21 2 20 August 2003  Turkey 3 September 2014  Ukraine [72]
Alexandru Popovici 9 April 1977 FW 21 3 9 April 1996  Ukraine 8 October 2005  Norway [73]
68 Serghei Pașcenco 18 December 1982 GK 20 0 12 October 2005  Italy 26 February 2018  Saudi Arabia [74]
Denis Zmeu 8 May 1985 MF 20 1 24 March 2007  Malta 11 November 2011  Georgia [75]

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