Corneliu Cotogoi

Moldovan footballer

Corneliu Cotogoi
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Șelimbăr
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Dacia Buiucani	34	(6)
2021–2024	Petrocub Hîncești	65	(4)
2024–	Șelimbăr	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Moldova U21^[a]	4	(0)
2021–2022	Moldova	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024

Corneliu Cotogoi (born 23 June 2001) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Liga II club 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 7 September 2024^[1]

Moldova
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	3	0
2022	2	0
Total	5	0

Honours

Petrocub Hîncești

Moldovan Super Liga: 2023–24; runner-up: 2021–22, 2022–23
Moldovan Cup: 2023–24

Notes

^ Only official UEFA matches included

References

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