Ionuț Sebastian Cojocaru (born 28 July 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Farul Constanța.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ionuț Sebastian Cojocaru | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Farul Constanța | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Farul Constanța | 12 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Romania U20 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editCojocaru started his senior career with Farul Constanța,[2][3][4][5] making his Liga I debut on 6 February 2023 in a 2–1 victory over Universitatea Craiova.[6]
On 22 June 2023, Cojocaru was loaned out for one season to fellow league team Petrolul Ploiești.[7] He returned to his parent club on 4 September, after failing to record his competitive debut for "the Yellow and Blues".[8]
On 12 April 2024, Cojocaru scored his first senior goals in a 2–1 away league win over Universitatea Craiova. One week later, he netted another double in a 5–1 home thrashing of CFR Cluj, also in the Liga I.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 12 July 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
Honours
editFarul Constanța[9]
References
edit- ^ "Viitorul și Farul Constanța au fuzionat. În Liga 1 va juca Farul, antrenor va fi Gheorghe Hagi, iar acționarii echipei sunt Hagi, Ciprian Marica și Zoltan Iasko" [Viitorul and Farul Constanța merged. Farul will play in the Liga I, Gheorghe Hagi will be the coach, and the team's shareholders are Hagi, Ciprian Marica and Zoltan Iasko] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Ionut Cojocaru, de la Stars Braila – golgeterul grupei 2003". probr.ro.
- ^ "Ionuţ Cojocaru, al 60-lea jucător format de Academia Hagi şi debutat în Liga I". cugetliber.ro.
- ^ ""Comparația "Ionuț Cojocaru – Denis Alibec de picior drept" cum este?". Ce a răspuns ultimul debutant în Superligă al Farului Constanț". cta.ro.
- ^ ""A fost un moment special pentru mine". La 19 ani, Ionuț Cojocaru a debutat la seniori în meciul cu Rapi". ziuaconstanta.ro.
- ^ "Ionuț Cojocaru, al 60-lea jucător format de Academia Hagi și debutat în Liga 1". farulconstanta.com.
- ^ "Bun venit, Ionuț Sebastian Cojocaru!" [Welcome, Ionuț Sebastian Cojocaru!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Colaborare încheiată cu Georgi Pashov și Ionuț Cojocaru" [Broken agreement cu Georgi Pashov and Ionuț Cojocaru] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Ionuț Cojocaru at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links
edit- Ionuț Cojocaru – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)