Moldova national under-21 football team

Moldova U-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFMF[1]
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachȘtefan Stoica[2]
FIFA codeMDA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Moldova 0–1 Belarus 
(Chișinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
 Moldova 5–1 Georgia 
(Valletta, Malta; 27 February 2006)
 Gibraltar 0–4 Moldova 
(Gibraltar; 29 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 8–0 Moldova 
(Sparta, Greece; 23 October 1996)
European Championship
Appearances0

The Moldova national under-21 football team represents Moldova in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-21 team, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side. The team is coached by Ștefan Stoica.[3]

This team is for Moldovan players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Moldova U21s began their first competitive campaign in 1994, in which they tried to qualify for the 1996 finals. They eventually finished fourth in a five-team group, with two wins out of eight games. The U-21 team plays its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[4]
  • Match dates: 24 and 27 March 2023
  • Opposition:  Kosovo and  Austria
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against  Kosovo
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Silviu Șmalenea (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 4 0 Moldova Spartanii Selemet
12 1GK Roman Dumenco (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
23 1GK Roman Lazăr (2005-06-28) 28 June 2005 0 0 Italy Adriese

2 2DF Cătălin Cucoș (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 1 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
3 2DF Vlad Coliș (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
4 2DF Iurie Iovu (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 7 1 Croatia Istra 1961
5 2DF Ion Borș (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 7 0 Moldova Sfîntul Gheorghe
13 2DF Andrei Motoc (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 4 0 Italy Siena
2DF Cornelius Staver (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 1 0 Italy Pescara

8 3MF Daniel Lisu (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 9 0 Moldova Sfîntul Gheorghe
10 3MF Vicu Bulmaga (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 3 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk
11 3MF Daniel Danu (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 6 0 Moldova Bălți
17 3MF Marius Curoș (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 1 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
22 3MF Nicolai Covalschi (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
3MF Mihai Dolghi (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 7 0 Moldova Viitorul Cluj

7 4FW Nichita Picus (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 2 0 Moldova Florești
9 4FW Vladislav Blănuță (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 8 3 Romania U Craiova 1948
15 4FW Serghei Mișcov (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 2 0 Moldova Bălți
16 4FW Daniel Dosca (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 1 0 Moldova Dacia Buiucani
18 4FW Nichita Covali (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 2 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
19 4FW Daniel Muntean (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 1 0 Romania Foresta Suceava
20 4FW Danila Forov (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 1 0 Croatia Rijeka

Competition history

UEFA U-21 European Championship

UEFA U-21 European Championship UEFA U-21
Qualification record[5]
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1996 Did not qualify8224511
Romania 1998 8116517
Slovakia 2000 8044310
Switzerland 2002 10235613
Germany 2004 8026314
Portugal 2006 10325812
Netherlands 2007 412145
Sweden 2009 840468
Denmark 2011 10424913
Israel 2013 82151024
Czech Republic 2015 10514126
Poland 2017 10217818
Italy San Marino 2019 10217823
Hungary Slovenia 2021 8215622
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 10334712
Slovakia 2025 Future event
Total 0/15 130 33 26 71 100 208

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualifying group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if among three best runners-up
3  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 June 2023. Source: UEFA
Gibraltar v Moldova

Netherlands v Moldova

Moldova v Georgia

Sweden v Moldova

Moldova v North Macedonia

Moldova v Gibraltar

Moldova v Netherlands

Georgia v Moldova

Moldova v Sweden

North Macedonia v Moldova

All-time record

Only competitive matches are included.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Meciuri". fmf.md.
  2. "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
  3. "Lot". fmf.md.
  4. "Under 21. Lotul Moldovei pentru „dubla" cu Kosovo și Austria" (in Romanian). Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. "Statistics". RSSSF.
  6. "All-time record". fmf.md.
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