Alexandru Epureanu

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Alexandru Epureanu
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Epureanu with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2014
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Epureanu
Date of birth (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
Number 6
Youth career
1995–1998 Hoverla Uzhhorod
1998–2002 Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Zimbru Chișinău 29 (2)
2004–2006 Sheriff Tiraspol 66 (3)
2007–2009 FC Moscow 72 (3)
2010–2014 Dynamo Moscow 44 (3)
2012 → Krylia Sovetov (loan) 17 (1)
2013 → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 7 (0)
2014 Anzhi Makhachkala 10 (2)
2014– İstanbul Başakşehir 188 (13)
National team‡
–2005 Moldova U19
2005–2007 Moldova U21 18 (0)
2006– Moldova 100 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021

Alexandru Epureanu (born 27 September 1986) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a centre-back for İstanbul Başakşehir and the Moldova national team.

Club career[]

Born in Chișinau, Epureanu joined FC Sheriff Tiraspol in summer 2004.[1]

He has won Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2018. Since playing for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, he has gone on to play for Dinamo Moscow.

On 2 July 2014, Epureanu signed for İstanbul Başakşehir.[2] He made his league debut for the club on 30 August 2014 in a 1–1 home draw with Kasımpaşa, playing all ninety minutes of the match.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home victory over Akhisarspor. His goal, scored in the sixth minute, made the score 1–0 to İstanbul BB.[4]

International career[]

Epureanu made his international 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.[5] In September 2019, Epureanu retired from the national team due to a knee injury.[6] However, he returned in August 2020,[7] and is still active for Moldova.[5] He ranks first in terms of all-time appearances for Moldova.[8] On 31 March 2021, he made his 100th appearance for Moldova in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Israel.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 22 April 2021[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zimbru Chișinău 2002–03 Moldovan National Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
2003–04 24 2 3 0 — 27 2
Total 29 2 3 0 — 32 2
Sheriff Tiraspol 2004–05 Moldovan National Division 22 0 0 0 — 22 0
2005–06 27 2 4 2 — 31 4
2006–07 17 1 4 0 — 21 1
Total 66 3 8 2 — 74 5
FC Moscow 2007 Russian Premier League 23 0 — — 23 0
2008 24 1 2 1 3 0 — 29 2
2009 25 2 1 0 — — 26 2
Total 72 3 3 1 3 0 — 78 4
Dynamo Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League 23 2 2 0 — — 25 2
2011–12 14 1 3 0 — — 17 1
2012–13 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Total 44 3 5 0 — — 49 3
Krylia Sovetov (loan) 2012–13 Russian Premier League 17 1 2 1 — — 19 2
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 2013–14 7 0 1 0 4 1 — 12 1
Anzhi Makhachkala 2013–14 10 2 0 0 4 0 — 14 2
İstanbul Başakşehir Süper Lig 32 4 1 0 — — 33 4
2015–16 14 0 9 0 0 0 — 23 0
2016–17 30 1 6 0 4 0 — 40 1
2017–18 31 6 1 0 10 0 — 42 6
2018–19 22 2 1 1 2 0 — 25 3
2019–20 29 0 0 0 5 0 — 34 0
2020–21 28 0 2 0 5 0 1[a] 0 36 0
Total 183 13 20 1 26 0 1 0 230 14
Career total 428 27 31 3 48 3 1 0 508 33
  1. ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup.

International[]

As of match played 31 March 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Moldova 2006 3 0
2007 9 1
2008 10 0
2009 8 1
2010 7 1
2011 8 0
2012 6 1
2013 7 0
2014 8 3
2015 3 0
2016 7 0
2017 7 0
2018 8 0
2019 0 0
2020 6 0
2021 3 0
Total 100 7
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[5]
List of international goals scored by Alexandru Epureanu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2007 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău  Malta 1–1 1–1 Euro 2008 qualifier
2 12 August 2009 Republican Stadium, Yerevan  Armenia 4–1 4–1 Friendly
3 3 March 2010 Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 16 October 2012 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  San Marino 2–0 2–0 2014 World Cup qualifier
5 5 March 2014 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella  Andorra 1–0 3–0 Friendly
6 3–0
7 12 October 2014 Otkrytie Arena, Moscow  Russia 1–1 1–1 Euro 2016 qualifier

Note: Some sources have credited Epureanu with scoring the second goal in a 4–0 victory over Saudi Arabia in 2014, however this was a penalty converted by Igor Picușceac.[12]

Honours[]

Club[]

Zimbru Chișinău

Sheriff Tiraspol

Dynamo Moscow

İstanbul Başakşehir

Individual[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Member associations". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Epureanu va evolua din noul sezon la İstanbul BB". diez.md (in Romanian). Diez.md. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Kasimpasa – 30 August 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Akhisarspor – 5 October 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Alexandru Epureanu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Căpitanul Alexandru Epureanu se retrage de la echipa națională a R. Moldova, invocând probleme la genunchi" (in Romanian). Agora. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ Grecu, Sandu (29 August 2020). "Alexandru Epureanu revine la Națională!" (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Most Moldova caps". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Contra Israelului Alexandru Epureanu a bifat meciul cu numărul 100 pentru naționala Moldovei" (in Romanian). Moldfootball. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ Alexandru Epureanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  11. ^ Alexandru Epureanu at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "Saudi Arabia vs Moldova - Football Match Report - May 24th, 2014". ESPN.
  13. ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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