Dmitri Mandrîcenco (born 13 May 1997) is a Moldovan professional

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who plays as a

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for Lithuanian A Lyga club Dainava.

Club career

Mandrîcenco was born in Tiraspol, Moldova, and started his youth career with

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. He later played youth football in Ukraine for RVUFK Kyiv,

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and

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. He started his senior career in Moldova, before moving to Georgia and Saburtalo Tbilisi in January 2021. In January 2022, he joined Ukrainian side Inhulets Petrove. On 6 April 2022, Mandrîcenco signed a contract with

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International career

Having represented Moldova at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, Mandrîcenco made his senior international debut for the country on 18 January 2022 against

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. Starting the match, he scored a goal after just 10 minutes of play.

International goals

Personal life

Mandrîcenco holds both Moldovan and Ukrainian citizenship. He comes from a footballing family; his brother Constantin Mandrîcenco is a footballer, and his father Nicolae Mandrîcenco and his uncle Ivan Mandricenco were also footballers.

Honours

Tighina *

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Sfîntul Gheorghe *

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runner-up:

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* Moldovan Cup runner-up: 2018–19, 2019–20 Saburtalo Tbilisi *

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* 1997 births Living people Ukrainian people of Moldovan descent Footballers from Tiraspol Footballers from Transnistria Piddubny Olympic College alumni Men's association football midfielders Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's youth international footballers Moldova men's under-21 international footballers Moldova men's international footballers FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol players FC Spicul Chișcăreni players FC Sfîntul Gheorghe players FC Tighina players FC Iberia 1999 players FC Inhulets Petrove players Motor Lublin players FK Dainava Alytus players Moldovan Super Liga players Erovnuli Liga players II liga players A Lyga players Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub