Maxim Cojocaru (born 13 January 1998) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a

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for Petrocub Hîncești.

Club career

In February 2018, Cojocaru moved from Dacia Chișinău to Latvian club

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. On 6 July 2018, he signed for Petrocub Hîncești. On 18 January 2019, he signed for

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnist ...

. On 8 March 2022, he returned to Petrocub Hîncești.

International career

He made his

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debut on 7 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, when he substituted

Vadim Cemîrtan Vadim Cemîrtan (born 21 July 1987) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a striker for Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol in the Moldovan National Division The Moldovan Super Liga is an association football league that is currently the top division of ...

in the 65th minute.

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* * 1998 births Footballers from Chișinău Moldovan footballers Association football midfielders Living people Moldova youth international footballers Moldova under-21 international footballers Moldova international footballers FC Dacia Chișinău players FK Ventspils players CS Petrocub Hîncești players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Moldovan Super Liga players Latvian Higher League players Moldovan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Latvia Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Latvia {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub