Serafim Cojocari (born 7 January 2001) is a Moldovan professional

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who plays as a

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for

CSF Bălți CSF Bălți is a Moldovan professional football club based in Bălți, founded in 1984 as ''FC Zaria Bălți'' and refounded in 2020 as ''CSF Bălți''. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, the top division of Moldovan football. Between 1992 and ...

, on loan from

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 ...

Club career

Cojocari was born in Rezina and started his career with

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. He made his Moldovan National Division debut for the club on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 loss against

. In March 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Sheriff Tiraspol, joining their

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. He made his first appearance for Sheriff's first team on 7 August 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 7–1 win against Dinamo-Auto. On 1 September 2022, Cojocari joined

on a one-season loan.

International career

Cojocari has featured for Moldovan national youth teams at under-19 and under-21 level.

References

2001 births Living people People from Rezina District Association football midfielders Moldovan footballers FC Zimbru Chișinău players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players CSF Bălți players Moldovan Super Liga players Moldova youth international footballers Moldova under-21 international footballers {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub