This is a list of Moldova international footballers who have played at least 20 matches for the

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. There are in total 73 players on the list. Alexandru Epureanu is the player with the most appearances for Moldova. He made his debut in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying loss against

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on 6 September 2006, and has since been a regular in the national team, wearing the captain's armband on several occasions. In September 2019, Epureanu retired from the national team due to a knee injury. However, he returned in August 2020, and is still active for Moldova. On 31 March 2021, he made his 100th appearance for Moldova in a

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match against

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. Victor Golovatenco is in second place with 79 appearances, followed by Radu Rebeja with 74 appearances. Serghei Cleșcenco is the all-time top goalscorer of the Moldova national team. He scored 11 goals in 69 matches between 1991 and 2006. Moldova's first ever match was a friendly match against

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on 2 July 1991. Five of the players on this list took part in the match, including Radu Rebeja and Serghei Cleșcenco. Moldova have never qualified for the

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or the

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, so the matches listed below are either qualifying matches for those two tournaments,

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matches, or friendly matches.

Key

*The list is initially ordered by number of appearances, then goals, and then alphabetically by surname. *Only players with at least 20 appearances in official matches are listed. *Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup qualification,

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and

matches, as well as numerous international friendly matches. *Statistics are correct as of the match played on 21 January 2022.

List

References

External links

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