Valentin Cojocaru

Valentin Cojocaru

Personal information
Full name	Valentin Alexandru Cojocaru
Date of birth	1 October 1995
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Steaua București
Number	12
Youth career
2004–2007	Dinamo București
2007–2010	Steaua București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2011	Steaua II București	3	(0)
2011–	Steaua București	17	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Romania U-21	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Valentin Alexandru Cojocaru (born 1 October 1995 in Bucharest) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Steaua București as a goalkeeper. In 2011, he was selected for a trial at Liverpool, but he returned to Steaua because the clubs couldn't agree on a transfer sum.^[1] He made his first appearance for Steaua București on the 7th of May 2013 against Gloria Bistrița, a game won with the score of 1–0. He is the son of former football referee Ispas Cojocaru.^[2]

Honours

• Steaua Bucureşti:
  • Romanian Liga I: 2012–13, 2014–15
  • Romanian Cup: 2014–15
  • Romanian Supercup: 2013
  • Romanian League Cup: 2014–15

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Steaua II București	2010–11	3	0	0	0	-		-		-		3	0
Total		3	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0
Steaua București	2011–12	0	0	0	0	-		0	0	-		0	0
	2012–13	3	0	0	0	-		0	0	-		3	0
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	-		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	7	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2015–16	7	0	4	0	3	0	5	0	1	0	20	0
Total		17	0	8	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	36	0
Career Total		20	0	8	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	39	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 April 2016

References

1. Valentin Cojocaru poate fi primul român la Liverpool!
2. Apără Cojocaru zici că-i Tătărușanu! :) La doar 17 ani, tânărul portar a impresionat cu Gloria

External links

• (Romanian) Official FCSB profile