Moldovan footballer

Alexandru Epureanu (born 27 September 1986) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a centre-back for İstanbul Başakşehir and the Moldova national team.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Club
  • 3.2 International
• 4 Honours
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 Individual
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Club career

Born in Chișinau, Epureanu joined FC Sheriff Tiraspol in summer 2004.

He has won Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2018. Since playing for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, he has gone on to play for Dinamo Moscow.

On 2 July 2014, Epureanu signed for İstanbul Başakşehir. He made his league debut for the club on 30 August 2014 in a 1–1 home draw with Kasımpaşa, playing all ninety minutes of the match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home victory over Akhisarspor. His goal, scored in the sixth minute, made the score 1–0 to İstanbul BB.

International career

Epureanu made his international debut in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying loss against Norway on 6 September 2006, and has since been a regular in the national team squad, 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. He ranks first in terms of all-time appearances for Moldova. On 31 March 2021, he made his 100th appearance for Moldova in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Israel.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 April 2021

International

As of match played 31 March 2021Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.

Note: Some sources have credited Epureanu with scoring the second goal in a 4–0 victory over Saudi Arabia in 2014, however this was a penalty converted by Igor Picușceac.

Honours

Club

Zimbru Chișinău

• Moldovan Cup: 2003–04

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Divizia Naţională: 2004–05, 2005–06
• Moldovan Cup: 2005–06
• Moldovan Supercup: 2005

Dynamo Moscow

• Russian Cup runner-up: 2011–12

İstanbul Başakşehir

• Turkish Cup runner-up: 2016–17
• Süper Lig: 2019–20

Individual

• Moldovan Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links

• Alexandru Epureanu at Soccerway
• Alexandru Epureanu at eu-football
• Alexandru Epureanu at National-Football-Teams.com