Moldova national under-21 football team

Moldova Under-21
Nickname(s)	Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation; (Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal, FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ștefan Stoica
Captain	Iurie Iovu
Home stadium	Zimbru Stadium
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Moldova 0–1 Belarus ; (Chișinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
	Moldova 5–1 Georgia ; (Valletta, Malta; 27 February 2006); Gibraltar 0–4 Moldova ; (Gibraltar; 29 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Greece 8–0 Moldova ; (Sparta, Greece; 23 October 1996)
European Championship
Appearances	0
Website	fmf.md

The Moldova national under-21 football team represents Moldova in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-21 team, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side. The team is coached by Ștefan Stoica.^[1]^[2]

This team is for Moldovan players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Moldova U21s began their first competitive campaign in 1994, in which they tried to qualify for the 1996 finals. They eventually finished fourth in a five-team group, with two wins out of eight games. The U-21 team plays its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

Players

Current squad

The following players are selected for the upcoming 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Gibraltar on 21 November 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Gibraltar.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Silviu Șmalenea	(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002	10	0	Petrocub Hîncești
12	1GK	Victor Dodon	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004	1	0	Dacia Buiucani
23	1GK	Roman Dumenco	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004	1	0	Sheriff Tiraspol

2	2DF	Cătălin Cucoș	(2003-09-29) 29 September 2003	8	0	Kolos Kovalivka
3	2DF	Cornelius Staver	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003	5	0	Pescara
4	2DF	Iurie Iovu (captain)	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002	11	1	Istra 1961
5	2DF	Doru Calestru	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002	5	0	Akritas Chlorakas
13	2DF	Leo Saca	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007	2	0	Barcelona U18

6	3MF	Mihai Morozan	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004	1	0	Zimbru Chișinău
8	3MF	Daniel Lisu	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002	13	0	Milsami Orhei
10	3MF	Vlad Răileanu	(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003	4	3	Zimbru Chișinău
11	3MF	Sorin Chele	(2003-09-22) 22 September 2003	1	0	Spartanii Sportul
15	3MF	Vladislav Zavalișca	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003	1	0	Milsami Orhei
16	3MF	Mihai Dolghi	(2002-07-08) 8 July 2002	10	0	CSM Reșița
18	3MF	Nichita Covali	(2002-09-07) 7 September 2002	7	0	Florești
20	3MF	Vicu Bulmaga	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003	7	0	Isloch Minsk
	3MF	Vasile Bîtlan	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004	0	0	Dacia Buiucani

7	4FW	Ilie Botnari	(2003-07-25) 25 July 2003	2	0	Dacia Buiucani
9	4FW	Serghei Mișcov	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003	6	1	Bălți
17	4FW	Vladimir Fratea	(2003-07-27) 27 July 2003	1	0	Akritas Chlorakas
19	4FW	Mihai Lupan	(2004-09-08) 8 September 2004	2	1	Petrocub Hîncești

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Roman Lazăr	(2005-06-28) 28 June 2005	0	0	Adriese	v. Austria, 27 March 2023

MF	Nicolai Covalschi	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004	1	0	Sheriff Tiraspol	v. Austria, 27 March 2023

FW	Vladislav Blănuță	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002	8	3	U Craiova 1948	v. Austria, 27 March 2023
FW	Nichita Picus	(2002-09-13) 13 September 2002	2	0	Florești	v. Austria, 27 March 2023
FW	Daniel Dosca	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003	1	0	Dacia Buiucani	v. Austria, 27 March 2023
FW	Danila Forov	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004	1	0	Rijeka	v. Austria, 27 March 2023

Competition history

UEFA U-21 European Championship

UEFA U-21 European Championship										UEFA U-21 Qualification record^[3]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify									8	2	2	4	5	11
1998										8	1	1	6	5	17
2000										8	0	4	4	3	10
2002										10	2	3	5	6	13
2004										8	0	2	6	3	14
2006										10	3	2	5	8	12
2007										4	1	2	1	4	5
2009										8	4	0	4	6	8
2011										10	4	2	4	9	13
2013										8	2	1	5	10	24
2015										10	5	1	4	12	6
2017										10	2	1	7	8	18
2019										10	2	1	7	8	23
2021										8	2	1	5	6	22
2023										10	3	3	4	7	12
2025	Future event									6	2	0	4	6	12
Total	0/15									136	35	26	75	106	220

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualifying group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	6	0	0	18	2	+16	18	Final tournament
2	Georgia	5	3	1	1	4	3	+1	10	Final tournament if among three best runners-up (play-offs otherwise)
3	Sweden	5	2	1	2	11	5	+6	7
4	Moldova	6	2	0	4	6	12	−6	6
5	North Macedonia	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	3
6	Gibraltar	6	1	0	5	3	17	−14	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA

Matches

Win Draw Loss

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)	Gibraltar	1–3	Moldova	Gibraltar, Gibraltar
	Borge 2'	Report	Borș 27' (pen.) Răileanu 31', 67'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Jasmin Šabotić (Luxembourg)

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)	Netherlands	3–0	Moldova	Waalwijk, Netherlands
	Proper 43' Babadi 67' Manhoef 73'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Miloš Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)	Moldova	0–1	Georgia	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Iobashvili 84'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)	Sweden	4–0	Moldova	Falkenberg, Sweden
	Vilhelmsson 8', 32' Swedberg 19' Bergvall 89'	Report		Stadium: Falkenberg Arena Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)	Moldova	2–1	North Macedonia	Chișinău, Moldova
	Răileanu 55' Lupan 85'	Report	Stankovski 60'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Robert Jenkins (Wales)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)	Moldova	1–2	Gibraltar	Chișinău, Moldova
	Mișcov 80'	Report	Borge 29' (pen.) Carrington 57'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)

25 March 2024 (2024-03-25)	Moldova	v	Netherlands	Moldova
		Report

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)	Georgia	v	Moldova	Georgia
		Report

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)	Moldova	v	Sweden	Moldova
		Report

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)	North Macedonia	v	Moldova	North Macedonia
		Report

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 21 November 2023.^[4]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	2	1	0	1	5	5	0
Andorra	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
Azerbaijan	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Belarus	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4
Belgium	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4
Bulgaria	4	0	2	2	0	4	−4
Croatia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic	6	0	0	6	3	16	−13
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	5	0	1	4	2	9	−7
Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Finland	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	5	1	1	3	2	6	−4
Germany	8	1	1	6	4	20	−16
Gibraltar	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6
Greece	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6
Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Israel	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Italy	4	0	0	4	0	11	−11
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuania	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Luxembourg	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Malta	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Netherlands	5	0	2	3	2	11	−9
North Macedonia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
Northern Ireland	4	0	2	2	1	5	−4
Norway	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Poland	4	2	0	2	8	8	0
Portugal	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Russia	4	0	1	3	3	14	−11
San Marino	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8
Scotland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
Turkey	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3
Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wales	8	3	2	3	4	6	−2
Total	136	35	26	75	106	220	−114

References

↑ "Lot". fmf.md.
↑ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
↑ "Statistics". RSSSF.
↑ "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

Moldova U-21 at uefa.com
Moldova U-21 at soccerway

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[1] "Lot". fmf.md.

[2] "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.

[3] "Statistics". RSSSF.

[4] "H2H". fmf.md.

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