Denis Ciobotariu
Romanian footballer (born 1998)
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Denis Ciobotariu (born 10 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Rapid București.[1]
Date of birth
10 June 1998
Place of birth
Bucharest, Romania
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Dinamo București | 34 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Chindia Târgoviște (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | CFR Cluj | 18 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Voluntari (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Sepsi OSK | 84 | (5) |
| 2025– | Rapid București | 45 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Romania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Romania U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Romania | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Club career
In 2017, Ciobotariu signed a contract with Dinamo București.[2]
CFR Cluj reached an agreement with Dinamo in January 2020 to buy Ciobotariu for 150,000 euros.[3][4]
He joined Rapid Bucureşti in January 2025.[5]
Personal life
He is the son of former Romanian international and current football coach Liviu Ciobotariu.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 September 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chindia Târgoviște (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga II | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Dinamo București | 2018–19 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2019–20 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Voluntari (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga I | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 2022–23 | Liga I | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 6 | ||
| Rapid Bucureşti | 2024–25 | Liga I | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2026–27 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 226 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 265 | 17 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |