Valeriu Ciupercă
Moldovan footballer
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Valeriu Nicolaevici Ciupercă (born 12 June 1992) is a Moldovan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Ciupercă with FC Tambov in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriu Nicolaevici Ciupercă | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiraspol, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Chișinău | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Academia Chișinău | 67 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Krasnodar | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Academia Chișinău (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Krasnodar-2 | 14 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Spartak Nalchik (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Tom Tomsk (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2017 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Rostov | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Tambov | 74 | (6) |
| 2021 | Astana | 24 | (4) |
| 2022 | Kuban Krasnodar | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rubin Kazan | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kuban Krasnodar | 17 | (1) |
| 2025 | Dynamo Stavropol | 28 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Moldova U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Moldova | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2026 | |||
Career
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar on 13 May 2012 in a game against PFC Spartak Nalchik.[1]
On 2 July 2014, Ciupercă signed a three-year contract with Anzhi Makhachkala.[2]
On 27 May 2016, he scored the decisive goal for FC Tom Tomsk in their promotion play-offs second-leg 2-0 victory against FC Kuban Krasnodar, securing Tom's promotion to the Russian Football Premier League.
On 10 January 2018, Ciupercă signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with FC Rostov.[3] He was released from his Rostov contract by mutual consent on 4 July 2018.[4]
On 13 July 2018, he signed a two-year contract with FC Tambov.[5]
On 2 March 2021, Astana announced the signing of Ciupercă,[6] with Ciupercă leaving Astana by mutual agreement on 30 December 2021.[7]
On 17 March 2022, Ciupercă signed for Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Football National League.[8]
He gave up Moldovan Citizenship and playing for their national team not to considered Legionnaire in Russian League.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 October 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Academia Chișinău | 2009–10 | Moldovan National Division | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 67 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 67 | 5 | ||||
| Krasnodar | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) | 2012–13 | Football National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Academia Chișinău (loan) | 2012–13 | Moldovan National Division | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2013–14 | Professional Football League | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Spartak Nalchik (loan) | 2013–14 | Football National League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2014–15 | Football National League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Tom Tomsk (loan) | 2015–16 | Football National League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2017–18 | Football National League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tambov | 2018–19 | Football National League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 6 | ||
| Astana | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Career total | 272 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 291 | 23 | ||
- Appearances and goals in the Russian Premier League Relegation Play Offs
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
International
- As of match played 10 August 2011[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |