 Epureanu withAnzhi Makhachkala in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-09-27)27 September 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău,Moldavian SSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | ||
| 1998–2002 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Zimbru Chișinău | 29 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 66 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Moscow | 72 | (3) |
| 2010–2014 | Dynamo Moscow | 44 | (3) |
| 2012 | →Krylia Sovetov (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2013 | →Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2023 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 214 | (14) |
| 2023 | Ümraniyespor | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 469 | (28) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | Moldova U19 | ||
| 2005–2007 | Moldova U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2022 | Moldova | 100 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Alexandru Epureanu (born 27 September 1986) is a Moldovan former professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back for theMoldova national team.
Born inChișinau, Epureanu joinedFC Sheriff Tiraspol in summer 2004.[2]
He has wonMoldovan Footballer of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2018. Since playing for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, he has gone on to play forDinamo Moscow.
On 2 July 2014, Epureanu signed forİstanbul Başakşehir.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 30 August 2014 in a 1–1 home draw withKasımpaşa, playing all ninety minutes of the match.[4] He scored his first league goal for the club on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home victory overAkhisarspor. His goal, scored in the sixth minute, made the score 1–0 to İstanbul BB.[5]
In January 2023, Epureanu departed Başakşehir[6] and subsequently joinedÜmraniyespor until the end of the season.[7] On 25 March 2024, he confirmed that he retired from football.[8]
Epureanu made his international debut in a 2–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying loss againstNorway on 6 September 2006, and has since been a regular in the national team, wearing the captain's armband on several occasions.[9] In September 2019, Epureanu retired from the national team due to a knee injury.[10] However, he returned in August 2020.[11] He ranks first in terms ofall-time appearances for Moldova.[12] On 31 March 2021, he made his 100th and last appearance for Moldova in a2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstIsrael.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2002–03 | Moldovan National Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2004–05 | Moldovan National Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 74 | 5 | |||||
| FC Moscow | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 78 | 4 | |||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 3 | ||||
| Krylia Sovetov (loan) | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2013–14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2022-23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 211 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 456 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 540 | 34 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 7 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2007 | Zimbru Stadium,Chișinău |  Malta | 1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 2 | 12 August 2009 | Republican Stadium,Yerevan |  Armenia | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3 March 2010 | Antalya Atatürk Stadium,Antalya |  Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 16 October 2012 | Stadio Olimpico,Serravalle |  San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 5 | 5 March 2014 | Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella,Andorra la Vella |  Andorra | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 12 October 2014 | Otkrytie Arena,Moscow |  Russia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
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 byIgor Picușceac.[16]
Zimbru Chișinău
Sheriff Tiraspol
Dynamo Moscow
İstanbul Başakşehir