Denis Ciobotariu

Denis Ciobotariu
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sepsi OSK
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– Sepsi OSK 84 (5)
International career‡
2016 Romania U18 1 (0)
2016–2017 Romania U19 6 (0)
2018–2021 Romania U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021

Denis Ciobotariu (born 10 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Sepsi OSK.[1]

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 will join Rapid Bucureşti in the summer of 2025.

Personal life

He is the son of former Romanian international and current football coach Liviu Ciobotariu.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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[b] 0 36 2
Dinamo București 2018–19 Liga I 16 0 2 0 — — 18 0
2019–20 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 11 1 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 14 1
2021–22 6 0 1 0 2 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 0 0 0 35 2
2023–24 35 1 2 1 6 0 1 0 44 2
2024–25 21 2 0 0 — — 21 2
Total 84 5 7 1 8 0 1 0 100 6
Career total 181 11 18 1 11 0 4 0 214 12
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României
  2. ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

CFR Cluj

Voluntari

Sepsi OSK

References

  1. ^ "CFR Cluj l-a cedat pe Denis Ciobotariu la Voluntari. Programul echipei de pe locul 3 în Liga 1". digisport.ro.
  2. ^ "Jucătorul de 50.000 de euro, de la Chindia, pe care se bazează Negoiţă în refacerea lui Dinamo". adevarul.ro.
  3. ^ "CFR Cluj, transfer de titlu de la Dinamo. Prima lovitură după ce au semnat contractul de milioane de euro cu fostul șef de la Tesla". ProSport.
  4. ^ "Creștere extraordinară de salariu pentru Denis Ciobotariu la CFR Cluj! Azi semnează cu echipa din Gruia". digisport.ro.
  5. ^ "După Costache, Dinamo mai propune un tânăr care va impresiona: "Vom auzi lucruri frumoase despre el"" [After Costache, Dinamo proposes another young man who will impress: "We will hear beautiful things about him"] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ^ "VIDEO Fiul lui Liviu Ciobotariu, gata să facă pasul spre echipa mare a lui Dinamo: "Tata mă învață..."" [VIDEO Liviu Ciobotariu's son, ready to make his way to Dinamo's big team: "Dad teaches me ..."] (in Romanian). dolce-sport.ro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ^ Denis Ciobotariu at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2021.