Andrei Coubiș

Andrei Coubiș
Coubiș with Lincoln City in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 4
Youth career
–2019 Lombardia Uno
2019–2024 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 AC Milan 0 (0)
2024–2025 Milan Futuro 34 (1)
2025–2026 → Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
2026 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2026 → Universitatea Cluj (loan) 15 (1)
2026 Universitatea Cluj 0 (0)
2026– Lincoln City 2 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Romania U19 9 (1)
2021 Romania U20 2 (0)
2022 Romania U21 1 (0)
2026– Romania 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:51, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

Andrei Coubiș (born 29 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Lincoln City.[2] Born in Italy, he plays for the Romania national team.

Early life

Coubiș was born in Milan, Lombardy to Romanian parents that arrived there from Suceava.[3][4] He started playing football in his hometown, joining the AC Milan main academy as an under-17.[5]

Club career

AC Milan

Coubiș entered the Primavera squad of AC Milan in 2021,[6] a side he eventually captained.[3]

He made his senior debut for the rossoneri during a friendly match against rman club 1. FC Köln on the summer of 2022,[4] before figuring on the bench in the Champions League that same year, for the group phase matches against English club Chelsea (both home and away), and the away match against Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, without making his official debut however.[7] He also then made headlines in the Youth League, as he scored against RB Salzburg for the opening game of the Milanisti.[8][9]

On the summer of 2024, he was assigned to the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro, set to compete in the Serie C Group B.[10]

Coubiș made his professional debut with Milan Futuro on 17 August 2024, coming on as a substitute for Álex Jiménez at the 74th minute of a 2–1 away win Coppa Italia Serie C round of 16 match against Novara.[11]

After Kevin Zeroli left on loan for Serie A club Monza, Coubiș replaced him as the captain of Milan Futuro, and he captained his first match on 8 February 2025, starting and featuring full time for a 2–0 home loss Serie C against Lucchese.[12]

He scored his first professional goal with Milan Futuro on 23 February 2025, in a 3–2 home loss in a Serie C match against Pescara.[13]

Coubiș was called up by first team head coach Massimiliano Allegri for the pre-season friendly match against Premier League club Leeds United on 9 August 2025.[14] He came off the bench in the second half, in place of Yunus Musah, in a 1–1 draw.[15]

Loan to Sampdoria

On 30 August 2025, he joined Serie B club Sampdoria on a one-year loan for the 2025–26 season, with a conditional obligation to buy.[16]

Sampdoria

Coubiș joined Sampdoria permanently on 8 January 2026, for an estimated transfer fee of €150,000.[17]

Loan to Universitatea Cluj

On 9 January 2026, he joined Liga I club Universitatea Cluj on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[18]

Lincoln City

On 24 July 2026, Coubiș signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship club Lincoln City, for an undisclosed club record fee for Lincoln City, believed to be around £2.6 million.[19][20] He made his debut on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench late on in a 1–2 defeat against Middlesbrough.[21]

International career

Coubiș was a youth international for Romania,[3][5] as he played the European Under-19 Championship with Romania.[22] In April 2023, he switched allegiance to Italy, declaring he would play for Azzurri. However, Coubiș failed to be capped by Italy. On 4 March 2026, his request to switch international allegiance back to Romania was approved by FIFA.[23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Milan 2022–23 Serie A ———00—00
Milan Futuro 2024–25 Serie C 34130——00371
Sampdoria (loan) 2025–26 Serie B 00————00
Universitatea Cluj (loan) 2025–26 Liga I 15141———192
Universitatea Cluj 2026–27 Liga I 00——1[c]00010
Total 15041001000202
Lincoln City 2026–27 EFL Championship 200010——30
Career total 51271101000603

International

As of match played 6 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202630
Total30

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

References

  1. ↑ https://www.weareimps.com/news/imps-agree-signing-defender-coubis
  2. ↑ Andrei Coubiș at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Decizia luată de AC Milan în privința lui Andrei Coubiș, după primirea "multor oferte" pentru român". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 Maciuca, Cristi (17 July 2022). "Cine este Andrei Coubiș, românul care a debutat la AC Milan în victoria cu FC Koln. Cum îl sperie Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Una-două îți dă una!"". Fanatik (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 Popescu, Cornel (12 September 2022). "Fotbalistul român care i-a fascinat pe șefii lui AC Milan: l-au pus căpitan la Primavera, iar Stefano Pioli îl vrea la prima echipă a campioanei Italiei!". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ↑ ""Săritura la cap și fuga!". Andrei Coubiș, legitimat la AC Milan, despre calitățile sale. Ce l-a speriat în Italia". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Premieră. AC Milan a avut doi români în lot la meciul cu Chelsea din UEFA Champions League". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Pietrella, Francesco (10 September 2022). "Coubis fa passi da... gigante: il Milan del futuro avrà un'opzione in più in difesa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Andrei Coubiș, gol pentru AC Milan în Youth League. "Din păcate pentru noi, se dezvoltă în Italia"". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Schira: Milan's plan for Coubis outlined after ordeal with knee injury". 3 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Novara 1-2 Milan Futuro, Coppa Italia Serie C 2024/2025: The match report". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Milan Futuro 0-2 Lucchese, Serie C 2024/2025: Match report". Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Milan Futuro 2-3 Pescara, Serie C 2024/2025: Match report". Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "LEEDS UNITED V AC MILAN: THE OFFICIAL LINE-UPS". acmilan.com. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "DRAW BETWEEN LEEDS UNITED AND AC MILAN IN DUBLIN". acmilan.com. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Coubis è blucerchiato: temporaneo con obbligo dal Milan". sampdoria.it. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Coubis riscattato dal Milan e ceduto all'Universitatea Cluj". sampdoria.it. 9 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Belivacă, Tudor (9 January 2026). "Andrei Coubiș, prezentat oficial în Superliga: „Bine ai venit!"". GSP.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Lincoln City Move Edges Closer As Manager Confirms Defender's Exit". The Stacey West. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Imps agree signing of defender Coubis". Lincoln City FC. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Lankshear double earns Boro win against Lincoln". BBC Sport. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Schiopu, Andrei (23 June 2022). "Andrei Coubiș, autorul golului din meciul cu Franța U19, vrea la Mondiale cu naționala României: "Ar fi extraordinar!" Video". Fanatik (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  23. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  24. ↑ "Georgia – România 1-1 într-un meci de pregătire" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 June 2026.
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