Denis Ciobotariu

Denis Ciobotariu
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-10) 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 44 (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 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025

Denis Ciobotariu (born 10 June 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Rapid București.[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 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 15 August 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cupa României Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chindia Târgoviște (loan) 2017–18 Liga II 32220—2[a]0362
Dinamo București 2018–19 Liga I 16020——180
2019–20 Liga I 18220——202
Total 342400000382
CFR Cluj 2019–20 Liga I 10———10
2020–21 Liga I 111101[b]01[c]0141
2021–22 Liga I 60102[b]0—90
Total 181203010241
Voluntari (loan) 2021–22 Liga I 13130——161
Sepsi OSK 2022–23 Liga I 282502[d]000352
2023–24 Liga I 351216[d]010442
2024–25 Liga I 21200——212
Total 8457180101006
Rapid Bucureşti 2024–25 Liga I 18320——203
2025–26 Liga I 22230——252
2026–27 Liga I 4000——40
Total 44550——495
Career total 225162311104026317
  1. ↑ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 24 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 202510
Total10

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. ↑ "Telenovela Denis Ciobotariu s-a încheiat! Ce se întâmplă cu transferul fotbalistului la Rapid". gsp.ro.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Denis Ciobotariu at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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