Iurie Iovu

Iurie Iovu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 4
Youth career
–2018 Zimbru Chișinău
2018–2022 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Cagliari 0 (0)
2022–2023 Venezia 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Istra 1961 (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2025 Istra 1961 24 (0)
2025 → Alavés B (loan) 12 (0)
2025– Dundee United 27 (0)
International career‡
2018 Moldova U17 3 (0)
2021–2024 Moldova U21 18 (1)
2021– Moldova 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:48, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Iurie Iovu (born 6 July 2002) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United and the Moldova national team.

Club career

He was raised in the system of Cagliari and began receiving call-ups to their senior squad in early 2022.[1] He remained on the bench on all those occasions.[2]

On 31 August 2022, Iovu signed a two-year contract with Serie B club Venezia and was immediately loaned out to Istra 1961 in Croatia, with an obligation to buy.[3]

In 2025, he signed for Scottish side Dundee United, becoming the first Moldovan player to sign for the club.[4]

International career

He made his debut for Moldova national football team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Austria.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Iurie Iovu: "În Scoția domină un stil de joc bazat pe forța fizică, iar acesta este punctul meu forte"" [Iurie Iovu: "In Scotland, a style of play based on physical strength dominates, and this is my strong point"] (in Romanian). Moldfootball.com. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Roma v Cagliari game report". Soccerway. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "IURIE IOVU AL VENEZIA FC" (in Italian). Venezia. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dundee United seal Iurie Iovu deal as Jim Goodwin hails 'fearless' stopper". The Courier. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Iurie Iovu recalls cup agony he can't let repeat itself with Dundee United". The Courier. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Austria v Moldova game report". FIFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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