Mihail Caimacov

Mihail Caimacov
Caimacov with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mihail Andreyevich Caimacov
Date of birth (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998
Place of birth Tiraspol, Moldova
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slaven Belupo
Number 10
Youth career
–2016 Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sheriff Tiraspol 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 20 (4)
2018–2021 Osijek 1 (0)
2018–2020 → Osijek II 16 (1)
2020 → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 18 (0)
2021 → Koper (loan) 13 (0)
2021– Slaven Belupo 89 (4)
2022–2023 → Torpedo Moscow (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Moldova U21 5 (0)
2020– Moldova 39 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025

Mihail Caimacov (born 22 July 1998) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Slaven Belupo and the Moldova national team.

Caimacov has played for a number of teams in Moldova, Croatia, Slovenia and Russia. He made his national team debut in 2020 and has gone on to represent Moldova 34 times, scoring three goals.[1]

Club career

Caimacov made his professional debut for Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan National Division on 24 February 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Evgheni Oancea in the away match against Speranța Nisporeni, which finished as a 2–0 win.[2] In total, he made three appearances for Sheriff Tiraspol before leaving in 2017.[1]

In 2020, he joined Osijek in Croatia. He would only play once for the team. Whilst at Osijek, he was loaned out to Slovenian clubs Olimpija Ljubljana and Koper.[1]

After leaving Osijek in 2021, Caimacov joined Slaven Belupo.[1] On 7 September 2022, Caimacov joined Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow on loan with an option to buy.[3] He returned to Slaven Belupo at the end of the loan.[1]

International career

In 2018, Caimacov played for Moldova U21 in qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In total, he was capped four times at under 21 level.[1]

On 3 September 2020, Caimacov made his debut for Moldova in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Kosovo.[4]

In the first matchday of 2024–25 UEFA Nations League he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 over Malta. This was one the four goals nominated for the Goal of the round.[5]

In total, Caimacov has played 35 times for the Moldovan national team and has scored three goals.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheriff Tiraspol 2016–17 Moldovan Super Liga 2000––20
2017 100000–10
Total 3000000030
Osijek II 2018–19 Prva NL 131–––131
2019–20 30–––30
Total 161000000161
Osijek 2019–20 HNL 100000–10
Olimpija Ljubljana 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 180102[a]0–210
Koper 13020–2[b]0170
Slaven Belupo 2021–22 HNL 22230––252
2022–23 50–––50
Total 272300000302
Torpedo Moscow 2022–23 Russian Premier League 7040––110
Career total 8531002020993
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 16 November 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova 202070
202110
2022101
202340
202491
202581
Total393
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caimacov goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Mihail Caimacov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 June 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Andorra1–02–12022–23 UEFA Nations League D
27 September 2024Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Malta1–02–02024–25 UEFA Nations League D
325 March 2025Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Estonia2–32–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mihail Caimacov". World Football. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Moldova » Divizia Nationala 2016/2017 » 20. Round » Speranţa Nisporeni – FC Sheriff 0:2". WorldFootball.net. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "МИХАИЛ КАЙМАКОВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). Torpedo Moscow. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Moldova vs. Kosovo 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Golul marcat de Caimacov în poarta Maltei nu a davenit cel mai frumos în cadrul primei etape din Liga Națiunilor". moldfootball (in Romanian). 11 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Mihail Caimacov at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ Daghi, Victor (14 June 2022). "Victorie! Moldova – Andorra 2–1" (in Romanian). fmf.md. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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