Club profile

FC Botosani

Asociația Fotbal Club Botoșani

Botoşani, RomaniaSuperLiga · tier 1Founded 1 July 2001Colours

www.fcbotosani.ro ↗Calea Naţională, nr. 44b, 710005 Botoşani, Romania+40 (231) 529 429

Squad

28 players

avg age 27.2

Foreigners

50% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

12 / 16

14 pts · 14 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Municipal Botoșani

7,782 seats

Manager

Marius Croitoru

Transfer balance

€0

season 2026/27

Squad

28 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Giannis AnestisGoalkeeper	35	Greece	198 cm	right	Jan 2024from Without Club	—
Ion GurăuGoalkeeper	27	Romania	198 cm	right	Jan 2026from FK Bylis	Jun 2027
David DincăGoalkeeper	22	Romania	200 cm		Oct 2026from FCV Farul Constanta	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Narcis IlașRight-Back	19	Romania	—	right	May 2023from FC Botosani U18	Jun 2029
Răzvan CrețLeft-Back	20	Romania	176 cm	left	Jan 2023from CS Lotus Baile Felix	Jun 2028
Andrei MironCentre-BackTeam captain	32	Romania	185 cm	right	Jul 2024from FC Universitatea Cluj	—
Mamadou DiarraCentre-Back	28	France · Mali	192 cm	left	Jan 2026from Erbil SC	Jun 2028
Brian BayeyeRight-Back	26	DR Congo · France	181 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Villefranche-Beaujolais	Jun 2028
Djibril DiawCentre-Back	31	Senegal	195 cm	left	Aug 2025from FC Girondins Bordeaux	Jun 2027
Rijad SadikuCentre-Back	26	Bosnia-Herzegovina	187 cm	right	Aug 2022from FK Rudar Prijedor	Jun 2027
Miguel MuñozCentre-Back	29	Spain	185 cm	right	Jul 2025from Piast Gliwice	Jun 2027
Alexandru ȚigănașuLeft-Back	35	Romania	179 cm	left	Oct 2019from Petrolul Ploiesti	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 6
Charles PetroDefensive Midfield	25	Malawi	176 cm	right	Jan 2023from FC Sheriff Tiraspol	Jun 2028
Hervin OngendaAttacking Midfield	31	France · Belgium	171 cm	right	Jun 2024from Without Club	Jun 2028
Lucas de VegaCentral Midfield	26	Brazil · Spain	180 cm	right	Sept 2026from FK Panevezys	Jun 2028
Enriko PapaCentral Midfield	32	Albania	178 cm	right	Apr 2025from KF Laçi	Jun 2027
Mihai BordeianuCentral Midfield	34	Romania	175 cm	right	Jan 2025from ACSM Politehnica Iasi	—
Roland IdowuCentral Midfield	24	Ireland · Nigeria	183 cm	right	Aug 2026from St. Mirren FC	May 2027
Forwards · 10
Sebastian MailatLeft Winger	28	Romania	173 cm	right	Jan 2025from Sepsi OSK Sf. Gheorghe	—
Ștefan BodișteanuLeft Winger	23	Moldova · Romania	180 cm	right	Oct 2024from FCV Farul Constanta	Jun 2027
Zoran MitrovRight Winger	24	Romania	180 cm	right	Jan 2024from Petrolul Ploiesti	Jun 2027
Andrei DumiterCentre-Forward	27	Romania	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from UTA Arad	Jun 2027
Jovan MarkovićCentre-Forward	25	Romania · Serbia	186 cm	right	Jul 2026from FCV Farul Constanta	Jun 2027
Mykola KovtalyukCentre-Forward	31	Ukraine	191 cm	right	Jul 2025from Kolos Kovalivka	—
Gabriel GamaRight Winger	23	Brazil	175 cm	left	Jan 2026from Al-Mesaimeer SC	Jun 2027
George SorodocCentre-Forward	20	Romania	—		Jan 2025from FC Botosani U18	Jun 2028
Mario PredaCentre-Forward	20	Romania	—		Jan 2026from FCSB U18	Jun 2029
Denis ȘtefanCentre-Forward	20	Romania	183 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Botosani U18	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

12 arrivals

Received

€0

15 departures

Net balance

€0

received − spent

Arrivals · 12

Alberto Brașoveanu
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from CSM Sighetu Marmației
End of loan
Alexandru Cîmpanu
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Chongqing Tonglianglong
End of loan
Brian Bayeye
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from FC Villefranche-Beaujolais
Free
Codrin Cărăușu
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from CSM Bucovina Radauti
End of loan
David Dincă
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from FCV Farul Constanta
Free
Gabriel Gama
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Al-Mesaimeer SC
Free
George Sorodoc
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from CSM Bucovina Radauti
End of loan
Ion Gurău
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
from FK Bylis
Free

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Jovan Marković
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from FCV Farul Constanta
Free
Mamadou Diarra
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Erbil SC
Free
Mario Preda
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from FCSB U18
Free
Roland Idowu
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from St. Mirren FC
?

Departures · 15

Alberto Brașoveanu
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to CSM Sighetu Marmației
Loan
Aldaír Ferreira
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
to Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC
Free
Alexandru Bota
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
to FC Universitatea Cluj
End of loan
Andrei Dumitru
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
to FC Metaloglobus Bucharest
Free
Antonio Dumitru
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to CSM Unirea Alba Iulia
Free
Codrin Cărăușu
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to CS Bradul Putna
Free
David Ciurel
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to FC Botosani II
—
Enzo López
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
to FK Bylis
Free

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Friday Adams
Right-Back · 23 y/o
to FC Universitatea Cluj
Free
Gabriel David
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
to Cetatea 1932 Suceava
Loan
Luka Kukic
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Michael Pavlovic
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to FC Noah Yerevan
Free
Riad Suta
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to FK Arsenal Ceska Lipa
Free
Șerban Tomache
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ștefan Pănoiu
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Concordia Chiajna
Free

Manager & staff

13 people

Manager

Marius Croitoru

Romania · 46 y/o

Appointed 10 March 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 6

Andrei PatacheAssistant ManagerRomania
Alin BordeanuGoalkeeping CoachRomania
Vasile GheorgheFitness coachRomania
Ovidiu ChiribiciFitness coachRomania
Lucian PuriceVideo AnalystRomania

Management · 2

Daniel ŞchiopuSporting DirectorRomania
Mihai CiobanuTechnical DirectorRomania

Board of Directors · 1

Valeriu IftimeOwnerRomania

Medical department · 3

Cornel AndreiClub DoctorRomania
Daniel HodinescuPhysiotherapistRomania
Silviu SiminiciucPhysiotherapistRomania

Other · 1

Mihai RomanTeam ManagerRomania

Honours

2 titles

1×Romanian Liga 3 champion03/04
1×Romanian 2nd Division Champion12/13

All dossiers (2)Under investigation (1)

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Dossiers linked to FC Botosani

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Logged 5d agoEvidence 18/100 · Contested
FC Rapid 1923→FC Botosani
Timotej Jambor: FC Rapid 1923 to FC Botosani
First reported
No first-hand report
Sources
0 independent
1 outlet · 1 article
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Rapid Bucuresti proposed centre-forward Timotej Jambor to UTA and FC Botoşani, but both clubs refused the move, Digi Sport reports. His contract with Rapid runs to June 2028. The story consists of a single report…
Open dossier on Timotej Jambor →
Logged 18d agoEvidence 39/100 · Under investigation
FCSB→FC Botosani
Dennis Politic: FCSB to FC Botosani
First reported
Sport · 12 Oct
Sources
2 independent
3 outlets · 3 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Dennis Politic, a Romanian left winger on loan at FCSB, is being considered for a move to FC Botosani. FC Botosani have expressed opposition, with the club's president seeking alternatives.
Open dossier on Dennis Politic →

Club data updated 4d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 12

Departures · 15

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 6

Honours

Dossiers linked to FC Botosani

Timotej Jambor: FC Rapid 1923 to FC Botosani

Dennis Politic: FCSB to FC Botosani