Adrian Cașcaval (born 10 June 1987) is a former Moldovan football player.

Adrian Cașcaval
Cașcaval warming up for Chelmsford City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adrian Cașcaval
Date of birth (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Chişinău, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Academia Chişinău 110 (13)
2012 Kaisar 6 (0)
2012–2013 Academia Chişinău 24 (1)
2013–2014 Veris 32 (5)
2014 Costuleni 3 (1)
2015 Olmaliq 15 (2)
2015 Neftchi Fergana 14 (2)
2016 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 10 (1)
2016–2017 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 24 (1)
2017 Naxxar Lions 11 (1)
2018 Víkingur 23 (6)
2018–2020 Chelmsford City 47 (1)
2020 Romford 4 (0)
Total 323 (34)
International career
2011–2017 Moldova 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May 2019

Club career

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Cașcaval began his career with hometown club Academia Chişinău, where he stayed for five years, before moving to Kazakh club Kaisar. After just six league games with Kaisar, Cașcaval returned to Academia Chişinău. Cașcaval made 24 Moldovan National Division appearances on his return to the club, signing for Veris in the summer of 2013.[1] In October 2014, Cașcaval signed a contract with Costuleni.[2]

In February 2015, he moved on a free transfer to Uzbek club Olmaliq FK and signed a one-year contract with the club. Following his departure from Olmaliq, Cașcaval remained in Uzbekistan and signed for Neftchi Fergana. In 2016, Cașcaval returned to Moldova, to sign for Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, making 10 league appearances before moving to Russian Football National League club Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. In 2017, Cașcaval moved countries again, signing for Maltese club Naxxar Lions. In March 2018, he signed for Faroese club Víkingur.[1]

On 30 November 2018, following the culmination of the 2018 Faroe Islands Premier League, Cașcaval signed for National League South club Chelmsford City.[3] On 9 May 2019, Cașcaval was released by Chelmsford.[4] However, on 22 July 2019, Chelmsford announced they had re-signed Cașcaval.[5] On 21 February 2020, Chelmsford announced Cașcaval had left the club via mutual consent.[6] In September 2020, Cașcaval signed for Isthmian League North Division club Romford.[7]

International career

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On 11 November 2011, Cașcaval made his debut for Moldova in a 2–0 defeat against Georgia.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Adrian Cașcaval at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Валерий Андроник и Адриан Кашкавал усилили состав ФК "Костулень"" (in Russian). sports.md. 2 October 2014.
  3. ^ Chelmsford City F.C. [@OfficialClarets] (30 November 2018). "The #Clarets are delighted to announce the signing of Adrian Cascaval and goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer. Both are eligible to make their debuts tomorrow as City take on @GCAFCofficial #ClaretTogether" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Clarets' Departures". Chelmsford City F.C. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Pitchero.
  5. ^ "CCFC Chairman's Update – 22 July 2019". Chelmsford City F.C. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Cascaval Departs". Chelmsford City F.C. 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Isthmian League - North Division – Canvey Island 0 - 0 Romford". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via Romford F.C.
  8. ^ "Georgia vs. Moldova". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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