Moți with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cosmin Iosif Moți | ||
Date of birth | 3 December 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Reșița, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Universitatea Craiova | 39 | (0) |
2005–2012 | Dinamo București | 187 | (8) |
2008–2009 | → Siena (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2012– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 122 | (16) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2006 | Romania U21 | 21 | (1) |
2008– | Romania | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2016 |
Cosmin Iosif Moți (born 3 December 1984) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Romania national team.
Moți started his career at Universitatea Craiova, before moving to Dinamo București in 2005.
He made his competitive debut for Dinamo in the 2005 Supercupa României against rival side Steaua București on 31 July. Moți was included in the starting line-up and played the full 90 minutes.
In June 2008, he had been linked with a move to Lazio. Lazio's president, Claudio Lotito, came to Romania to discuss the transfer with Dinamo's officials but the move fell through.
On 1 September 2008, Moți was surprisingly sent on loan to Siena, two days after he said he didn't want to leave his club unless Everton were interested. He made his Serie A debut on 25 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Daniele Ficagna. Moți made his first start for Siena in a 1–1 home draw against Bologna on 16 November. On 2 February 2009, his loan was cancelled by Siena and he subsequently returned to Dinamo.
On 28 June 2012, Moți signed with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. He made his debut on 18 July, in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo Zagreb in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Svetoslav Dyakov. A month later, on 19 August, he made his A Group debut in a 3–1 home win over Beroe Stara Zagora. With his wholehearted attitude and commitment to the team, he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. Moți scored his first goal for Ludogorets on 4 November in a 4–0 home win against Etar 1924.