Andrei Coubiș
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milan Futuro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Lombardia Uno | ||
| 2019–2024 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Milan Futuro | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Romania U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | Romania U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Romania U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022 | |||
Andrei Coubiș (born 29 September 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan.[1] Born in Italy to Romanian parents, he is a Romania youth international.
Early life[edit]
Andrei Coubiș was born in Milan, Lombardy, from Romanian parents that arrived there from Suceava.[2][3] He started playing football in his hometown, joining the AC Milan main academy as an under-17.[4]
Club career[edit]
Andrei Coubiș entered the Primavera squad of AC Milan in 2021,[5] a side he eventually captained.[2]
He made his senior debut for the rossoneri during a friendly match against German club 1. FC Köln on the summer of 2022,[3] before figuring on the bench in the Champions League that same year, for the group phase matches against English club Chelsea (both home and away), and the away match against Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, without making his official debut however.[6] He also then made headlines in the Youth League, as he scored against RB Salzburg for the opening game of the Milanisti.[7][8]
On the summer of 2024, he was assigned to the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro, set to compete in the Serie C Group B.[9]
International career[edit]
Coubiș was a youth international for Romania,[2][4] as he played the European Under-19 Championship with Romania.[10] On April 2023 he switched allegiance to Italy, declaring he would play for Azzurri.
References[edit]
- ^ Andrei Coubiș at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Decizia luată de AC Milan în privința lui Andrei Coubiș, după primirea "multor oferte" pentru român". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b Maciuca, Cristi (17 July 2022). "Cine este Andrei Coubiș, românul care a debutat la AC Milan în victoria cu FC Koln. Cum îl sperie Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Una-două îți dă una!"". Fanatik (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b Popescu, Cornel (12 September 2022). "Fotbalistul român care i-a fascinat pe șefii lui AC Milan: l-au pus căpitan la Primavera, iar Stefano Pioli îl vrea la prima echipă a campioanei Italiei!". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ ""Săritura la cap și fuga!". Andrei Coubiș, legitimat la AC Milan, despre calitățile sale. Ce l-a speriat în Italia". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Premieră. AC Milan a avut doi români în lot la meciul cu Chelsea din UEFA Champions League". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Pietrella, Francesco (10 September 2022). "Coubis fa passi da... gigante: il Milan del futuro avrà un'opzione in più in difesa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Andrei Coubiș, gol pentru AC Milan în Youth League. "Din păcate pentru noi, se dezvoltă în Italia"". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ https://sempremilan.com/schira-milan-plan-for-coubis-outlined
- ^ Schiopu, Andrei (23 June 2022). "Andrei Coubiș, autorul golului din meciul cu Franța U19, vrea la Mondiale cu naționala României: "Ar fi extraordinar!" Video". Fanatik (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.