Shane Cojocarel

Shane Vasilică Cojocărel (born 20 March 1997) is an English-born Romanian professional footballer who plays for Cheshunt.

Shane Cojocărel

Personal information
Full name	Shane Vasilică Cojocărel[1]
Date of birth	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997
Place of birth	Camden, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cheshunt
Youth career
2011–2012	Queens Park Rangers
2012–2015	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Barnet	3	(0)
2015	→ Billericay Town (loan)	11	(2)
2015–2016	→ Northwood (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Metropolitan Police (loan)	5	(0)
2016	→ Billericay Town (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ Merstham (loan)	2	(0)
2018	→ Horsham (loan)	4	(3)
2018	Maldon & Tiptree	17	(4)
2019–	Cheshunt	8	(6)
National team
2013	Romania U16	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Career

Cojocarel signed a two-year scholarship with Barnet in 2013, and signed a one-year professional contract in the summer of 2015.[2]

In 2015–16, Cojocarel had loan spells with Billericay Town[3] and Northwood.[4]

Cojocarel signed a new contract with the Bees at the end of the 2015–16 season.[5] In 2015–16, he had loan spells with Metropolitan Police,[6] a second spell at Billericay,[7] and Merstham,[8] before making his English Football League debut for the Bees as a substitute against Crawley Town on 11 March 2017.[9] He joined Horsham on loan in March 2018.[10] He was released by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11] He joined Maldon & Tiptree in August 2018,[12] before joining Cheshunt in March 2019 and helping the club to promotion from the Isthmian League South Central division, scoring twice in the play-off final against Bracknell Town.[13]

International career

Cojocarel was capped by Romania U-16 in 2013, coming on twice as a substitute in two games against Austria U-16 on 21 and 23 May.[14]

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2019

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2015–16	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Barnet total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Billericay Town (loan)	2015–16	Isthmian Premier	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
Northwood (loan)	2015–16	Southern D1 Central	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Metropolitan Police (loan)	2016–17	Isthmian Premier	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Billericay Town (loan)	2016–17	Isthmian Premier	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Merstham (loan)	2016–17	Isthmian Premier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Horsham (loan)	2017–18	Isthmian D1 South	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Maldon & Tiptree	2018–19	Isthmian North	17	4	1	0	0	0	5	0	23	4
Cheshunt	2018–19	Isthmian South Central	8	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	10	8
Career total			58	15	1	0	0	0	7	2	66	17

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals".
3. "Barnet youngster Shane Cojocarel joins Billericay Town on loan". 28 August 2015.
4. "Shane Cojocarel Profile – Aylesbury United FC".
5. "Development Squad: Contract News".
6. "Shane Cojocarel – 1st XI – Metropolitan Police FC".
7. Groves, Dan. "2016–17 Player Stats".
8. "Moatsiders Borrow Young Bees Striker".
9. "Barnet vs. Crawley Town – 11 March 2017 – Soccerway".
10. News | Four players move out on loan
11. "John Akinde: Barnet put striker on transfer list after relegation to National League". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
12. Appearances | Shane Cojocarel
13. Appearances | Shane Cojocarel
14. Metoni, Octavian (23 May 2013). "Probleme pentru Bumbescu! Vezi rezultatele loturilor naționale de juniori – SPORTB.RO".

External links

• Shane Cojocarel at Soccerway