Iurie Iovu
Defender - Centre-Back
at Dundee United FC
at Dundee United FC
328 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕100+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€400k
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
18/19
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Cagliari Primavera
top club · 41 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#326
goals rank
#351
assists rank
3
season goals
1
season assists
Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€450k
peak value · 2024
€200k
top transfer fee · 25/26
2
best season · 18/19
25 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2002-07-06 · 6 players total
114Appearances
3Goals
1Assists
24Yellow cards
1Red cards
14Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Iurie Iovu |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2002-07-06 (23 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Chisinau, Moldova |
| Citizenship | Moldova Romania |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 196.00 m |
| Current club | Dundee United FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2027-05-31 |
| Agent | PURE |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Dundee United FC
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: NK Istra → Dundee United
25/26 · Transfer · €200k
Jun 2025
Transfer: Alavés B → NK Istra
24/25 · Return from loan
Jan 2025
Transfer: NK Istra → Alavés B
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — NK Istra 1961, Deportivo Alavés B
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — NK Istra 1961
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Venezia → NK Istra
22/23 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Transfer: NK Istra → Venezia
22/23 · Return from loan
Aug 2022
Transfer: Venezia → NK Istra
22/23 · Loan
Aug 2022
Transfer: Cagliari U19 → Venezia
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — NK Istra 1961
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Cagliari Primavera, Cagliari Calcio
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cagliari Primavera
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Cagliari Primavera
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Cagliari U17 → Cagliari U19
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Cagliari Primavera, Cagliari Under 17
21 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Zimbru U17 → Cagliari U17
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €450k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.25/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.25/90
Yellow cards4 total · 1.00/90
Minutes played by club
Dundee United FC
28.7%
NK Istra 1961
0.0%
Deportivo Alavés B
0.0%
Cagliari Calcio
0.0%
Cagliari Primavera
0.0%
Cagliari Under 17
71.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee United FC | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| NK Istra 1961 | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deportivo Alavés B | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagliari Primavera | 4 | 18/19 | 21/22 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagliari Under 17 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 894 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | League Cup | Dundee United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | Dundee United FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 24/25 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Istra 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Segunda Federación - Gr. II | Deportivo Alavés B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Istra 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Coppa Primavera | Cagliari Primavera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Primavera 1 | Cagliari Primavera | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Coppa Primavera | Cagliari Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Primavera 1 | Cagliari Primavera | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coppa Primavera | Cagliari Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Primavera 1 | Cagliari Primavera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Primavera 1 | Cagliari Primavera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Under 17 - B | Cagliari Under 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 894 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Zimbru U17 | Cagliari U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Cagliari U17 | Cagliari U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-30 | Cagliari U19 | Venezia | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Venezia | NK Istra | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-30 | NK Istra | Venezia | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Venezia | NK Istra | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | NK Istra | Alavés B | Loan | 450000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Alavés B | NK Istra | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | NK Istra | Dundee United | Transfer | 400000 | €200k |
No recorded injuries.
Current€400k
Peak€450k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€350k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #30569 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #26470 | #21 | 3 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #24955 | #4 | 18 | 1 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #6090 | #5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Carboni | 2 | 0 | 927 |
| Michele Masala | 2 | 0 | 843 |
| Isaías Delpupo | 1 | 0 | 837 |
| Luigi Palomba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mihai Dolghi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniele Nuzzo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zito Luvumbo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ion Bors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Advan Kadusic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Piga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommaso Spanu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Acella | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacopo Desogus | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lovro Majkic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrea D'Aniello | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolò Cavuoti | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisandru Tramoni | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dario Maresic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateo Lisica | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Under 17 - B | Cagliari Under 17 | 2 | 21 |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | Dundee United FC | 1 | 4 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 1 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Alavés B | NK Istra | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | NK Istra | Alavés B | Loan | — | €450k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-30 | NK Istra | Venezia | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Venezia | NK Istra | Loan | — | €100k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Senior debut season | |
| 18/19 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 8 | 360 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24/25 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Under 17 - B
21 apps
2 G
0 A
UECL Qualifiers
4 apps
1 G
0 A
SuperSport HNL
28 apps
0 G
1 A
Segunda Federación - Gr. II
12 apps
0 G
0 A
Primavera 1
36 apps
0 G
0 A
Coppa Primavera
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Iurie Iovu
Who is Iurie Iovu?
Iurie Iovu is a Moldova professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dundee United FC.
How old is Iurie Iovu?
Iurie Iovu is 23 years old. He was born on July 6, 2002 in Chisinau.
What position does Iurie Iovu play?
Iurie Iovu plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Iurie Iovu play for?
Iurie Iovu currently plays for Dundee United FC.
How many career goals has Iurie Iovu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Iurie Iovu has scored 3 goals in 114 appearances.
What is Iurie Iovu's market value?
Iurie Iovu's most recent reported market value is €400k.