Andrei Coubiș (born 29 September 2003) is a professional 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.

Andrei Coubiș
Personal information
Full name Andrei Coubiș
Date of birth (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Milan Futuro
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2019 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Early life

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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

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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]

Coubiș made his professional debut with Milan Futuro on 17 August 2024, coming on as a substitute for Álex Jiménez at the 74th minute of a 2–1 away win Coppa Italia Serie C round of 16 match against Novara.[10]

International career

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Coubiș was a youth international for Romania,[2][4] as he played the European Under-19 Championship with Romania.[11] On April 2023 he switched allegiance to Italy, declaring he would play for Azzurri.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan Futuro 2024–25 Serie C 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

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AC Milan

  • Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi: 2023

References

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  1. ^ Andrei Coubiș at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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 [ro] (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ ""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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ https://sempremilan.com/schira-milan-plan-for-coubis-outlined
  10. ^ https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2024-08-17/camarda-brace-milan-futuro-through-against-novara-2-1
  11. ^ 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.