Andrei Cojuhar

Andrei Cojuhar (Ukrainian: Андрій Юрійович Кожухар, Andriy Kozhukhar; born 20 July 1999) is a Moldovan-Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ukrainian Premier League club Veres Rivne. A former youth international for Ukraine, he plays for the Moldova national team.^[1]

Andrei Cojuhar

Cojuhar with Veres Rivne in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Yurievich Cojuhar
Date of birth	(1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Veres Rivne
Number	23
Youth career
2013–2018	Chornomorets Odesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Chornomorets Odesa	23	(0)
2020–2021	Valmiera	3	(0)
2021–2023	Zemplín Michalovce	20	(0)
2023–2024	Karpaty Lviv	28	(0)
2024–	Veres Rivne	27	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Ukraine U18	3	(0)
2017–2018	Ukraine U19	2	(0)
2018–2019	Ukraine U21	4	(0)
2024–	Moldova	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2025

Club career

Born in Chișinău, Moldova,^[2] he has represented Ukraine at youth level.

He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut for Chornomorets Odesa on 10 November 2018 in a game against Desna Chernihiv.^[3] He is grateful Oleksandr Lavrentsov for trusting him with the position of a goalkeeper in the 2018–19 season.^[2] Until that date for few years Kozhukhar played in the UPL junior championship U-19.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Tier	League		Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
			Apps	GA	Apps	GA	Apps	GA	Apps	GA	Apps	GA
Chornomorets Odesa	2018–19	1	8	14	—		—		—		8	14
	2019–20	2	15	21	—		—		—		15	21
Valmiera	2020	1	3	6	—		—		—		3	6
Zemplín Michalovce	2021–22	1	15	21	2	2	—		—		17	23
	2022–23	1	5	12	—		—		—		5	12
Karpaty Lviv	2023–24	2	7	2	—		—		—		7	2
Veres Rivne	2024–25	1	3

International career

Since 2016 Kozhukhar played for the Ukraine national junior teams.In 2018–2019 he played for the Ukraine national under-21 football team.

On 10 September 2024 he made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly against San Marino.^[4]