Mihail Caimacov

Mihail Caimacov (born 22 July 1998) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Slaven Belupo and the Moldova national football team.

Mihail Caimacov

Caimacov with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mihail Andreyevich Caimacov
Date of birth	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tiraspol, Moldova
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Slaven Belupo
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2016	Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Sheriff Tiraspol	3	(0)
2016–2017	→ Sheriff-2 Tiraspol	20	(4)
2018–2021	Osijek	1	(0)
2018–2020	→ Osijek II	16	(1)
2020	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)	18	(0)
2021	→ Koper (loan)	13	(0)
2021–	Slaven Belupo	74	(3)
2022–2023	→ Torpedo Moscow (loan)	10	(1)
International career‡
2018–2019	Moldova U21	5	(0)
2020–	Moldova	34	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025

Caimacov has played for a number of teams in Moldova, Croatia, Slovenia and Russia. He made his national team debut in 2020 and has gone on to represent Moldova 34 times, scoring three goals.^[1]

Club career

Caimacov made his professional debut for Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan National Division on 24 February 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Evgheni Oancea in the away match against Speranța Nisporeni, which finished as a 2–0 win.^[2] In total, he made three appearances for Sheriff Tiraspol before leaving in 2017.^[1]

In 2020, he joined Osijek in Croatia. He would only play once for the team. Whilst at Osijek, he was loaned out to Slovenian clubs Olimpija Ljubljana and Koper.^[1]

After leaving Osijek in 2021, Caimacov joined Slaven Belupo.^[1] On 7 September 2022, Caimacov joined Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow on loan with an option to buy.^[3] He returned to Slaven Belupo at the end of the loan.^[1]

International career

In 2018, Caimacov played for Moldova U21 in qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In total, he was capped four times at under 21 level.^[1]

On 3 September 2020, Caimacov made his debut for Moldova in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Kosovo.^[4]

In the first matchday of 2024–25 UEFA Nations League he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 over Malta. This was one the four goals nominated for the Goal of the round.^[5]

In total, Caimacov has played 35 times for the Moldovan national team and has scored three goals.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheriff Tiraspol	2016–17	Moldovan Super Liga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2017		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Osijek II	2018–19	Prva NL	13	1	–		–		–		13	1
	2019–20		3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Osijek	2019–20	HNL	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Olimpija Ljubljana	2020–21	Slovenian PrvaLiga	18	0	1	0	2[a]	0	–		21	0
Koper			13	0	2	0	–		2[b]	0	17	0
Slaven Belupo	2021–22	HNL	22	2	3	0	–		–		25	2
	2022–23		5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	Total		27	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
Torpedo Moscow	2022–23	Russian Premier League	7	0	4	0	–		–		11	0
Career total			85	3	10	0	2	0	2	0	99	3

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the relegation play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 June 2022	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Andorra	1–0	2–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
2.	7 September 2024	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Malta	1–0	2–0	2024–25 UEFA Nations League D
3.	25 March 2025	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Estonia	2–3	2–3	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying