Andrei Coubiș
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan U19
Youth career
0000–2019 Lombardia Uno
2019– AC Milan
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Romania U19 9 (1)
2021 Romania U20 2 (0)
2022 Romania U21 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Andrei Coubiș (born 29 September 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender and captains Italian club AC Milan U19.[1] Born in Italy to Romanian parents, he is a Romania youth international.

Early life

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

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 against FC Köln on the summer 2022,[3] before figuring on the bench in the Champions League that same year, without making his official debut.[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]

International career

Coubiș was a youth international for Romania,[2][4] as he played the European Under-19 Championship with Romania.[9] In April 2023 he switched allegiance to Italy, declaring he would play for Azzurri.

References

  1. ↑ Andrei Coubiș at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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 (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 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. ↑ 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.


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