Vladimir Fratea

Vladimir Fratea
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 23)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2016 CSCT Buiucani
2016–2019 Juniorul București
2019–2022 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 1. FC Köln II 2 (0)
2023 Gagra 3 (0)
2023–2024 Akritas Chlorakas 20 (3)
2024 Spartakos Kitiou 9 (2)
2025 Zimbru-2 Chișinău 2 (4)
2025–2026 Zimbru Chișinău 24 (8)
2026– Sheriff Tiraspol 14 (4)
International career‡
2021 Moldova U19 5 (1)
2023 Moldova U21 1 (0)
2025– Moldova 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2026

Vladimir Fratea (born 27 July 2003) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Moldovan Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol and the Moldova national team.

Club career

Fratea made his senior debut for 1. FC Köln II on 22 January 2022, aged 18, after coming on as an 44th-minute substitute in a Regionalliga West match with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

International career

Fratea has represented Romania at under-15 level and was part of the team that played in the Gallini Cup [it] in 2018. On 26 September 2025, Fratea received his first call up to the senior Moldova squad for the friendly match against Romania and the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Estonia, but pulled out due to injury. He made his senior debut on 13 November 2025, appearing as a 75th-minute substitute in a 0–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss against Italy. Three days later, he made his first international start in a 1–4 loss to Israel.

Honours

Club

Zimbru-2 Chișinău

Zimbru Chișinău

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". sports.md.
  2. ↑ "Stats". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "1. FC Köln II 1-0 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "România U15 s-a clasat pe locul 2 la Gallini Cup". frf.ro (in Romanian). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lotul complet pentru meciurile din luna octombrie". fmf.md (in Romanian). 26 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Imagini de la ultimul antrenament". fmf.md (in Romanian). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Moldova – Italia 0-2". fmf.md (in Romanian). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Moldova și-a încheiat evoluția". fmf.md (in Romanian). 16 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Zimbru II, premiată pentru titlul cucerit în Liga 2 Nord". fmf.md (in Romanian). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sheriff a câștigat Cupa Orange!". fmf.md (in Romanian). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.