Shane Vasilică Cojocărel (born 20 March 1997) is an English-born Romanian professional footballer who plays for Potters Bar Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Vasilică Cojocărel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Potters Bar Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2012–2015 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Barnet | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Northwood (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Merstham (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Horsham (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2018 | Maldon & Tiptree | 17 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Cheshunt | 13 | (6) |
| 2020 | FC Romania | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | FC Romania | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Northwood | 10 | (3) |
| 2024– | Potters Bar Town | 15 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Romania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 17 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCojocarel signed a two-year scholarship with Barnet in 2013, and signed a one-year professional contract in the summer of 2015.[2]
In 2015–16, Cojocarel had loan spells with Billericay Town[3] and Northwood.[4]
Cojocarel signed a new contract with the Bees at the end of the 2015–16 season.[5] In 2015–16, he had loan spells with Metropolitan Police,[6] a second spell at Billericay,[7] and Merstham,[8] before making his English Football League debut for the Bees as a substitute against Crawley Town on 11 March 2017.[9] He joined Horsham on loan in March 2018.[10] He was released by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11] He joined Maldon & Tiptree in August 2018,[12] before joining Cheshunt in March 2019 and helping the club to promotion from the Isthmian League South Central division, scoring twice in the play-off final against Bracknell Town.[13] Cojocarel joined FC Romania in October 2020.[14]
In February 2023 Shane rejoined former club Northwood.[15] He joined Potters Bar Town in January 2024.[16]
International career
editCojocarel was capped by Romania U-16 in 2013, coming on twice as a substitute in two games against Austria U-16 on 21 and 23 May.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of 25 February 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnet | 2015–16 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barnet total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Billericay Town (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Northwood (loan) | 2015–16 | SFL Division One Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billericay Town (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Merstham (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Horsham (loan) | 2017–18 | Isthmian League Division One South | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Maldon & Tiptree | 2018–19 | Isthmian League North Division | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Cheshunt | 2018–19 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019–20[18] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cheshunt total | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | ||
| FC Romania | 2020–21 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Romania | 2022–23[20] | SFL Division One Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Northwood | 2022–23 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83 | 17 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals".
- ^ "Barnet youngster Shane Cojocarel joins Billericay Town on loan". 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Shane Cojocarel Profile – Aylesbury United FC".
- ^ "Development Squad: Contract News".
- ^ "Shane Cojocarel – 1st XI – Metropolitan Police FC".
- ^ Groves, Dan. "2016–17 Player Stats".
- ^ "Moatsiders Borrow Young Bees Striker".
- ^ "Barnet vs. Crawley Town – 11 March 2017 – Soccerway".
- ^ News | Four players move out on loan
- ^ "John Akinde: Barnet put striker on transfer list after relegation to National League". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Appearances | Shane Cojocarel
- ^ Appearances | Shane Cojocarel
- ^ "FC Romania | Appearances | Shane Cojocarel | Football Web Pages".
- ^ http://www.northwoodfc.com/games-and-goals.html
- ^ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/potters-bar-town/appearances/shane-cojocarel/962367
- ^ Metoni, Octavian (23 May 2013). "Probleme pentru Bumbescu! Vezi rezultatele loturilor naționale de juniori – SPORTB.RO".
- ^ "Cheshunt | Appearances | Shane Cojocarel | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Cheshunt | Appearances | Shane Cojocarel | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Google".
External links
edit- Shane Cojocarel at Soccerway