Iurie Iovu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Iurie Iovu

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Chișinău, Moldova

| image =

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Deportivo Alavés B (on loan from Istra 1961)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs1 = Zimbru Chișinău

| youthyears2 = 2018–2022

| youthclubs2 = Cagliari

| years1 = 2022

| clubs1 = Cagliari

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = Venezia

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = → Istra 1961 (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Istra 1961

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Moldova U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–2024

| nationalteam2 = Moldova U21

| nationalcaps2 = 18

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Moldova

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 February 2025

| ntupdate = 20 November 2024

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = → Deportivo Alavés B (loan)

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 0

}}

Iurie Iovu (born 6 July 2002) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda Federación club Deportivo Alavés B, on loan from HNL club Istra 1961 and the Moldova national team.

Club career

He was raised in the system of Cagliari and began receiving call-ups to their senior squad in early 2022. He remained on the bench on all those occasions.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/16/italy/serie-a/as-roma/cagliari-calcio/3558453/|title=Roma v Cagliari game report|date=16 January 2022|access-date=31 August 2022}}

On 31 August 2022, Iovu signed a two-year contract with Serie B club Venezia and was immediately loaned out to Istra 1961 in Croatia, with an obligation to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/news/iurie-iovu-al-venezia-fc|title=IURIE IOVU AL VENEZIA FC|date=31 August 2022|access-date=31 August 2022|language=it}}

International career

He made his debut for Moldova national football team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Austria.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155667|title=Austria v Moldova game report|date=15 November 2021|accessdate=30 November 2021}}