Mihail Caimacov (born 22 July 1998) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Slaven Belupo and the Moldova national team.
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.
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. In total, he made three appearances for Sheriff Tiraspol before leaving in 2017.
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.
After leaving Osijek in 2021, Caimacov joined Slaven Belupo. On 7 September 2022, Caimacov joined Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow on loan with an option to buy. He returned to Slaven Belupo at the end of the loan.
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.
On 3 September 2020, Caimacov made his debut for Moldova in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Kosovo.
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.
In total, Caimacov has played 35 times for the Moldovan national team and has scored three goals.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheriff Tiraspol2016–17Moldovan Super Liga2000––202017100000–10Total3000000030Osijek II2018–19Prva NL131–––1312019–2030–––30Total161000000161Osijek2019–20HNL100000–10Olimpija Ljubljana2020–21Slovenian PrvaLiga1801020–210Koper13020–20170Slaven Belupo2021–22HNL22230––2522022–2350–––50Total272300000302Torpedo Moscow2022–23Russian Premier League7040––110Career total8531002020993
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMoldova2020702021102022101202340202491202581Total393
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caimacov goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mihail CaimacovNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 14 June 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 1–0 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D 2 7 September 2024 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 1–0 2–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D 3 25 March 2025 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 2–3 2–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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