The Tricolors Squad to face England & Poland  September 2012
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
all born in Moldovan area of Russia or Moldova (27 August 1991), except where stated
Alexeev, Serghei	31 March 1986	26	F	FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, Russia	20	4
Armaş, Igor	14 July 1987	25	D	FC Kuban Krasnodar, Russia	26	1
Boeştean, Anatolie	26 March 1985	27	D	FC Tiraspol	0	0
	Boeştean was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Boghiu, Gheorghe	26 October 1981	30	F	FC Milsami-Ursidos	1	0
	Boghiu was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Bordian, Vitalie	11 August 1984	28	D	FC Hoverla Uzhhorod, Ukraine. No club, according to FMF	26	1
Bugaiov, Igor Vitalyevićh	26 June 1984	28	F	FC Tobol Kostanay, Kazakhstan	40	7
	Bugaiov was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Bulgaru, Simion	26 May 1985	27	D	FC Alania Vladikavkaz, Russia	16	1
Cebotaru, Eugeniu	16 October 1984	27	M	PFC Spartak Nalchik, Russia	31	0
Clonin, Oleg	4 February 1989	23	M	Central Sports Club of Army Rapid Chişinău	0	0
	Clonin was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Covalciuc, Serghei Sergiu  Ковальчук, Сергій	20 January 1982 in Odesa, USSR	30	M	JSC FC Aktobe, Kazakhstan	39	2
Dedov, Alexandru	26 July 1987	25	M	FC Sheriff	1	0
Doroş, Anatolie	21 March 1983	29	M	Central Sports Club of Army Rapid Chişinău	22	2
Epureanu, Alexandru	27 September 1986	25	D	PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Russia, on loan from FC Dynamo Moskva, Russia	47	3
Gaţcan, Alexandru	27 March 1984	28	M	FC Rostov, Russia	24	1
Golovatenco, Victor	28 April 1984	28	D	FC Sibir Novosibirsk, Russia	41	3
Ivanov, Stanislav	7 October 1980	31	M	FC Sheriff	40	0
Namaşco, Stanislav	10 November 1986	25	G	FC Kuban Krasnodar, Russia	30	38 GA
Negai, Andrian	28 January 1985	27	G	FC Milsami-Ursidos	0	0 GA
Onica, Alexandru	29 July 1984	28	M	FC Sheriff	11	0
Orlovschi, Nicolae	1 April 1985	27	D	Ravan FC, Azerbaijan	1	0
	Orlovschi was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Ovseannicov, Gheorghe	12 October 1985	26	F	FC Sunkar, Kazakhstan, on loan from FC Olimpia Bălţi	18	2
Paşcenco, Alexandru	28 May 1989	23	M	FC Sheriff	1	0
Paşcenco, Serghei	18 December 1982	29	G	Malavan Bandar Anzali FC, Iran	13	20 GA
Pătraş, Artur	10 January 1988	24	M	AZAL PFC, Azerbaijan	7	0
Picuşceac, Igor	27 March 1983	29	F	FC Amkar, Russia	11	2
Racu, Petru	17 July 1987	25	D	No club, formerly of FC Hjørring, Denmark until July 2012	14	0
Sidorenco, Eugen	19 March 1989	23	M	Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Israel	5	0
Stoleru, Marian	20 November 1988	23	M	FC Milsami-Ursidos	0	0
	Stoleru was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Suvorov, Alexandru	2 February 1987	25	M	MKS Cracovia SSA, Poland	36	4
Ţîgîrlaş, Igor	24 February 1984	28	M	FC Gomel, Belarus	21	0
	Ţîgîrlaş was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Zmeu, Denis	8 May 1985	27	M	SC Vaslui, Romania	20	1
	Zmeu was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.
Zveaghinţev, Alexandr	26 July 1987	25	G	FC Sheriff	0	0 GA
	Zveaghinţev was dropped from the final squad on 3 September.

Squad details correct up to and including Moldova's match against Albania on 15 August 2012.
Tallies taken from the fmf

Diary

Tuesday, 28 August 2012 - Ion Caras names a 32-man squad to face England and Poland in the opening World Cup qualifiers next month.

Monday, 3 September 2012 - Caras has culled his squad to 23, in time for the World Cup Qualifiers this weekend.

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