Mihail Gherasimencov (born 25 March 2005) is a Moldovan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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on loan from

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and the Moldova national U21 team.

Early life

Gherasimencov was born in

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, Moldova and he lived there until 2016, when he moved to

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, Canada. In Canada, he played youth soccer with Calgary Blizzard SC, before joining the Whitecaps Alberta Academy Centre. In August 2020, he joined the official Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. In 2022, he was invited to participate in the

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All-Star Game, which featured the top academy players from across the league. In January 2023, he attended the first team's pre-season training camp.

Club career

He made his professional debut with

match against the

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, playing 44 minutes off the bench, in a 3–1 loss on 5 August 2022. In March 2023, he signed a professional contract with

. Gherasimencov scored his first professional goal against

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, on 8 July 2023. After the 2023 season, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season. In July 2024, he signed a short-term loan with the first team, ahead of a friendly against

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. In December 2024, he re-signed with Whitecaps 2 for the 2025 season. In March 2025, he went on loan to

club

International career

In April 2023, Gherasimencov was called up to a four-day training camp with the Moldova U19 national team. In June 2023, he was called up for a pair of friendlies against Kazakhstan U19. He made his debut in the first match and scored his first goal in the second match.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gherasimencov, Mihail Living people 2005 births Sportspeople from Bălți 21st-century Moldovan sportsmen Moldovan men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Moldova men's youth international footballers Canadian Premier League players Whitecaps FC Academy players Whitecaps FC 2 players MLS Next Pro players Cavalry FC players Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Canadian people of Moldovan descent