Serghei Lașcencov (, born 24 March 1980 in

Zdolbuniv Zdolbuniv (, ; ) is a small city in the Rivne Raion of Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It has an important railway station and cement plant (there is a deposit of chalk). Population: History The town was mentioned in 1497 in the ...

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) is a retired

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and the former captain of the Moldovan national team. In 2010, he was disqualified for five years for

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Career

In the summer of 2008 Lașcencov moved to

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side Olimpik Baku on an initial one-year contract. For the 2009–10 season he was made captain of the team. In August 2010, Lașcencov was given a lifetime ban from football for his involvement in the match-fixing surrounding

Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv, also known as Football Club Metalist Kharkov or FC Metalist Kharkov ( ), is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2023–24 season. It was rev ...

and

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's game on 19 April 2008 during the 2007–08 season. On 17 October 2010, his ban was reduced to five years, a decision that was upheld by CAS in August 2013.

Career statistics

International career

Lașcencov made his debut for

in 2004, going on to make 36 appearances and captain the team before his ban.

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* * * 1980 births Living people People from Zdolbuniv Footballers from Rivne Oblast Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's international footballers Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Men's association football defenders FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC Mariupol players FC Karpaty Lviv players Shuvalan FK players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players Moldovan people of Ukrainian descent Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Match fixers {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub