# Shane Cojocarel

Shane Vasilică Cojocărel (born 20 March 1997) is an English-born Romanian professional footballer who plays for Potters Bar Town.

## Career

Cojocarel signed a two-year scholarship with Barnet in 2013, and signed a one-year professional contract in the summer of 2015.
In 2015–16, Cojocarel had loan spells with Billericay Town and Northwood.
Cojocarel signed a new contract with the Bees at the end of the 2015–16 season. In 2015–16, he had loan spells with Metropolitan Police, a second spell at Billericay, and Merstham, before making his English Football League debut for the Bees as a substitute against Crawley Town on 11 March 2017. He joined Horsham on loan in March 2018. He was released by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season. He joined Maldon & Tiptree in August 2018, before joining Cheshunt in March 2019 and helping the club to promotion from the Isthmian League South Central division, scoring twice in the play-off final against Bracknell Town. Cojocarel joined FC Romania in October 2020.
In February 2023 Shane rejoined former club Northwood. He joined Potters Bar Town in January 2024.

## International career

Cojocarel was capped by Romania U-16 in 2013, coming on twice as a substitute in two games against Austria U-16 on 21 and 23 May.

## Career statistics

    As of 25 February 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Barnet | 2015–16 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnet | 2016–17 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barnet | 2017–18 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnet | Barnet total | Barnet total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billericay Town (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Northwood (loan) | 2015–16 | SFL Division One Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billericay Town (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Merstham (loan) | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Horsham (loan) | 2017–18 | Isthmian League Division One South | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Maldon & Tiptree | 2018–19 | Isthmian League North Division | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Cheshunt | 2018–19 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Cheshunt | 2019–20 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cheshunt | 2020–21 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt total | Cheshunt total | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 |
| FC Romania | 2020–21 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Romania | 2022–23 | SFL Division One Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Northwood | 2022–23 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 69 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83 | 17 |