page_title: Cosmin Moți
section_title: Ludogorets Razgrad
hierarchical_section_title: Cosmin Moți / Club career / Ludogorets Razgrad
caption_attribution_description: Български: Козмин Моци (Лудогорец) във въздушен двубой срещу Оливие Жиру (Арсенал), момент от мача Лудогорец - Арсенал 2-3, 1 ноември 2016 г. English: Cosmin Moți (Ludogorets, left) in the air battle against Olivie Giroud (Arsenal), moment of Ludogorets vs Arsenal 2-3, UEFA Champions League, 1 noe 2016
context_page_description: Cosmin Iosif Moți is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Romania national team.
  Moți began his career at Universitatea Craiova before moving to Dinamo București in June 2005. He spent seven seasons with the club and won the 2005 Supercupa României, 2006–07 Liga I title and 2011–12 Cupa României. While at Dinamo, he also spent time on loan at Serie A club Siena.
  In June 2012, Moți signed with Ludogorets, with whom he won seven consecutive Bulgarian league titles, as well as two Bulgarian Cups, and four Bulgarian Supercups. In May 2015, Ludogorets Arena's South Stand was officially renamed the Moți Stand in recognition of his unique contribution for the Ludogorets's first ever participation in the group stage of Champions league.
  In 2008, Moți won his first cap for Romania. He has represented the country at UEFA Euro 2008 and 2016.
context_section_description: On 28 June 2012, Moți signed with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. He made his debut on 18 July, in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo Zagreb in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Svetoslav Dyakov. A month later, on 19 August, he made his A Group debut in a 3–1 home win over Beroe Stara Zagora. With his wholehearted attitude and commitment to the team, he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. Moți scored his first goal for Ludogorets on 4 November in a 4–0 home win against Etar 1924.
  On 27 August 2014, Moți played as the goalkeeper for the final minutes in the Champions League play-off round against Steaua București after regular goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov was sent off for a tactical foul in the closing stages of extra time. Moți scored the first kick of the penalty shoot-out and went on to save two shots as Ludogorets advanced to the group stage for the first time in their history. Moți's heroics earned him cult status among Razgrad fans and he had one of the stadium's stands named after him. His performance in the memorable encounter also generated headlines in the main international sports media across Europe and the world, with some analyzers considering the match one of the most dramatic in the history of the Champions League. On 4 October 2018 Moți together with teammate Svetoslav Dyakov was in the starting line-up for Ludogorets in the 0:1 away loss against FC Zürich in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and  they jointly became the players with the most appearances for (a) Bulgarian team(s) in European club tournaments, alongside Hristo Yovov whose record of 66 matches they equaled. Moți has (as of 14 April 2020) made 76 appearances, trailing club mates Marcelinho who has 80 and Dyakov (with 79). Although he was no longer an undisputed starter during the 2019/2010 season, in May 2020, Moți extended his contract with the team.
caption: Moți (left) with Ludogorets against Arsenal in 2016
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