Andrei Coubiș

Andrei Coubiș joined Lincoln City in July 2026 for a club-record fee of about €3 million (£2.6 million). He signed a five-year contract running to 30 June 2031.

Coubiș grew up in Milan. He began at Polisportiva Lombardia Uno and moved to the AC Milan youth sector in 2019. He was registered with the senior squad from 2022 but never made a competitive first-team appearance. He made 34 appearances and scored once for Milan Futuro, the reserve side, between 2024 and 2025.

In September 2025 he went to Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy, for €150,000 plus up to €100,000 in appearance bonuses. He did not play for the senior team there. In January 2026 he moved on loan to Universitatea Cluj, who triggered the buyout clause in July.

Cluj is where his career took shape. He scored once in 15 appearances, and the club reached the final of the 2025–26 Cupa României and the 2026 Supercupa României. They finished as runners-up in both.

His international path also changed direction. Coubiș played for Romania at U19 level, with nine caps and one goal, then at U20 and U21. In April 2023 he said he intended to switch to Italy. FIFA approved his return to Romania in March 2026, and he made his senior debut that year. He has three caps and has not yet scored for the national team.