Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Thursday, March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m. / Updated Thursday, March 12, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
Valentin Costachesurprisingly left three weeks ago from the Super League, after Ato Arad sold him from the position of the team's goal scorer, he managed to lift the first trophy in the shirt of the Noah formation!
Left three weeks ago from UTA Arad, a team that collected 200,000 euros in exchange for the transfer, Costache started the adventure in Armenia perfectly. After debuting with a goal in Noah's shirt, the Romanian scored two more games without decisive contributions, and now he managed to win the Armenian Supercup.
Valentin Costache, super champion in Armenia with Noah
Noah defeated Ararat-Armenia on penalties after the score was 1-1 at the end of 120 minutes. Costache started, but was substituted in the 62nd minute, when the score was already 1-1. For Noah, it is the second Supercup conquered in history, after the one in the 2020/21 competitive season.
Costache thus won his first trophy outside of Romania, after having won six trophies with CFR Cluj in the past, including four championship titles in the Superliga.
Valentin Costache / Photo: Facebook
Valentin Costache, trained by Dinamo
Costache was launched in football by Dinamo, the club for which he played between 2015 and 2017. From there he arrived at CFR Cluj in 2018, in exchange for the sum of 700,000 euros, where he won no less than four championship titles. In his career, he played for Afumați, CFR Cluj, Rapid, Apollon Limassol and UTA Arad, until the Banatians sold him in exchange for 200,000 euros.
The footballer does not have any matches in the shirt of the Romanian national team, but he played for the junior team.
In the shirt of Noah, the 5th place holder in the Armenian championship after 15 stages, Costache has so far three matches and one goal. For UTA Arad, the winger has collected 17 goals and 7 assists in 72 official matches.
