Alexandru Onica (born 29 July 1984) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Petrocub Hîncești in the Moldovan National Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Drăsliceni, Moldavian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrocub Hîncești | ||
| Number | 84 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Hîncești | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Unisport-Auto Chișinău | 36 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spartak Chelyabinsk | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dacia Chișinău | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | KAMAZ | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Dacia Chișinău | 70 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Vorskla Poltava | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Dacia Chișinău (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 41 | (0) |
| 2013 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Neftchi Farg'ona | 21 | (1) |
| 2015 | Zimbru Chișinău | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Zaria Bălți | 59 | (5) |
| 2018 | Zimbru Chișinău | 21 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Milsami Orhei | 27 | (0) |
| 2020– | Petrocub Hîncești | 34 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Moldova | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 1 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOnica began playing football with local side Izvorash Draslicheny at age 12. He joined FC Unisport-Auto Chișinău next before a move to Russia where he played for FC Spartak Chelyabinsk and FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.[1] Upon returning from Russia, he joined FC Dacia Chișinău where he would be named the top central midfielder in the 2009 Moldovan National Division by the FMF.
Onica joined Vorskla Poltava on a free transfer in December 2009, signing a three-year contract with the club.[2]
In July 2013, he signed a contract with Lokomotiv Tashkent. On 31 July 2013, he made his debut for Lokomotv in the Uzbek Cup semifinal match against Bunyodkor. In January, he signed for another Uzbekistan club Neftchi Farg'ona FK. Alexandru scored his first goal in Uzbekistan higher division on 22 June against FK Andijan.[3]
International career
editOnica has made 22 appearances for the Moldova national team.[4] He played for the under-21 national team before making his senior debut in a friendly against Estonia on 18 November 2008.[5]
References
edit- ^ Kharchenko, Boris (16 December 2008). Газета "Время" вручила молдавскому футболисту специальный приз – "Дебют в сборной" (in Russian). Gazeta Vremya.
- ^ Александр Оникэ подписал контракт с "Ворсклой" (in Russian). Sports.md. 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Bunyodkor-Lokomotiv, 2013 Uzbekistan Cup" (in Russian). soccerway.com. 31 July 2013.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Moldova – Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ Оникэ забил гол "Тилигулу" и отправился на собственную свадьбу (in Russian). Moldfootball.com. 23 November 2008.
External links
edit- Alexandru Onica at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexandru Onica at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Alexandru Onica at Soccerway
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