Nicky Cleșcenco (born 23 July 2001) is a footballer who plays as a left winger for Moldovan Super Liga club Petrocub Hîncești on loan from Sion II. Born in Ireland, he plays for the Moldova national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrocub Hîncești (on loan from Sion II) | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dacia Buiucani | |||
| Sporting CP | |||
| –2019 | União de Leiria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | União de Leiria | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sion II | 35 | (8) |
| 2023– | → Petrocub Hîncești (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Moldova U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Moldova | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editCleșcenco played for Dacia Buiucani in his youth, before moving to Portugal in 2014 to play for the academies of Sporting CP and União de Leiria. During the 2019–20 season, he made six senior appearances for União de Leiria in the Campeonato de Portugal. In February 2021, he joined the reserve team of Swiss club Sion, playing in the Promotion League.[2]
International career
editCleșcenco made his international debut for Moldova on 3 June 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Dan Spătaru in a friendly match against Turkey. The match in Paderborn finished as a 2–0 loss.[3]
Personal life
editCleșcenco was born in Dublin, Ireland,[4] and is the son of former footballer and manager Serghei Cleșcenco, the current manager of the Moldova national team.[2]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 6 September 2024[3]
| Moldova | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Nicky Cleșcenco at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Ciolacu, Dumitru (2 February 2021). "Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, noul jucător al lui FC Sion" [Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, the new player of FC Sion]. Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Nicky Cleșcenco". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Nicky Cleșcenco at Soccerway
