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]

Nicky Cleșcenco
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)
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
0000–2019 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)
*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

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Cleșcenco 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

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Cleșcenco 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

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Cleșcenco 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

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International

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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

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  1. ^ Nicky Cleșcenco at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Nicky Cleșcenco". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ Nicky Cleșcenco at Soccerway  
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