Vitalie Damașcan (born 24 January 1999) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Moldova national team.
 Damașcan with Moldova in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitalie Damașcan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Soroca, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău[1] | 34 | (23) |
| 2015–2017 | Zimbru Chișinău | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol[1] | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 23 | (18) |
| 2018–2021 | Torino | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Sepsi OSK | 36 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Voluntari (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2024 | → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Moldova U17[a] | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Moldova U19[a] | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Moldova U21 | 10 | (3) |
| 2018– | Moldova | 42 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editDamașcan made his professional debut with Zimbru Chișinău on 29 November 2015 in a league match against Milsami Orhei.[2]
In 2017, Damașcan moved to rivals Sheriff Tiraspol on a free transfer.[3] He scored his first goal for Sheriff against his former club Zimbru Chișinău on 7 April. The match ended in 1–0 victory for Sheriff.[4] On 25 May, Damașcan scored a brace in the final of the 2016–17 Moldovan Cup against Zaria Bălți. Sheriff ended up lifting the trophy as they won the game 5–0.[5]
On 16 July 2018, he was announced as a new signing by Italian club Torino.[6]
International career
editOn 27 January 2018, Damașcan made his international debut for Moldova. He played 77 minutes in a 0–1 friendly defeat to South Korea before being replaced.[7]
On 13 June 2017, Damașcan scored his first two goals for Moldova's U21 team against San Marino in 2019 European U21 qualification.[8]
International stats
edit- As of match played 11 June 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2018 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | 5 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2018 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
| 2. | 6 June 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Azerbaijan |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 7 September 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria |  Austria |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 22 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  North Macedonia |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 26 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Cayman Islands |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
editDamașcan's elder brother, Ilie is also a professional footballer.[11]
Honours
editSheriff Tiraspol
Sepsi OSK
Individual
- Divizia Națională top scorer: 2017 (13 goals)
References
edit- ^ a b Zimbru-2/Sheriff-2 statistics moldpres.md
- ^ "Zimbru vs. Milsami 2-1". Soccerway. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Vitalie Damașcan s-a transferat la Sheriff". Moldfootball. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Divizia Națională 2016/2017, Etapa 27" (in Romanian).moldfootball.com
- ^ "Sheriff cucerește pentru a noua oară în istoria sa Cupa Moldovei". Moldfootball. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Damascan al Toro". TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Match report" (in Romanian).fmf.md.
- ^ "U-21 / SAN MARINO – MOLDOVA 0-2" (in Romanian).fmf.md
- ^ "Vitalie Damascan". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Damașcan, Vitalie". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Ilie și Vitalie Damașcan: Nici un virus nu poate ucide fotbalul". observatorul.md. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
External links
edit- Vitalie Damașcan at Soccerway
- Vitalie Damașcan – UEFA competition record (archive)
Notes
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