Moldovan footballer
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.
Club career
Damașcan 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
On 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
- As of match played 11 June 2024[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[10]
Personal life
Damașcan's elder brother, Ilie is also a professional footballer.[11]
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
Sepsi OSK
Individual
References
- ^ 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
- Vitalie Damașcan at Soccerway
- Vitalie Damașcan – UEFA competition record (archive)
Notes
- ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included
