 Damașcan with Moldova in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitalie Damașcan | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25) | ||
| 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 | 34 | (23) |
| 2015–2017 | Zimbru Chișinău | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol | 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 | 13 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Moldova U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Moldova U19 | 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 4 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
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.
In 2017, Damașcan moved to rivals Sheriff Tiraspol on a free transfer. 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. 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.
On 16 July 2018, he was announced as a new signing by Italian club Torino.
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.
On 13 June 2017, Damașcan scored his first two goals for Moldova's U21 team against San Marino in 2019 European U21 qualification.
International stats
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| 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 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | 5 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| # | 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
Damașcan's elder brother, Ilie is also a professional footballer.
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
Sepsi OSK
Individual
- Divizia Națională top scorer: 2017 (13 goals)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Only official UEFA matches included
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