Nichita_Moțpan
Nichita Moțpan
Moldovan footballer (born 2001)
Nichita Moțpan (born 17 July 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian club Fakel Voronezh and the Moldova national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Bălți, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fakel Voronezh | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Rubin Kazan | ||
| 2019–2020 | Zaria Bălți | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | CSF Bălți | 33 | (7[lower-alpha 1]) |
| 2022 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Fakel Voronezh | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Moldova U17[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Moldova U21[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Moldova | 17 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Moțpan was born in Bălți, Moldova. Between 2017 and 2020, he played youth football at Rubin Kazan and Zaria Bălți.[2] He started his senior career with FC Bălți in July 2020,[3] where he took part in the club's promotion from the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, scoring 13 goals.[1] In March 2021, he was close to moving to Polish side GKS Bełchatów, but the transfer fell through as FC Bălți and Moțpan could not agree on the financial terms with Bełchatów.[4] On 1 July 2021, he made his Moldovan National Division debut in a 1–0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol.[5] In June 2022, he moved to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Haifa on a one-year loan.[6] He returned to Bălți on 1 January 2023, as Hapoel opted not to extend the loan.[7]
On 18 July 2023, Moțpan signed with the Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.[8]
He has represented Moldova at under-17 and under-21 level.[3] On 10 June 2022, he made his senior international debut for the country in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D match against Latvia. He scored one of the goals in a 4–2 loss.[9]
Club
- As of match played 19 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bălți | 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
| Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 10 | ||
- Moțpan also scored 13 goals in the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, but the number of appearances is unknown.[1]
- Only official UEFA matches included
International
- As of match played 17 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2022 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Latvia | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2022-23 Nations League |
| 2. | 16 November 2022 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Azerbaijan | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
Moțpan also holds Russian citizenship as Nikita Motspan (Russian: Никита Моцпан) and was registered by the Russian Premier League as a domestic player.[12]
- "Дивизия А 2020/21". Divizia-A.md (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- Nichita Moțpan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Nichita Moțpan at Global Sports Archive
- "Известно, почему Моцпан не перешёл в польский "Белхатув". Игрок и клуб попросили "больше денег"". Sports.md (in Russian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- Nichita Moțpan at Soccerway
- "Никита Моцпан перешел в "Хапоэль" Хайфа". Moldfootball (in Russian). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- "Hapoel Haifa nu a prelungit arenda lui Nikita Moțpan – Moldova fotbal". moldfootball.com (in Romanian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- "Достигли договоренности о переходе хавбека" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 18 July 2023.
- "Nichita Moțpan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- Daghi, Victor (10 June 2022). "Moldova - Letonia 2-4" (in Romanian). fmf.md. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Teeşanu, Maria (16 November 2022). "Moldova – Azerbaidjan 1-2" (in Romanian). fmf.md. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- "Moțpan RPL profile" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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