Victor_Stînă
Victor Stînă
Moldovan footballer
Victor Stînă (born 20 March 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club AEL.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Cimișlia, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEL | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău | 56 | (12) |
| 2016–2018 | Zimbru Chișinău | 52 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Astra Giurgiu | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Milsami Orhei (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 50 | (15) |
| 2022–2024 | Panserraikos | 37 | (5) |
| 2024– | AEL | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Moldova U19[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Moldova U21[lower-alpha 1] | 12 | (0) |
| 2022– | Moldova | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 7 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Stînă made his professional debut for Zimbru in the Divizia Națională on 20 May 2016 against Academia Chișinău, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.[3]
On 21 September 2018, he signed for Romanian Liga I club Astra Giurgiu.[4]
He has represented Moldova at Under-19 and Under-21 level.
During the qualifiers for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, he featured in both the matches that saw Moldova achieve historical home wins against Wales (2–1) and Belgium (1–0).[5][6]
On June 3 2022 he made his senior international debut in the UEFA Nations League against Liechtenstein.[7][8] On 25 September 2022 he scored his first goals for Moldova, coming off the bench to score 2 stoppage time goals in a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein[9]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 September 2022 | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022-23 UEFA Nations League |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
His father, Victor Stînă Sr., is a former football referee.[10]
- "Victor Stînă" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ: Αποκτήθηκε ο Βίκτορ Στίνα (Greek)". aelfc.gr. 10 January 2024.
- "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
- "Astra a transferat şi un internaţional de peste Prut" (in Romanian). FC Astra Giurgiu. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- UEFA.com. "Moldova-Wales | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- UEFA.com. "Moldova-Belgium | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- UEFA.com. "Victor Stînă - Moldova - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- UEFA.com. "Liechtenstein-Moldova | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- UEFA.com. "Moldova-Liechtenstein | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- Преодолеть 345 тысяч километров. (in Russian).sports.md.
- Only official UEFA matches included
- Victor Stînă at Soccerway
- Victor Stînă at sports.md