Nichita Moțpan (born 17 July 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hapoel Haifa, on loan from Bălți, and the Moldova national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Bălți, Moldova | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Hapoel Haifa (on loan from Bălți) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2019 | Rubin Kazan | ||
2019–2020 | Zaria Bălți | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Bălți[lower-alpha 1] | 23 | (7) |
2022– | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Moldova U17[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Moldova U21[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Moldova | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC) |
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 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.[7]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 June 2022 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2022-23 Nations League |
Hapoel Haifa F.C. – current squad | |
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