Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco (Russian: Ники Сергей Клещенко; born 23 July 2001) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a left winger for Sion II and the Moldova national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco | ||
Date of birth | (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sion II | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Dacia Buiucani | |||
Sporting CP | |||
0000–2019 | União de Leiria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | União de Leiria | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Sion II | 23 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Moldova U21 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Moldova | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 6 March 2022 (UTC) |
Cleșcenco played for Dacia Buiucani in his youth, before moving to Portugal in 2014 to play for the academies of Sporting CP and União de Leiria. During the 2019–20 season, he made six senior appearances for União de Leiria in the Campeonato de Portugal. In February 2021, he joined the reserve team of Swiss club Sion, playing in the Promotion League.[2]
Cleșcenco made his international debut for Moldova on 3 June 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Dan Spătaru in a friendly match against Turkey. The match in Paderborn finished as a 2–0 loss.[3]
Cleșcenco was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland,[4] and is the son of former footballer and manager Serghei Cleșcenco, the all-time top scorer for the Moldova national team.[2]
Moldova | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
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