Vitalie Damașcan (born 24 January 1999) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club FC Voluntari, on loan from Sepsi OSK, and the Moldova national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vitalie Damașcan | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Soroca, Moldova | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Voluntari (on loan from Sepsi OSK) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2015 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău[1] | 34 | (23) |
2015–2017 | Zimbru Chișinău | 16 | (1) |
2017 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol[1] | 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– | Sepsi OSK | 23 | (3) |
2022– | → Voluntari (loan) | 10 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Moldova U17[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | (1) |
2016 | Moldova U19[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Moldova U21 | 10 | (3) |
2018– | Moldova | 22 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 |
Damașcan made his professional debut with Zimbru Chișinău on 29 November 2015 in a league match against Milsami Orhei.[2]
In 2017, Damașcan moved to rivals Sheriff Tiraspol on a free transfer.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
On 16 July 2018, he was announced as a new signing by Italian club Torino.[6]
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.[7]
On 13 June 2017, Damașcan scored his first two goals for Moldova's U21 team against San Marino in 2019 European U21 Qualifiers.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Moldova | 2018 | 9 | 1 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 1 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 2 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
Damașcan is the younger brother of his former Zimbru Chișinău teammate Ilie.
Sheriff Tiraspol
Sepsi OSK
Individual
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