Nichita Moțpan
 Moțpan with Fakel Voronezh in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 2001 | ||
| 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 | Bălți | 33 | (7[b]) |
| 2022 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Fakel Voronezh | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Moldova U17[a] | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Moldova U21[a] | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Moldova | 22 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 | |||
Nichita Moțpan (born 17 July 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh and the Moldova national team.
Club career
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 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 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 74 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 10 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 3 | |
| 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 |
Personal life
[edit]Moțpan also holds Russian citizenship as Nikita Motspan (Russian: Никита Моцпан) and was registered by the Russian Premier League as a domestic player.[12]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Дивизия А 2020/21". Divizia-A.md (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Nichita Moțpan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ a b 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.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Moldovan men's footballers
- FC Bălți players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- FC Fakel Voronezh players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Bălți
- Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Moldova men's youth international footballers
- Moldova men's under-21 international footballers
- Moldova men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders