Maxim Potîrniche (born 13 June 1989) is a

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who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Petrocub Hîncești.

Club career

FC Academia

In 2008 Maxim Potîrniche signed for his home town club,

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n outfit FC Academia, where he made 23 appearances in his first season.

International career

On 10 August 2011 Potîrniche made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly match against

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Personal life

Maxim Potîrniche declares himself Romanian and supports the reunification of

and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Potirniche, Maxim 1989 births Living people Footballers from Chișinău Moldovan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Moldova men's international footballers Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Poland FC Academia Chișinău players FC Belshina Bobruisk players FC Iskra-Stal players FC Zimbru Chișinău players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Petrocub Hîncești players Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Poland Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Belarus