Vitalie Damașcan (born 24 January 1999) is a Moldovan professional

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for

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club

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, on loan from Sepsi OSK, and the Moldova national team.

Club career

Damașcan made his professional debut with Zimbru Chișinău on 29 November 2015 in a

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match against

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. In 2017, Damașcan moved to rivals

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on a free transfer. 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. On 25 May, Damașcan scored a brace in the final of the

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against Zaria Bălți. Sheriff ended up lifting the trophy as they won the game 5–0. On 16 July 2018, he was announced as a new signing by Italian club

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International career

On 27 January 2018, Damașcan made his international debut for

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. He played 77 minutes in a 0–1 friendly defeat to

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before being replaced. On 13 June 2017, Damașcan scored his first two goals for Moldova's U21 team against San Marino in 2019 European U21 Qualifiers.fmf.md

International stats

International goals

:''Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Damașcan is the younger brother of his former Zimbru Chișinău teammate Ilie.

Honours

Club

Sheriff Tiraspol * Divizia Națională: 2016–17,

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: 2016–17 Sepsi OSK *

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: 2021–22 *

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Individual * Divizia Națională top scorer:

(13 goals)

References

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Notes

Living people 1999 births People from Soroca Moldovan people of Romanian descent Association football forwards Moldovan footballers Moldova international footballers FC Zimbru Chișinău players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Torino F.C. players Fortuna Sittard players RKC Waalwijk players Moldovan Super Liga players Serie A players Eredivisie players Liga I players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players FC Voluntari players Moldovan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub