Alexandru Onica (born 29 July 1984) is a Moldovan former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Onica began playing football with local side Izvorash Draslicheny at age 12. He joined

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next before a move to Russia where he played for FC Spartak Chelyabinsk and

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. Upon returning from Russia, he joined

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where he would be named the top central midfielder in the 2009

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by the FMF. Onica joined Vorskla Poltava on a free transfer in December 2009, signing a three-year contract with the club. In July 2013, he signed a contract with

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. On 31 July 2013, he made his debut for Lokomotv in the

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semifinal match against Bunyodkor. In January, he signed for another Uzbekistan club Neftchi Farg'ona FK. Alexandru scored his first goal in Uzbekistan higher division on 22 June against FK Andijan.

International career

Onica has made 22 appearances for the Moldova national team. He played for the under-21 national team before making his senior debut in a friendly against Estonia on 18 November 2008.

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