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Petru Leucă (born 19 July 1990) is a
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who plays as a forward for Zimbru Chișinău.


Career

One of Moldova's top young prospects, Leuca was a leading figure in the Moldovan top-flight, the Divizia Nationala, for the first six years of his career, before being signed overseas. He ventured abroad playing in various countries including Lithuania, Greece and India, however, his stay at these clubs were short-lived due to the coronavirus pandemic, which cut short their league campaigns. A notable marquee signing in both Kuwait and Oman, Leuca subsequently attracted interest from Asian clubs including
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and Persebaya, before starring for Nagaworld in
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, scoring eight times.


International career

After featuring for Moldova at all age-group levels, he made his debut for the Moldova senior national team on 14 February 2015 in a friendly vs
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. He has been called up to the senior side a total of 12 times against opposition including
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, however, his debut against Romania remains his only appearance.


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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from Chișinău Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Moldovan expatriate men's footballers FC Academia Chișinău players FC Milsami Orhei players FC Iskra-Stal players FC Dacia Chișinău players FC Ungheni players FC Petrocub Hîncești players FC Oleksandriya players FK Jonava players Khaitan SC players P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras players Sohar SC players TRAU FC players FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol players Nagaworld FC players Petru Leuca FC Zimbru Chișinău players Santegidiese Calcio SSD players Moldovan Super Liga players A Lyga players Gamma Ethniki players Oman Professional League players Serie D players I-League players Cambodian Premier League players Petru Leuca Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Oman Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in India Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Moldova men's youth international footballers Moldova men's under-21 international footballers {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub