Sergiu Plătică (born 5 June 1991) is a Moldovan

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who plays as a

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and defender for

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club Petrocub Hîncești and the Moldova national team.

Club career

On 19 June 2017 he was loaned by his club

Speranța Nisporeni Speranța Nisporeni was a Moldovan football club based in Nisporeni, Moldova. The club was founded in 1991 and played 6 seasons in the Moldovan National Division between 1992 and 1998, before being relegated to the Moldovan "A" Division. They wer ...

Milsami Orhei Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football. Previously known as ''FC Viito ...

for the duration of Milsami's European campaign. On 29 June, he scored a goal in the Europa League qualifying game against

CS Fola Esch Sporting Circle Fola Esch (), usually abbreviated to Fola Esch or simply Fola, is a professional football club based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. They play their home games at Stade Émile Mayrisch, in the south of the city ...

. After the return leg on 6 July 2017, Milsami were eliminated by Fola, and he returned to Speranta before playing any national league games for Milsami and just two and a half weeks at the club. He returned to Milsami Orhei on a permanent basis in January 2018.

International

He made his

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debut on 17 January 2017 in a game against

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. That game was not an official FIFA-approved international game. He made his official national team debut on 6 October 2017 in a

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against

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Personal life

His older brother

Mihai Plătică Mihail Plătică (born 15 March 1990) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career On 31 January 2020, Plătică signed with FC Kyzylzhar in Kazakhstan. On 9 February 2021, he returned to Moldova, signing a thre ...

is also a football player.

Honours

;Milsami Orhei *

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: 2017–18 ;Petrocub Hîncești *Moldovan Cup: 2019–20

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* * * 1991 births Living people Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Sfîntul Gheorghe players Speranța Nisporeni players FC Milsami Orhei players FC Petrocub Hîncești players Moldovan Super Liga players Footballers from Chișinău {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub