Victor Stînă (born 20 March 1998) is a Moldovan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for the
Moldova national team.
Club career
Stînă made his professional debut for
Zimbru in the
Divizia Națională
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on 20 May 2016 against
Academia Chișinău
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, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.
On 21 September 2018, he signed for Romanian
Liga I
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club
Astra Giurgiu
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.
International career
He has represented Moldova at
Under-19 and
Under-21 level.
During the
qualifiers for the
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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, he featured in both the matches that saw Moldova achieve historical home wins against Wales (2–1) and Belgium (1–0).
On June 3 2022 he made his senior international debut in the
UEFA Nations League
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against
Liechtenstein
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. On 25 September 2022 he scored his first goals for Moldova, coming off the bench to score 2 stoppage time goals in a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein
International goals
Personal life
His father, Victor Stînă Sr., is a former
football referee.
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References
Notes
External links
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Victor Stînăat sports.md
1998 births
Living people
Moldovan men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Moldovan Super Liga players
FC Zimbru Chișinău players
FC Sfîntul Gheorghe players
FC Milsami Orhei players
Liga I players
FC Astra Giurgiu players
Panserraikos F.C. players
Liga II players
Super League Greece 2 players
Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
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