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

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who plays as a

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for

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club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Moldova national team.

Club career

Damașcan made his professional debut with

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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 a 1–0 victory for Sheriff. On 25 May, Damașcan scored a brace in the final of the

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against

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. 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 1–0 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 qualification.

Personal life

Damașcan's elder brother, Ilie is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

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

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol *

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: 2016–17,

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: 2016–17 Sepsi OSK *

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: 2021–22 *

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Individual *

top scorer:

(13 goals)

References

External links

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Notes

Living people 1999 births People from Soroca Men's association football forwards Moldovan men's footballers Moldova men's international footballers FC Zimbru Chișinău players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Torino FC players Fortuna Sittard players RKC Waalwijk players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players FC Voluntari players FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Moldovan Super Liga players Serie A players Eredivisie players Liga I players Swiss Super League players Israeli Premier League players Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Israel {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub