Cătălin Carp

Cătălin Carp (born 20 October 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Liga I club UTA Arad.

Cătălin Carp
Carp with FC Tambov in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
UTA Arad
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2009 Zimbru Chișinău
2009–2011 CSCA Buiucani
2011 Shakhtar Donetsk
2011–2013 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 23 (0)
2014–2015 CFR Cluj 17 (0)
2015–2016 Steaua București 9 (0)
2016–2017 Viitorul Constanța 14 (0)
2017–2021 Ufa 79 (3)
2021 Tambov 9 (0)
2021–2022 Dinamo București 13 (2)
2022–2023 Ufa 23 (0)
2023– UTA Arad 11 (2)
International career
2009 Moldova U17 2 (0)
2010 Moldova U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 Moldova U21 22 (4)
2013– Moldova 36 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021

Club career

Carp made his way through the youth system of the Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[1]

In January 2012 Carp signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Dynamo Kyiv.[2]

On 27 January 2017, he joined a Russian Premier League club FC Ufa on a 3.5-year contract.[3] On 18 January 2021, he exercised the option to terminate his contract early.[4]

On 28 October 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Romanian club Dinamo București.[5]

On 13 July 2022, Carp returned to Ufa.[6] Carp left Ufa following their relegation to the third-tier Russian Second League in June 2023.[7]

In June 2023, Carp returned to Romania when he joined UTA Arad on a one-year contract with the option for a further year.[8]

International career

On 14 August 2013, Carp made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly match against Andorra.[9]

Personal life

His father, Ilie Carp, was a football scout and coach, who previously managed in Moldova, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 October 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo-2 Kyiv 2013–14 Ukrainian First League 230230
CFR Cluj 2014–15 Liga I 17030200
Steaua București 2015–16 90200020130
Viitorul Constanța 2016–17 140202000180
Ufa 2016–17 Russian Premier League 9020110
2017–18 10010110
2018–19 242005020312
2019–20 24110251
2020–21 12000120
Total 793405020903
Tambov 2020–21 Russian Premier League 9090
Dinamo București 2021–22 Liga I 13220152
Ufa 2022–23 Russian First League 23020250
UTA Arad 2023–24 Liga I 11210122
Career total 198714070602257

International

As of match played 31 March 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova 201310
201400
201561
201640
201730
201880
201970
202040
202131
Total362

International goals

As of 31 March 2021.[11] Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 February 2015Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Romania1–01–2Friendly
2.31 March 2021Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Israel1–01–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Steaua București

Viitorul Constanța

References

  1. "Încă un transfer pentru CFR". Gazeta Sporturilor. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Cătălin Carp a semnat un contract de trei ani cu Dinamo Kiev" (in Romanian). moldfootball.com. 13 February 2014.
  3. «Уфа» заключила контракт с Каталином Карпом (in Russian). FC Ufa. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. "Кэтэлин Карп покидает ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 18 January 2021.
  5. "Cătălin Carp, la Dinamo" (in Romanian). news.ro. 28 October 2021.
  6. "С возвращением, Кэтэлин!" (in Russian). Ufa. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. "Спасибо, Кэтэлин!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 16 June 2023.
  8. "BINE AI VENIT, CĂTĂLIN CARP!" [WELCOME, CĂTĂLIN CARP!]. www.uta-arad.ro (in Romanian). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  9. "Încă un transfer pentru CFR". Gazeta Sporturilor. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  10. Cătălin Carp at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. Cătălin Carp at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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