Nichita Moțpan

Nichita Moțpan (born 17 July 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club Fakel Voronezh and the Moldova national team.

Nichita Moțpan
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001
Place of birth Bălți, Moldova
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fakel Voronezh
Number 11
Youth career
2017–2019 Rubin Kazan
2019–2020 Zaria Bălți
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 CSF Bălți 33 (7[lower-alpha 1])
2022 → Hapoel Haifa (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Fakel Voronezh 12 (1)
International career‡
2017 Moldova U17[lower-alpha 2] 3 (0)
2021– Moldova U21[lower-alpha 2] 9 (0)
2022– Moldova 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Moțpan was born in Bălți, Moldova. Between 2017 and 2020, he played youth football at Rubin Kazan and Zaria Bălți.[2] He started his senior career with FC Bălți in July 2020,[3] where he took part in the club's promotion from the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, scoring 13 goals.[1] In March 2021, he was close to moving to Polish side GKS Bełchatów, but the transfer fell through as FC Bălți and Moțpan could not agree on the financial terms with Bełchatów.[4] On 1 July 2021, he made his Moldovan National Division debut in a 1–0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol.[5] In June 2022, he moved to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Haifa on a one-year loan.[6] He returned to Bălți on 1 January 2023, as Hapoel opted not to extend the loan.[7]

On 18 July 2023, Moțpan signed with the Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.[8]

International career

He has represented Moldova at under-17 and under-21 level.[3] On 10 June 2022, he made his senior international debut for the country in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D match against Latvia. He scored one of the goals in a 4–2 loss.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bălți 2021–22 Moldovan Super Liga 23710——247
2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 10042——142
Total 33752——389
Hapoel Haifa (loan) 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 401000—50
Fakel Voronezh 2023–24 Russian Premier League 11040——150
Career total 4871020000589
  1. Moțpan also scored 13 goals in the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, but the number of appearances is unknown.[1]
  2. Only official UEFA matches included

International
As of match played 10 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova 202262
202360
Total122
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[10][11]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Latvia2–32–42022-23 Nations League
2.16 November 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Azerbaijan1–21–2Friendly match

Personal life

Moțpan also holds Russian citizenship as Nikita Motspan (Russian: Никита Моцпан) and was registered by the Russian Premier League as a domestic player.[12]

Notes

    References
    1. "Дивизия А 2020/21". Divizia-A.md (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
    2. Nichita Moțpan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
    3. Nichita Moțpan at Global Sports Archive
    4. "Известно, почему Моцпан не перешёл в польский "Белхатув". Игрок и клуб попросили "больше денег"". Sports.md (in Russian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
    5. Nichita Moțpan at Soccerway
    6. "Никита Моцпан перешел в "Хапоэль" Хайфа". Moldfootball (in Russian). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
    7. "Hapoel Haifa nu a prelungit arenda lui Nikita Moțpan – Moldova fotbal". moldfootball.com (in Romanian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
    8. "Достигли договоренности о переходе хавбека" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 18 July 2023.
    9. "Nichita Moțpan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
    10. Daghi, Victor (10 June 2022). "Moldova - Letonia 2-4" (in Romanian). fmf.md. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
    11. Teeşanu, Maria (16 November 2022). "Moldova – Azerbaidjan 1-2" (in Romanian). fmf.md. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
    12. "Moțpan RPL profile" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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