Victor Stînă

Victor Stînă (born 20 March 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Panserraikos.

Victor Stînă
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998
Place of birth Cimișlia, Moldova
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Panserraikos
Number 98
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Sfîntul Gheorghe 24 (0)
2015–2017 Zimbru-2 Chișinău 56 (12)
2016–2018 Zimbru Chișinău 52 (8)
2018–2019 Astra Giurgiu 0 (0)
2019 → Milsami Orhei (loan) 21 (3)
2020–2021 Sfîntul Gheorghe 50 (15)
2022– Panserraikos 36 (5)
International career‡
2016 Moldova U19[lower-alpha 1] 2 (0)
2017–2020 Moldova U21[lower-alpha 1] 12 (0)
2022– Moldova 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2020

Club career

Stînă made his professional debut for Zimbru in the Divizia Națională on 20 May 2016 against Academia Chișinău, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.[2]

On 21 September 2018, he signed for Romanian Liga I club Astra Giurgiu.[3]

International career

He has represented Moldova at Under-19 and Under-21 level.

During the qualifiers for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, he featured in both the matches that saw Moldova achieve historical home wins against Wales (2–1) and Belgium (1–0).[4][5]

On June 3 2022 he made his senior international debut in the UEFA Nations League against Liechtenstein.[6][7] 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[8]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 September 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova Liechtenstein1–02–02022-23 UEFA Nations League
2.2–0

Personal life

His father, Victor Stînă Sr., is a former football referee.[9]

References
  1. "Victor Stînă" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
  3. "Astra a transferat şi un internaţional de peste Prut" (in Romanian). FC Astra Giurgiu. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. UEFA.com. "Moldova-Wales | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  5. UEFA.com. "Moldova-Belgium | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  6. UEFA.com. "Victor Stînă - Moldova - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  7. UEFA.com. "Liechtenstein-Moldova | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  8. UEFA.com. "Moldova-Liechtenstein | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  9. Преодолеть 345 тысяч километров. (in Russian).sports.md.

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included
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