| Alexandru Gațcan | |
| Birth Date: | 1984 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs1: | Unisport-Auto Chișinău |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Clubs2: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Clubs3: | Spartak Chelyabinsk |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs4: | Rubin Kazan |
| Caps4: | 40 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2008–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Rostov |
| Caps5: | 275 |
| Goals5: | 21 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
| Caps6: | 49 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 423 |
| Totalgoals: | 29 |
| Nationalteam1: | Moldova U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2005–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Moldova |
| Nationalcaps2: | 63 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
Alexandru Gațcan (born 27 March 1984) is a Moldovan former international footballer who played as a central midfielder.
On 17 June 2019, Gațcan extended his contract with Rostov until the summer of 2020.[1] On 17 July 2019, Rostov announced that Gațcan would leave the club after their match against Spartak Moscow on 20 July, ending his 11-year stint at the club.[2]
On 23 July 2019, he joined Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[3]
Gațcan played 2 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) and 7 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. Gațcan has appeared in 46 matches for the Moldova national football team, scoring three goals.[4]
In 2007, Gațcan became a naturalized citizen of Russia.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Spartak Moscow | 2004 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod | 2005 | FNL | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| FC Rubin Kazan | 2006 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| FC Rostov | 2008 | FNL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 275 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 315 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 351 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 402 | 30 | ||
| Moldova national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 5 | |
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2005 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 2. | 24 May 2014 | align=center | 4–0 | align=center | 4–0 | Friendly | |||
| 3. | 18 February 2015 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 4. | 12 November 2016 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 5. | 19 March 2017 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | Friendly |
FC Rostov
Individual
2013,[7] 2015, 2016, 2017