| Cătălin Carp | |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre back, defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Neftchi Fergana |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zimbru Chișinău |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | CSCA Buiucani |
| Youthyears3: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | CFR Cluj |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Steaua București |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Viitorul Constanța |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Ufa |
| Caps5: | 79 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Tambov |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Dinamo București |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Ufa |
| Caps8: | 23 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | UTA Arad |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Neftchi Fergana |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Moldova U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Moldova U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Moldova U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam4: | Moldova |
| Nationalcaps4: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 16 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 31 March 2021 |
Cătălin Carp (born 20 October 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Uzbekistan Super League club Neftchi Fergana.
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]
On 14 August 2013, Carp made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly match against Andorra.[9]
His father, Ilie Carp, was a football scout and coach, who previously managed in Moldova, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2013–14 | Ukrainian First League | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2014–15 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București | 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ufa | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 3 | ||
| Tambov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2021–22 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Ufa | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| UTA Arad | 2023–24 | Liga I | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 February 2015 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Steaua București
Viitorul Constanța