| Vitalie Damașcan | |
| Fullname: | Vitalie Damașcan |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Soroca, Moldova |
| Currentclub: | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Zimbru-2 Chișinău[1] |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Zimbru Chișinău |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Sheriff Tiraspol |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Years5: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Torino |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Sepsi OSK |
| Caps9: | 36 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Voluntari (loan) |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 9 |
| Years11: | 2024 |
| Clubs11: | → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) |
| Caps11: | 16 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2024– |
| Clubs12: | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Moldova U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Moldova U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Moldova U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam4: | Moldova |
| Nationalcaps4: | 38 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 21 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 June 2024 |
Vitalie Damașcan (born 24 January 1999) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Moldova national team.
Damașcan made his professional debut with Zimbru Chișinău on 29 November 2015 in a league match against Milsami Orhei.[2]
In 2017, Damașcan moved to rivals Sheriff Tiraspol on a free transfer.[3] He scored his first goal for Sheriff against his former club Zimbru Chișinău on 7 April. The match ended in 1–0 victory for Sheriff.[4] On 25 May, Damașcan scored a brace in the final of the 2016–17 Moldovan Cup against Zaria Bălți. Sheriff ended up lifting the trophy as they won the game 5–0.[5]
On 16 July 2018, he was announced as a new signing by Italian club Torino.[6]
On 27 January 2018, Damașcan made his international debut for Moldova. He played 77 minutes in a 0–1 friendly defeat to South Korea before being replaced.[7]
On 13 June 2017, Damașcan scored his first two goals for Moldova's U21 team against San Marino in 2019 European U21 qualification.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2018 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | ||
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[10]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2018 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | ||
| 2. | 6 June 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 7 September 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 4. | 22 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5. | 26 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–0 | Friendly |
Damașcan's elder brother, Ilie is also a professional footballer.[11]
Sheriff Tiraspol
Sepsi OSK
2022, 2023
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