Artiom Puntus

Artiom Puntus (born 31 May 1995) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a forward for the Moldova national team.^[3]

Artiom Puntus

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Tiraspol, Moldova[2]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Forward
Youth career
0000–2012	Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol	38	(7)
2014–2018	Sheriff Tiraspol	2	(0)
2015	→ Tiraspol (loan)	6	(1)
2015	→ Saxan (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ Saxan (loan)	11	(2)
2017	→ Petrocub Hîncești (loan)	6	(1)
2018	→ Petrocub Hîncești (loan)	7	(2)
2018	→ Sfîntul Gheorghe (loan)	12	(3)
2019–2020	Petrocub Hîncești	15	(3)
2020–2021	Milsami Orhei	31	(13)
2021–2022	Kukësi	18	(1)
2023–2024	Milsami Orhei	25	(3)
International career‡
2015	Moldova U21	2	(0)
2021–	Moldova	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2023

Club career

Born in Tiraspol, Puntus started his career with Sheriff Tiraspol.^[2] On 21 May 2014, he made his Moldovan National Division debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Tiraspol.^[4] He spent time on loan at FC Tiraspol, Saxan, Petrocub Hîncești and Sfîntul Gheorghe, before joining Petrocub Hîncești on a permanent basis in January 2019.^[2][5] In August 2020, Puntus joined Milsami Orhei, where he went on to score 13 goals in 31 league games. In September 2021, he joined Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi on a two-year contract.^[2]

International career

Puntus featured in two UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches for Moldova in 2015.^[6] He made his debut for the Moldova national team on 9 October 2021, coming on as a substitute in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark.^[4]