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Artiom Puntus (born 31 May 1995) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a forward for Milsami Orhei and the Moldova national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tiraspol, Moldova[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milsami Orhei | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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– | Milsami Orhei | 25 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Moldova U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Moldova | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023 | |||
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]
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]
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