Vitalie Damașcan

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.

Vitalie Damașcan

Damașcan with Moldova in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Soroca, Moldova
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Zimbru-2 Chișinău[1]	34	(23)
2015–2017	Zimbru Chișinău	16	(1)
2017	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol[1]	3	(1)
2017–2018	Sheriff Tiraspol	23	(18)
2018–2021	Torino	1	(0)
2018	→ Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)	10	(4)
2019–2020	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)	19	(6)
2020–2021	→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)	19	(2)
2021–2024	Sepsi OSK	36	(4)
2022–2023	→ Voluntari (loan)	28	(9)
2024	→ Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan)	16	(2)
2024–	Maccabi Petah Tikva	21	(8)
International career‡
2015	Moldova U17[a]	3	(1)
2016	Moldova U19[a]	3	(0)
2017–2020	Moldova U21	10	(3)
2018–	Moldova	42	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Club career

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 a 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]

International career

On 27 January 2018, Damașcan made his international debut for Moldova. He played 77 minutes in a 1–0 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]

Personal life

Damașcan's elder brother, Ilie is also a professional footballer.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2024^{[citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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	8	2
Total		42	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	San Marino	1–0	1–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
2.	6 June 2021	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	7 September 2023	Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria	Austria	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4.	22 March 2024	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	North Macedonia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5.	26 March 2024	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Cayman Islands	1–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Divizia Națională: 2016–17, 2017
• Cupa Moldovei: 2016–17

Sepsi OSK

• Cupa României: 2021–22
• Supercupa României: 2022, 2023

Individual

• Divizia Națională top scorer: 2017 (13 goals)