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Vitalie Damașcan
	Damașcan with Moldova in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Vitalie Damașcan
Date of birth	24 January 1999 (age 25)
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
2015–2016	Zimbru-2 Chișinău
2015–2017	Zimbru Chișinău
2017	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
2017–2018	Sheriff Tiraspol
2018–2021	Torino
2018	→ Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)
2019–2020	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)
2020–2021	→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)
2021–2024	Sepsi OSK
2022–2023	→ Voluntari (loan)
2024	→ Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan)
2024–	Maccabi Petah Tikva
International career‡
2015	Moldova U17
2016	Moldova U19
2017–2020	Moldova U21
2018–	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 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.

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 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 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]

International stats

As of match played 19 November 2024^[9]

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

International goals

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