Ștefan Bîtca

Ștefan Bîtca
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005
Place of birth Orhei, Moldova
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2019 ȘS Orhei
2019–2024 Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Zimbru-2 Chișinău 17 (10)
2023–2026 Zimbru Chișinău 45 (10)
2025–2026 → Zalaegerszeg (loan) 6 (0)
2026– Sheriff Tiraspol 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Moldova U19[a] 3 (0)
2024– Moldova U21[a] 6 (0)
2025– Moldova 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Ștefan Bîtca (born 27 September 2005) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Moldovan Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol and the Moldova national team.[1][2]

Club career

Bîtca made his professional debut for Zimbru Chișinău on 1 August 2023 in a UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round match against Fenerbahçe, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 0–4 home loss.[3]

International career

On 19 May 2025, Bîtca received his first call up to the senior Moldova squad for the friendly match against Poland and the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying away match against Italy. However, he remained an unused substitute.[4]He made his senior debut on 13 November 2025, appearing as a 55th-minute substitute in a 0–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying home defeat against Italy.[5]

Honours

Club

Zimbru-2 Chișinău

Zimbru Chișinău

Zalaegerszeg

Notes

  1. 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ↑ "Ștefan Bîtca Height, Weight, Age, Nationality, Position, Bio - Soccer". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Ștefan Bîtca (Zimbru Chisinau) stats - Player Profile - Flashscore.com.ng". www.flashscore.com.ng. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Zimbru vs Fenerbahçe". uefa.com.
  4. ↑ "Selecționerul a anunțat lotul Moldovei pentru meciurile din iunie". fmf.md (in Romanian). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Moldova – Italia 0-2". fmf.md (in Romanian). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.