Cătălin Lichioiu

Cătălin Lichioiu
Personal information
Full name Cătălin Sergiu Lichioiu
Date of birth (1981-01-20) 20 January 1981
Place of birth Brașov, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Tractorul Brașov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Tractorul Brașov 28 (0)
2003–2006 Nistru Otaci 51 (19)
2006–2008 Vorskla Poltava 38 (4)
2008 Vostok 19 (1)
2011 Olimpia Bălți 8 (1)
2011–2012 Nistru Otaci 48 (4)
2013–2014 Kingston FC 40 (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cătălin Sergiu Lichioiu (born 20 January 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the Moldovan National Division, Ukrainian Premier League, and the Canadian Soccer League.[1][2]

Career

Lichioiu began his career in 2001 with his hometown club Tractorul Brașov in the Divizia C.[3] In 2003, he was transferred to Nistru Otaci of the Moldovan National Division. During his tenure with Nistru he won the Moldovan Cup, and finished as top league goal scorer in the 2004–05 season. He featured in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup against Grazer AK.[4] In 2006, he signed with Vorskla Poltava of the Ukrainian Premier League, where he appeared in 38 matches and recorded four goals.[5]

In 2008 and 2011 he had stints with FC Vostok, and FC Zaria Bălți. In 2011, he returned to Nistru Otaci where he appeared in 48 matches, and scored four goals. In 2013, he went abroad to Canada to sign with Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League. He had a successful debut season where he recorded ten goals, and won the regular season championship.[6] In the postseason he contributed by scoring a goal in the semi-final match against London City, which advanced Kingston to the CSL Championship final.[7] In the finals the club faced SC Waterloo, but suffered a 3–1 defeat.[8] In 2014, his contract was renewed on 19 March 2014.[9] In 2015, Kingston ceased operations, and as a result terminated all player contracts.

References

  1. ↑ Profile
  2. ↑ Cătălin Lichioiu at footballfacts.ru
  3. ↑ "Q & A With Catalin Lichioiu - Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club". Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA Europa League 2005/06 - History - Nistru-GAK – UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Pavlushko, Anton. "Catalin Lichioiu - Vorskla Poltava". Статистика чемпионата Украины по футболу - все игроки, матчи и голы, составы команд и переходы. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "2013 CSL First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "October 20, 2013 CSL Semifinals--Kingston FC vs London City (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Glover, Robin. "November 3, 2013 CSL Final--Kingston FC vs SC waterloo (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Fletcher, Alex. "Support Local Football: CSL: Kingston FC 2014 roster". supportlocalsoccer.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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