Nichita Moțpan

Nichita Moțpan
Moțpan with Fakel Voronezh in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001
Place of birth Bălți, Moldova
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SKA-Khabarovsk
Number 7
Youth career
2017–2019 Rubin Kazan
2019–2020 Zaria Bălți
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Bălți 33 (7[a])
2022 → Hapoel Haifa (loan) 4 (0)
2023–2026 Fakel Voronezh 73 (1)
2026– SKA-Khabarovsk 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Moldova U17[b] 3 (0)
2021–2022 Moldova U21[b] 9 (0)
2022– Moldova 31 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Nichita Moțpan (born 17 July 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian First League club SKA-Khabarovsk and the Moldova national team.

Club career

Moțpan was born in Bălți, Moldova. Between 2017 and 2020, he played youth football at Rubin Kazan and Zaria Bălți.[2] He started his senior career with FC Bălți in July 2020,[3] where he took part in the club's promotion from the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, scoring 13 goals.[1] In March 2021, he was close to moving to Polish side GKS Bełchatów, but the transfer fell through as FC Bălți and Moțpan could not agree on the financial terms with Bełchatów.[4] On 1 July 2021, he made his Moldovan National Division debut in a 1–0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol.[5] In June 2022, he moved to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Haifa on a one-year loan.[6] He returned to Bălți on 1 January 2023, as Hapoel opted not to extend the loan.[7]

On 18 July 2023, Moțpan signed with the Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.[8] He left Fakel on 15 June 2026 as his contract expired.[9]

On 20 July 2026, Moțpan moved to SKA-Khabarovsk in Russian First League.[10]

International career

He has represented Moldova at under-17 and under-21 level.[3] On 10 June 2022, he made his senior international debut for the country in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D match against Latvia. He scored one of the goals in a 4–2 loss.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bălți 2021–22 Moldovan Super Liga 23710—247
2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 10042—142
Total 3375200389
Hapoel Haifa (loan) 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 40100050
Fakel Voronezh 2023–24 Russian Premier League 28150—331
2024–25 Russian Premier League 21060—270
2025–26 Russian First League 24030—270
Total 73114000871
Career total 11082020013010
  1. ↑ Moțpan also scored 13 goals in the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, but the number of appearances is unknown.[1]
  2. 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included

International

As of match played 9 October 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova 202262
2023100
202481
202570
Total313
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moțpan goal.
List of international goals scored by Nichita Moțpan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Latvia 2–3 2–4 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
2 16 November 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Azerbaijan 1–2 1–2 Friendly
3 8 June 2024 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Cyprus 1–0 3–2 Friendly

Personal life

Moțpan also holds Russian citizenship as Nikita Motspan (Russian: Никита Моцпан) and was registered by the Russian Premier League as a domestic player.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Дивизия А 2020/21". Divizia-A.md (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Nichita Moțpan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  3. 1 2 Nichita Moțpan at Global Sports Archive
  4. ↑ "Известно, почему Моцпан не перешёл в польский "Белхатув". Игрок и клуб попросили "больше денег"". Sports.md (in Russian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Nichita Moțpan at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Никита Моцпан перешел в "Хапоэль" Хайфа". Moldfootball (in Russian). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hapoel Haifa nu a prelungit arenda lui Nikita Moțpan – Moldova fotbal". moldfootball.com (in Romanian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Достигли договоренности о переходе хавбека" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 18 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "15 июня истёк срок контракта Никиты Моцпана" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Никита Моцпан — игрок «СКА-Хабаровск»" (in Russian). FC SKA-Khabarovsk. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nichita Moțpan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Nichita Moțpan at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ↑ "Moțpan RPL profile" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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