Victor Stînă

Victor Stînă
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998
Place of birth Gura Galbenei, Moldova
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kapaz
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Sfîntul Gheorghe 24 (0)
2015–2017 Zimbru-2 Chișinău 56 (12)
2016–2018 Zimbru Chișinău 52 (8)
2018–2019 Astra Giurgiu 0 (0)
2019 → Milsami Orhei (loan) 21 (3)
2020–2021 Sfîntul Gheorghe 50 (15)
2022–2024 Panserraikos 37 (5)
2024–2025 AEL 31 (8)
2025 Zimbru Chișinău 7 (2)
2025–2026 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 28 (3)
2026 Zimbru Chișinău 0 (0)
2026– Kapaz 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Moldova U19[a] 2 (0)
2017–2020 Moldova U21[a] 12 (0)
2022– Moldova 30 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Victor Stînă (born 20 March 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Kapaz and the Moldova national team.[2]

Club career

Stînă made his professional debut for Zimbru in the Divizia Națională on 20 May 2016 against Academia Chișinău, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.[3]

On 21 September 2018, he signed for Romanian Liga I club Astra Giurgiu.[4]

International career

He has represented Moldova at Under-19 and Under-21 level.

During the qualifiers for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, he featured in both the matches that saw Moldova achieve historical home wins against Wales (2–1) and Belgium (1–0).[5][6]

On June 3 2022 he made his senior international debut in the UEFA Nations League against Liechtenstein.[7][8] On 25 September 2022 he scored his first goals for Moldova, coming off the bench to score 2 stoppage time goals in a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein[9]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 September 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova Liechtenstein1–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League
2.2–0
3.8 June 2024 Cyprus2–23–2Friendly
4.30 March 2026GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus2–32–3

Personal life

His father, Victor Stînă Sr., is a former football referee.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Victor Stînă" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ: Αποκτήθηκε ο Βίκτορ Στίνα (Greek)". aelfc.gr. 10 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Astra a transferat şi un internaţional de peste Prut" (in Romanian). FC Astra Giurgiu. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "Moldova-Wales". UEFA. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ↑ UEFA.com. "Moldova-Belgium". UEFA. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ↑ UEFA.com. "Victor Stînă - Moldova - UEFA Nations League". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ UEFA.com. "Liechtenstein-Moldova". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ↑ UEFA.com. "Moldova-Liechtenstein". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Преодолеть 345 тысяч километров. (in Russian).sports.md.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included
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