Artur Ioniță
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Chișinău, SSR Moldova, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecco | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2007 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | Zimbru Chișinău | 3 | (1) |
2008–2009 |
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița | 41 | (11) |
2009–2014 | Aarau | 142 | (16) |
2014–2016 |
Hellas Verona | 49 | (6) |
2016–2020 | Cagliari | 132 | (6) |
2020–2022 | Benevento | 78 | (4) |
2022– | Pisa | 16 | (1) |
2023 |
→ Modena (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023– | → Lecco (loan) | 31 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2012 | Moldova U21 | 22 | (5) |
2009– | Moldova | 69 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Artur Ioniță (Romanian pronunciation: [arˈtur joˈnitsə]; born 17 August 1990) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Lecco, on loan from Pisa, and the Moldova national team.
Club career
Artur Ioniță made his professional debut at the Moldovan
From 2009 to 2014 he played for the Swiss team FC Aarau, with which he transferred from the Swiss Challenge League to the Swiss Super League.
Ioniță was then transferred to Italian
Ioniță scored his first goal for Hellas during his second appearance for the club, as a substitute in the second half of the match and securing a goal against
He scored his second goal for Hellas Verona in a game against
After an impressive
In July 2016, Ioniță transferred to newly promoted Serie A club, Cagliari.[5]
On 20 August 2020, Ioniță signed a contract with Benevento ahead of their return to Serie A.[6]
On 11 August 2022, Ioniță moved to
International career
Ioniță made his debut appearance for Moldova in 2009, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Switzerland. Moldova lost the match 0–2. He scored his first international goal during a 5–2 win in Podgorica against Montenegro and then scored again in a 1–1 draw at home to Lithuania.
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[10]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 October 2013 | Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica, Montenegro |
Montenegro | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 18 November 2013 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
3. | 27 March 2018 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
4. | 26 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Cayman Islands | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Aarau
- 2012–13
Individual
- Moldovan Footballer of the Year: 2014,[11] 2019[12]
References
- ^ "Ufficiale: Artur Ionita in gialloblù da luglio" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Internaţionalul moldovean Artur Ioniţă s-a ales cu un coleg celebru la Verona[permanent dead link]
- ^ Juventus rival Napoli for €8m Verona midfielder[permanent dead link]
- ^ Swansea City linked with Verona midfielder Artur Ionita – but face serious competition
- ^ Chi è Artur Ionita, nuovo centrocampista del Cagliari
- ^ "Artur Ionita è un giocatore del Benevento" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Artur Ionita è Nerazzurro" (in Italian). Pisa. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "CALCIOMERCATO: ARTUR IONITA È GIALLOBLÙ" (in Italian). Modena. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Ufficiale: arriva Artur Ionita a titolo temporaneo" [Official: Artur Ionita arrives on a temporary basis] (in Italian). Lecco. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Artur Ioniță at Soccerway
- ^ Artur Ionița – cel mai bun în 2014 (video) Archived 15 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gala Fotbalului 2019: Cine sunt cei mai buni jucători din Moldova". www.stiri.md. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
External links
- Artur Ioniţă player info at Sport1.de (in German)
- Swiss Super League profile (in German)