Artur Crăciun
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 June 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Puszcza Niepołomice | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Zimbru Chișinău | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău | 35 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Zimbru Chișinău | 11 | (0) |
2017 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol | 10 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Milsami Orhei (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Milsami Orhei | 38 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Universitatea Cluj | 18 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Budapest Honvéd | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Sfîntul Gheorghe (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Lokomotiv Plovdiv (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022 | → Tsarsko Selo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 31 | (0) |
2023– | Puszcza Niepołomice | 29 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Moldova U19[a] | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Moldova U21[a] | 11 | (1) |
2019– | Moldova | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Artur Crăciun (born 29 June 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Puszcza Niepołomice and the Moldova national team.
Club career
Crăciun made his professional debut for Zimbru in the Divizia Națională on 20 May 2016 against Academia Chișinău, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute.
On 23 July 2019 he signed a contract with Romanian Liga II side Universitatea Cluj.[1]
On 10 March 2021, he was loaned out to Sfântul Gheorghe from Budapest Honvéd.[2]
In June 2022, he moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba.[3]
On 10 July 2023, Crăciun signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend, with Polish Ekstraklasa newcomers Puszcza Niepołomice.[4] On 23 July, he made his debut in Puszcza's first-ever top-tier outing, a 3–2 away loss to Widzew Łódź.[5] He regularly appeared in the line-ups thereafter, contributing to Puszcza's bid for top-flight survival by scoring game-winning goals in home games against Widzew on 11 December,[6] and Lech Poznań on 13 April 2024;[7] he also became the designated penalty taker. On 10 May, Puszcza exercised their option to prolong Crăciun's contract for another twelve months.[8]
International career
He made his debut for Moldova national team on 14 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against France. He started the game and played the whole match.[9]
Honours
Milsami Orhei[10]
Sfîntul Gheorghe
Notes
References
- ^ "Un adversar al FCSB din Europa League, noua achiziţie a celor de la "U" Cluj. A semnat pe trei ani". liga2.prosport.ro.
- ^ "Artur Craciun a revenit în campionatul Moldovei" (in Romanian). Moldfootball. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "הפועל כפר סבא החתימה את בלם נבחרת מולדובה". maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). Maariv. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Artur Craciun w Puszczy Niepołomice!" (in Polish). Puszcza Niepołomice. 10 July 2023.
- ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa: Widzew 3-2 Puszcza". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Kolektyw Tułacza nad kreskę się wtacza". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Cenne zwycięstwo beniaminka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "ARTUR CRACIUN NA DŁUŻEJ W PUSZCZY!" (in Polish). Puszcza Niepołomice. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "France v Moldova game report". UEFA. 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Artur Crăciun". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
- Artur Crăciun at Soccerway
- Artur Crăciun at National-Football-Teams.com
- https://www.farulconstanta.com/echipa/fc-viitorul/jucatori/kevin-luckassen
- https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250105892--artur-craciun/?_preview_token_uefacom=covid_guidance_token%2Ccovid_guidance_token%2Ccovid_guidance_token
- https://www.whoscored.com/Players/387953/Fixtures/Artur-Craciun
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Chișinău
- Moldovan men's footballers
- Moldova men's youth international footballers
- Moldova men's under-21 international footballers
- Moldova men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- FC Zimbru Chișinău players
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- FC Milsami Orhei players
- FC Universitatea Cluj players
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- FC Sfîntul Gheorghe players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players
- Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
- Puszcza Niepołomice players
- Liga II players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Liga Leumit players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Moldovan football biography stubs