Artur Crăciun (born 29 June 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Puszcza Niepołomice and the Moldova national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 44 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Moldova U19[a] | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Moldova U21[a] | 11 | (1) |
| 2019– | Moldova | 31 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editCrăciun 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
editHe 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
editMilsami Orhei[10]
Sfîntul Gheorghe
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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
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