Artur Ioniță
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Ioniță | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hellas Verona | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997-2007 | FC Zimbru Chişinău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | FC Zimbru Chişinău | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa | 42 | (10) |
| 2009–2014 | FC Aarau | 129 | (16) |
| 2014– | Hellas Verona | 19 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2012 | Moldova-21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2009– | Moldova | 19 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Artur Ioniță (born 17 August 1990) is a Moldovan footballer currently playing for Hellas Verona and the Moldova national team. He usually plays as a left winger.
Career
Artur Ioniță made his professional debut at the Moldovan Divizia Națională club Zimbru Chișinău in 2007. In 2008-2009 he played for FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa.
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 the Italian Serie A club in July 2014 on a free transfer; he made his début against Atalanta, as a substitute for Mounir Obbadi i the 73rd minute.
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 Torino F.C. on the 65th minute giving his team a 1–0 win. This made him the first Moldovan footballer to score a goal in Seria A.
He subsequently scored a second goal in the game, against Genoa, playing the full 90 minutes of the play; an assist for Panagiotis Tachtsidis on the 52nd minute.
International career
Ioniță has played 12 matches for Moldova and has scored 2 goals. He 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.
Between 2009 and 2012 Ioniță played for the U-21 team of Moldova.
International goals
Under-21
- Scores and results list Moldova U21's goal tally first.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2009 | Main Arena, Complexul Sheriff, Tiraspol, Moldova |  Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2011 UEFA U-21 Championship Qual. |
| 2. | 4 September 2010 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 UEFA U-21 Championship Qual. |
| 3. | 6 September 2011 | Stadiumi Skënderbeu, Korçë, Albania |  Albania | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship Qual. |
| 4. | 2–1 |
Senior team
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 October 2013 | Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 2. | 18 November 2013 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- Swiss Challenge League : 2012-13
- Runner-Up : 2011-12
- Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa
- Runner-Up : 2009-10
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Artur Ioniță. |
- Artur Ioniță at soccerway
- Artur Ioniță matches at soccerway
- Artur Ioniţă player info at Sport1.de (German)
- Swiss Super League profile (German)
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