Victor Stînă

Victor Stînă
Personal information
Date of birth	20 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Gura Galbenei, Moldova
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AEL
Number	98
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Sfîntul Gheorghe
2015–2017	Zimbru-2 Chișinău
2016–2018	Zimbru Chișinău
2018–2019	Astra Giurgiu
2019	→ Milsami Orhei (loan)
2020–2021	Sfîntul Gheorghe
2022–2024	Panserraikos
2024–	AEL
International career‡
2016	Moldova U19
2017–2020	Moldova U21
2022–	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 25 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Victor Stînă (born 20 March 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club AEL 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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 September 2022	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova	Liechtenstein	1–0	2–0	2022-23 UEFA Nations League
2	25 September 2022	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova	Liechtenstein	2–0	2–0	2022-23 UEFA Nations League
3	8 June 2024	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Cyprus	2–2	3–2	Friendly

Personal life

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

References

^ "Victor Stînă" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ: Αποκτήθηκε ο Βίκτορ Στίνα (Greek)". aelfc.gr. 10 January 2024.
^ "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
^ "Astra a transferat şi un internaţional de peste Prut" (in Romanian). FC Astra Giurgiu. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ UEFA.com. "Moldova-Wales | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ UEFA.com. "Moldova-Belgium | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ UEFA.com. "Victor Stînă - Moldova - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ UEFA.com. "Liechtenstein-Moldova | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ UEFA.com. "Moldova-Liechtenstein | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Преодолеть 345 тысяч километров. (in Russian).sports.md.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Only official UEFA matches included

External links

Victor Stînă at Soccerway
Victor Stînă at sports.md

[1] "Victor Stînă" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[3] "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ: Αποκτήθηκε ο Βίκτορ Στίνα (Greek)". aelfc.gr. 10 January 2024.

[4] "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.

[5] "Astra a transferat şi un internaţional de peste Prut" (in Romanian). FC Astra Giurgiu. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[6] UEFA.com. "Moldova-Wales | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[7] UEFA.com. "Moldova-Belgium | Under-21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[8] UEFA.com. "Victor Stînă - Moldova - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[9] UEFA.com. "Liechtenstein-Moldova | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[10] UEFA.com. "Moldova-Liechtenstein | UEFA Nations League 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[11] Преодолеть 345 тысяч километров. (in Russian).sports.md.

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