Alexandru Gațcan
Alexandru Gațcan (born 27 March 1984) is a Moldovan international footballer who plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara and the Moldova national football team as a central midfielder.
Gațcan with Krylia Sovetov in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Krylia Sovetov Samara | ||
Number | 84 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Unisport-Auto Chișinău | 23 | (3) |
2004 | Spartak Moscow | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Spartak Chelyabinsk | 36 | (2) |
2006–2008 | Rubin Kazan | 40 | (2) |
2008–2019 | Rostov | 275 | (21) |
2019– | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 46 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Moldova U21 | 11 | (0) | |
2005–2018 | Moldova | 63 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2017 |
Career
Club
On 17 June 2019, Gațcan extended his contract with Rostov until the summer of 2020.[1] On 17 July 2019, Rostov announced that Gațcan would leave the club after their match against Spartak Moscow on 20 July, ending his 11-year stint at the club.[2]
On 23 July 2019, he joined Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[3]
International
Gațcan played 2 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) and 7 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. Gațcan has appeared in 46 matches for the Moldova national football team, scoring three goals.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 May 2018[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Spartak Moscow | 2004 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod | 2005 | FNL | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||
FC Rubin Kazan | 2006 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | |
2007 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
FC Rostov | 2008 | FNL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
2009 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | |||
2010 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |||
2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | |||
2017–18 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
2018–19 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 275 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 315 | 24 | ||
Career total | 351 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 402 | 30 | ||
Notes
- Two appearances in relegation play-offs
- Two appearances in relegation play-offs
- Two appearances in relegation play-offs, one appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International
Moldova national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2005 | 3 | 1 |
2006 | 3 | 0 |
2007 | 7 | 0 |
2008 | 3 | 0 |
2009 | 4 | 0 |
2010 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 6 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 0 |
2014 | 8 | 1 |
2015 | 4 | 1 |
2016 | 6 | 1 |
2017 | 3 | 1 |
2018 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 63 | 5 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2018[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[7]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 October 2005 | Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy | Italy | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 24 May 2014 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
3. | 18 February 2015 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey | Kazakhstan | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4. | 12 November 2016 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 19 March 2017 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
- "Александр Гацкан продлил контракт с «Ростовом»!". fc-rostov.ru/ (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Саша, спасибо за всё!". fc-rostov.ru (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "Александр Гацкан стал игроком "Крыльев Советов"" [Alexandru Gatcan became a Krylia Sovetov player] (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 23 July 2019.
- "National teams: appearances of Alexandru Gațcan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- Miron Goihman (20 February 2007). "Moldovans seek new identities". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
- "A.Gaţcan". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Alexandru Gaţcan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- (in Romanian) Alexandru Gațcan – cel mai bun în 2013. Rezultatele complete de la Gala laureaților fotbalui moldovenesc. Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, fmf.md, 15 decembrie 2013
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexandru Gațcan. |
- Alexandru Gațcan – FIFA competition record
- Alexandru Gațcan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Rubin (in Russian)
- Statistics at Statbox.ru (in Russian)