# Cătălin Carp

Cătălin Carp (born 20 October 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder.

## Club career

Carp made his way through the youth system of the Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
In January 2012 Carp signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Dynamo Kyiv.
On 27 January 2017, he joined a Russian Premier League club FC Ufa on a 3.5-year contract. On 18 January 2021, he exercised the option to terminate his contract early.
On 28 October 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Romanian club Dinamo București.
On 13 July 2022, Carp returned to Ufa. Carp left Ufa following their relegation to the third-tier Russian Second League in June 2023.
In June 2023, Carp returned to Romania when he joined UTA Arad on a one-year contract with the option for a further year.

## International career

On 14 August 2013, Carp made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly match against Andorra.

## Personal life

His father, Ilie Carp, was a football scout and coach, who previously managed in Moldova, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 16 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2013–14 | Ukrainian First League | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| CFR Cluj | 2014–15 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2016–17 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ufa | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Ufa | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Ufa | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Ufa | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| Ufa | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Ufa | Total | Total | 79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 3 |
| Tambov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | 2021–22 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Ufa | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| UTA Arad | 2023–24 | Liga I | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 202 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 7 |

### International

    As of match played 31 March 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Moldova | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 2 |

### International goals

    As of 31 March 2021. Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 14 February 2015 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Romania | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 31 March 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Israel | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Steaua București
* Cupa Ligii: 2015–16
Viitorul Constanța
* Liga I: 2016–17