# Nichita Moțpan

Nichita Moțpan (born 17 July 2001) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh and the Moldova national team.

## Club career

Moțpan was born in Bălți, Moldova. Between 2017 and 2020, he played youth football at Rubin Kazan and Zaria Bălți. He started his senior career with FC Bălți in July 2020, where he took part in the club's promotion from the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, scoring 13 goals. In March 2021, he was close to moving to Polish side GKS Bełchatów, but the transfer fell through as FC Bălți and Moțpan could not agree on the financial terms with Bełchatów. On 1 July 2021, he made his Moldovan National Division debut in a 1–0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol. In June 2022, he moved to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Haifa on a one-year loan. He returned to Bălți on 1 January 2023, as Hapoel opted not to extend the loan.
On 18 July 2023, Moțpan signed with the Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.

## International career

He has represented Moldova at under-17 and under-21 level. On 10 June 2022, he made his senior international debut for the country in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D match against Latvia. He scored one of the goals in a 4–2 loss.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bălți | 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Bălți | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Bălți | Total | Total | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 9 |
| Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Fakel Voronezh | Total | Total | 42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 79 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10 |
* ↑ Moțpan also scored 13 goals in the 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division, but the number of appearances is unknown.
* 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included

### International

    As of match played 10 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Moldova | 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| Moldova | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 June 2022 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Latvia | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2022-23 Nations League |
| 2. | 16 November 2022 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Azerbaijan | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match |

## Personal life

Moțpan also holds Russian citizenship as Nikita Motspan (Russian: Никита Моцпан) and was registered by the Russian Premier League as a domestic player.