Nicky Cleșcenco

Nicky Cleșcenco (born 23 July 2001) is a footballer who plays as a left winger for Petrocub on loan from Sion II. Born in Ireland, he represents the Moldova national team.[1]

Nicky Cleșcenco
Personal information
Full name Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Petrocub on loan from Sion II
Number 78
Youth career
Dacia Buiucani
Sporting CP
0000–2019 União de Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 União de Leiria 6 (0)
2021– Sion II 35 (8)
2023– Petrocub (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Moldova U21 10 (0)
2021– Moldova 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Cleșcenco played for Dacia Buiucani in his youth, before moving to Portugal in 2014 to play for the academies of Sporting CP and União de Leiria. During the 2019–20 season, he made six senior appearances for União de Leiria in the Campeonato de Portugal. In February 2021, he joined the reserve team of Swiss club Sion, playing in the Promotion League.[2]

International career

Cleșcenco made his international debut for Moldova on 3 June 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Dan Spătaru in a friendly match against Turkey. The match in Paderborn finished as a 2–0 loss.[3]

Personal life

Cleșcenco was born in Dublin, Ireland,[4] and is the son of former footballer and manager Serghei Cleșcenco, the all-time top scorer for the Moldova national team.[2]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 7 September 2021[3]
Moldova
YearAppsGoals
202130
Total30

References
  1. Nicky Cleșcenco at WorldFootball.net
  2. Ciolacu, Dumitru (2 February 2021). "Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, noul jucător al lui FC Sion" [Nicky Serghei Cleșcenco, the new player of FC Sion]. Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. "Nicky Cleșcenco". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. Nicky Cleșcenco at Soccerway
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