Petru Leucă (born 19 July 1990) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Zimbru Chișinău.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petru Leucă[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldavian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Beșiktaș Chișinău | 16 | (7) |
| 2008–2011 | Academia Chişinău | 102 | (36) |
| 2011 | → Oleksandriya (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Milsami | 19 | (3) |
| 2013 | Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa | 19 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Milsami | 27 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | Dacia Chişinău | 24 | (12) |
| 2017 | Ungheni | 11 | (4) |
| 2017 | Jonava | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Petrocub Hîncești | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | Khaitan | 23 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Diagoras | 14 | (6) |
| 2019 | AC Vigasio | 14 | (6) |
| 2020 | TRAU | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo-Auto | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Nagaworld | 17 | (5) |
| 2022 | Samut Prakan City | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | Zimbru Chișinău | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | ASD Akragas 2018 | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Moldova U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2006 | Moldova U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008 | Moldova U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Moldova U21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2015– | Moldova | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editOne of Moldova's top young prospects, Leuca was a leading figure in the Moldovan top-flight, the Divizia Nationala, for the first six years of his career, before being signed overseas. He ventured abroad playing in various countries including Lithuania, Greece and India, however, his stay at these clubs were short-lived due to the coronavirus pandemic, which cut short their league campaigns.
A notable marquee signing in both Kuwait and Oman, Leuca subsequently attracted interest from Asian clubs including Chonburi and Persebaya, before starring for Nagaworld in Cambodia, scoring eight times.
International career
editAfter featuring for Moldova at all age-group levels, he made his debut for the Moldova senior national team on 14 February 2015 in a friendly vs Romania in Aksu, Kazakhstan.[4] He has been called up to the senior side a total of 12 times against opposition including Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Azerbaijan and Albania, however, his debut against Romania remains his only appearance.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Player info: Petru Leucă". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Петр Леука". moldova.sports.md. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Aciesta Trau FC". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Romania 1-2 Moldova". European Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Leucă, Petru". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External links
edit- Petru Leucă at Soccerway
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