Artiom Puntus

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Artiom Puntus
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Tiraspol, Moldova [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Milsami Orhei
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2012 Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 38 (7)
2014–2018 Sheriff Tiraspol 2 (0)
2015Tiraspol (loan) 6 (1)
2015Saxan (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2017Saxan (loan) 11 (2)
2017Petrocub Hîncești (loan) 6 (1)
2018Petrocub Hîncești (loan) 7 (2)
2018Sfîntul Gheorghe (loan) 12 (3)
2019–2020 Petrocub Hîncești 15 (3)
2020–2021 Milsami Orhei 31 (13)
2021–2022 Kukësi 18 (1)
2023– Milsami Orhei 21 (3)
International career
2015 Moldova U21 2 (0)
2021– Moldova 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023

Artiom Puntus (born 31 May 1995) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a forward for Milsami Orhei and the Moldova national team. [3]

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Club career

Born in Tiraspol, Puntus started his career with Sheriff Tiraspol. [2] On 21 May 2014, he made his Moldovan National Division debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Tiraspol. [4] He spent time on loan at FC Tiraspol, Saxan, Petrocub Hîncești and Sfîntul Gheorghe, before joining Petrocub Hîncești on a permanent basis in January 2019. [2] [5] In August 2020, Puntus joined Milsami Orhei, where he went on to score 13 goals in 31 league games. In September 2021, he joined Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi on a two-year contract. [2]

International career

Puntus featured in two UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches for Moldova in 2015. [6] He made his debut for the Moldova national team on 9 October 2021, coming on as a substitute in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Artiom Puntus at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Artiom Puntus at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  3. Artiom Puntus at Soccerway
  4. 1 2 Artiom Puntus at Soccerway
  5. "Петрокуб подписал еще двух игроков" [Petrocub signed two more players]. Moldfootball.com (in Russian). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. Artiom Puntus at Global Sports Archive