Nicolae Milinceanu

Nicolae Milinceanu

Milinceanu with Moldova in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Doxa Katokopias
Youth career
2007–2011	Monaco [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Veris Chișinău	43	(8)
2014	Rapid București	1	(0)
2015	Academia Chișinău	8	(0)
2015	Petrolul Ploiești	5	(0)
2016	Speranța Nisporeni	11	(2)
2016	Granit Mikashevichi	7	(0)
2017	Zimbru Chișinău	16	(1)
2017–2019	Chiasso	30	(8)
2017–2018	→ Sliema Wanderers (loan)	10	(3)
2019–2020	Vaduz	34	(6)
2021–2022	PAS Giannina	24	(3)
2022–2023	AEL Limassol	44	(8)
2023	Karmiotissa	2	(0)
2023–2024	Eendracht Aalst	22	(4)
2024–2025	Ethnikos Achna	8	(1)
2025–	Doxa Katokopias	0	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Moldova U21 [a]	9	(4)
2015–2021	Moldova	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Nicolae Milinceanu (born 1 August 1992) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot Second Division club Doxa Katokopias.

Career

Milinceanu started his footballer career at Monaco, where he played from 2007 until 2011. From there, he moved to Rapid Bucharest until September 2014.

In 2015, Milinceanu transferred to Petrolul Ploiești He debuted for the Moldova national team that same year.

PAS Giannina

On 15 January 2021, Milinceanu moved to PAS Giannina in the Super League Greece. ^[2] On 21 January 2021, he made his debut with his new team in Greek Cup against Atromitos in the season 2020–21 at the Zosimades Stadium, replacing Vladyslav Naumets in the second half. ^[3] On 3 February 2021, he scored his first goal with the club in the Greek Cup in a 3–2 win against Atromitos at the Peristeri Stadium, allowing the club to qualify for the next round. ^{[4] [5]} On 6 March 2021, he scored his first goal in Super League Greece for the winning goal against Panathinaikos in the season 2020–21. ^{[6] [7]}

Career statistics

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first. ^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 November 2019	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova	Iceland	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2.	7 September 2021	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–2	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Veris Chișinău

• Divizia A: 2012–13
• Moldovan National Division third place: 2013–14

Monaco

• France U-17 Championship: ^[1]

Notes

1. Only official UEFA matches included

References

1. "Nicolae Milinceanu, singurul moldovean care a jucat la titrata formaţie francenză AS Monaco. Află istoria lui". Publika .Md. 9 February 1972. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
2. "WELCOME NICOLAE". pasgiannina.gr. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. "ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα - Ατρόμητος 2-2: Ισόπαλοι και ραντεβού στο Περιστέρι". sport24.gr. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
4. "Atromitos - PAS Giannina 2-3". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. "Ατρόμητος - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 2-3". sport24.gr. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
6. "PAS Giannina - Panathinaikos 1-0". slgr.gr. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
7. "ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα - Παναθηναϊκός 1-0: Του έγινε συνήθεια". sport24.gr. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
8. "Nicolae Milinceanu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

External links

• Nicolae Milinceanu at Soccerway
• Nicolae Milinceanu at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)