Artur Ioniță
Moldovan footballer (born 1990)
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Artur Ioniță (Romanian pronunciation: [arˈtur joˈnitsə]; born 17 August 1990) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Arezzo. He has made 81 caps for the Moldova national team.
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Ioniță with Moldova in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, SSR Moldova, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arezzo | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Zimbru Chișinău | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Iskra-Stal Rîbnița | 41 | (11) |
| 2009–2014 | Aarau | 142 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Hellas Verona | 49 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Cagliari | 132 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Benevento | 78 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Pisa | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Modena (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lecco (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Lecco | 15 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Triestina | 31 | (9) |
| 2026– | Arezzo | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2012 | Moldova U21 | 22 | (5) |
| 2009–2025 | Moldova | 81 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Ioniță joined Serie A club Hellas Verona in July 2014 on a free transfer.[1] As a footballer of Hellas Verona, he became teammates with one of his idols, Rafael Márquez.[2] After an impressive 2015–16 season in Serie A in which Ioniță scored four goals and provided two assists in 31 matches, he was subject to interest by Juventus, Napoli, and Swansea.[3][4] In July 2016, Ioniță transferred to newly-promoted Serie A club Cagliari.[5]
On 20 August 2020, Ioniță signed a contract with Benevento ahead of their return to Serie A.[6] On 11 August 2022, Ioniță moved to Pisa on a two-year contract.[7] On 31 January 2023, he was loaned to Modena.[8] On 1 September 2023, Ioniță joined Lecco on loan with an option to buy.[9] After being a free agent for two months, he signed a new contract with Lecco on 30 September 2024.[10]
Serie C and beyond
On 30 January 2025, Ioniță signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Triestina in Serie C.[11]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 October 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2007–08 | Moldovan National Division | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iskra-Stal | 2008–09 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 11 | ||
| Aarau | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 6 | ||
| Total | 129 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 16 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2014–15 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| Total | 49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 54 | 6 | |||
| Cagliari | 2016–17 | Serie A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 102 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | 109 | 6 | |||
| Benevento | 2020–21 | Serie A | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 41 | 2 | ||
| Total | 75 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 78 | 4 | |||
| Pisa | 2022–23 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Modena (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lecco (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 4 | |
| Lecco | 2024–25 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 | 4 | |||
| Career totals | 449 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 469 | 48 | ||
- Appearance in promotion/relegation playoff
International
- As of match played 10 October 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 74 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[14]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 October 2013 | Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 18 November 2013 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 27 March 2018 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France |  Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 26 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Cayman Islands | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 10 October 2024 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Andorra | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League |
Honours
- Aarau: 2012–13[16]
- Individual: Moldovan Footballer of the Year: 2014,[17] 2019[18]