Igor Picușceac

Igor Picușceac

Personal information
Date of birth	27 March 1983
Place of birth	Tiraspol, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Sheriff Tiraspol
Number	32
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2003	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	12	(1)
2003–2007	FC Tiraspol	124	(30)
2008–2009	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	28	(5)
2009	→ Beijing Hongdeng (loan)	12	(7)
2009–2012	FC Krasnodar	44	(8)
2012–2015	Amkar Perm	50	(7)
2015–	Sheriff Tiraspol	4	(1)
National team^‡
2005-2007	Moldova U21	6	(2)
2007–	Moldova	20	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 August 2014

Igor Picușceac (born 27 March 1983, in Tiraspol) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a striker for Sheriff Tiraspol and for the Moldova national team.

Picușceac scored his first goal for Moldova in a 2-1 defeat to Israel in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier match. Scored in 47th second of match, this is the fastest goal ever scored by Moldova in any match.^[1]

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Divizia Națională Champion: 2008/2009
• Moldovan Cup: 2008/2009

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2008	Chisinau	Israel	1-0	1-2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2	9 February 2011	Lagos	Andorra	1-0	2-1	Friendly
3	24 May 2014	Jerez de la Frontera	Saudi Arabia	2-0	4-0	Friendly

References

1. Maftei, Vladimir; Buga, Ion (16 September 2008). "Un record și o nouă dezamăgire". Sport Plus (in Romanian) (Chișinău: newspaper edited by the National Olympic Committee of Moldova) (36 (339)): pag 9.
   • By Unimedia goal was scored in 47th second: "Moldova a pierdut al doilea meci din PCM din 2010" (in Romanian). Unimedia.info. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
   • By „The Jerusalem Post” goal was scored in 47th second: Allon Sinai (2008-09-11). "Soccer: Israel's comeback kids do it once again in Moldova". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

External links

• Picusceac's profile on FC Sheriff Tiraspol's website
• Igor Picușceac – FIFA competition record
• Igor Picușceac at National-Football-Teams.com