Artur Ioniță
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Artur Ioniță | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
 Chișinău, Moldova
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cagliari | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Zimbru Chişinău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Zimbru Chişinău | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa | 42 | (10) |
| 2009–2014 | Aarau | 129 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Hellas Verona | 49 | (6) |
| 2016– | Cagliari | 18 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2012 |
Moldova U/21
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22 | (5) |
| 2009– |
Moldova
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24 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2014 |
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Artur Ioniță (born 17 August 1990) is a Moldovan footballer currently playing for Cagliari and the Moldova national team.
Artur Ioniță made his professional debut at the Moldovan Divizia Națională club Zimbru Chișinău in 2007. In 2008-2009 he played for FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa.
From 2009 to 2014 he played for the Swiss team FC Aarau, with which he transferred from the Swiss Challenge League to the Swiss Super League.
Ioniță was then transferred to the Italian Serie A club in July 2014 on a free transfer. He made his début against Atalanta, as a substitute for Mounir Obbadi. At Hellas Verona, Ioniță became teammates with one of his idols Rafael Márquez.
Ioniță scored his first goal for Hellas during his second appearance for the club, as a substitute in the second half of the match and securing a goal against Torino F.C. on the 65th minute giving his team a 1–0 win. This made him the first Moldovan footballer to score a goal in Seria A.
He scored his second goal for Hellas Verona in a game against Genoa, playing the full 90 minutes of the game; also providing an assist for Panagiotis Tachtsidis on the 52nd minute.
After an impressive 2015-2016 season in Serie A in which he scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists in 31 matches, Ioniță was targeted by Juventus, Napoli and Swansea.
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