Spătaru Danu (Moldovan: Danu Spătaru; born May 24, 1994) is a Moldovan footballer, a forward. He played for the Nizhny Novgorod clubs Olimpiyets and Nizhny Novgorod in 2018–2019.[1]
Career before Nizhny Novgorod
Before coming to Russia, Spătaru played for the Moldovan club Zimbru, as well as for the Romanian teams Astra (Ploiești), Dinamo (Bucharest), and CSMS (Iași).[2] In January 2016, he took part in the Commonwealth Cup as a member of the Moldovan youth national team, where he was noticed by Nikolay Pisarev, the coach of Nizhny Novgorod's Olimpiyets.[2] In winter 2018, he spent most of the training camp with Dynamo Kyiv.[2]
National team appearances
The player has five appearances for the Moldovan national team. He came on as a substitute in European Championship qualifying matches against Liechtenstein, Russia, and Sweden, as well as in friendly matches against Croatia and Switzerland.[2]
In Nizhny Novgorod
In February 2018, the 23-year-old forward joined Olimpiyets as a free agent and was given jersey number 94.[2] In the 2017/18 season, he played 7 matches for the Nizhny Novgorod club in the FNL and scored 1 goal. In the 2018/19 season, he played 5 more matches in the FNL and appeared in 1 Russian Cup match, without scoring.[1]
Sources
- sokolstat.ru — Danu Spătaru
- Newsroom24 — Moldovan forward Danu Spătaru strengthens Nizhny Novgorod's Olimpiyets — Sports