Alexandru Onica

{{short description|Moldovan professional footballer (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexandru Onica

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Drăsliceni, Moldavian SSR

| height = 1.77 m

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| position = Defensive midfielder

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| years1 = 2001–2003

| years2 = 2003–2005

| years3 = 2005

| years4 = 2005–2006

| years5 = 2006

| years6 = 2006–2009

| years7 = 2010–2012

| years8 = 2011–2012

| years9 = 2012–2013

| years10 = 2013

| years11 = 2014

| years12 = 2015

| years13 = 2015–2018

| years14 = 2018

| years15 = 2019–2020

| years16 = 2020–2021

| clubs1 = Hîncești

| clubs2 = Unisport-Auto Chișinău

| clubs3 = Spartak Chelyabinsk

| clubs4 = Dacia Chișinău

| clubs5 = KAMAZ

| clubs6 = Dacia Chișinău

| clubs7 = Vorskla Poltava

| clubs8 = → Dacia Chișinău (loan)

| clubs9 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| clubs10 = Lokomotiv Tashkent

| clubs11 = Neftchi Farg'ona

| clubs12 = Zimbru Chișinău

| clubs13 = Zaria Bălți

| clubs14 = Zimbru Chișinău

| clubs15 = Milsami Orhei

| clubs16 = Petrocub Hîncești

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 36

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| caps3 = 9

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| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 3

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| caps6 = 70

| goals6 = 9

| caps7 = 8

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| caps8 = 30

| goals8 = 2

| caps9 = 41

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| caps10 = 11

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| caps11 = 21

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| caps12 = 8

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| caps13 = 59

| goals13 = 5

| caps14 = 21

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| caps15 = 27

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| caps16 = 34

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| nationalyears1= 2008–2015

| nationalteam1= Moldova

| nationalcaps1= 22 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Alexandru Onica (born 29 July 1984) is a Moldovan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Onica began playing football with local side Izvorash Draslicheny at age 12. He joined FC Unisport-Auto Chișinău next before a move to Russia where he played for FC Spartak Chelyabinsk and FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.{{cite web|publisher=Gazeta Vremya|author=Kharchenko, Boris|script-title=ru:Газета "Время" вручила молдавскому футболисту специальный приз – "Дебют в сборной"|url=http://point.md/News/Read.aspx?NEWSID=83141|language=Russian|date=16 December 2008}} Upon returning from Russia, he joined FC Dacia Chișinău where he would be named the top central midfielder in the 2009 Moldovan National Division by the FMF.

Onica joined Vorskla Poltava on a free transfer in December 2009, signing a three-year contract with the club.{{cite web|publisher=Sports.md|script-title=ru:Александр Оникэ подписал контракт с "Ворсклой"|url=http://moldova.sports.md/football/news/23-12-2009/2294/aleksandr_onike_podpisal_kontrakt_s_quot_vorskloj_quot/|language=Russian|date=23 December 2009}}

In July 2013, he signed a contract with Lokomotiv Tashkent. On 31 July 2013, he made his debut for Lokomotv in the Uzbek Cup semifinal match against Bunyodkor. In January, he signed for another Uzbekistan club Neftchi Farg'ona FK. Alexandru scored his first goal in Uzbekistan higher division on 22 June against FK Andijan.{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=Bunyodkor-Lokomotiv, 2013 Uzbekistan Cup|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/31/uzbekistan/cup/football-club-bunyodkor/lokomotiv-tashkent/1517615//|language=Russian|date=31 July 2013}}

International career

Onica has made 22 appearances for the Moldova national team.{{cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Moldova – Record International Players|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mold-recintlp.html|date=29 October 2009}} He played for the under-21 national team before making his senior debut in a friendly against Estonia on 18 November 2008.{{cite web|publisher=Moldfootball.com|script-title=ru:Оникэ забил гол "Тилигулу" и отправился на собственную свадьбу|url=http://www.moldfootball.com/index.php?index=news&news=3444|language=Russian|date=23 November 2008}}