Artiom Puntus

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Artiom Puntus

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|31|df=yes}}{{WorldFootball.net|artiom-puntus}}

| birth_place = Tiraspol, Moldova{{FootballFacts.ru|233106-puntusartem}}

| height = 1.80m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012

| youthclubs1 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| years1 = 2012–2014

| clubs1 = Sheriff-2 Tiraspol

| caps1 = 38

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2014–2018

| clubs2 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → Tiraspol (loan)

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = → Saxan (loan)

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = → Saxan (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = → Petrocub Hîncești (loan)

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2018

| clubs7 = → Petrocub Hîncești (loan)

| caps7 = 7

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = → Sfîntul Gheorghe (loan)

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2019–2020

| clubs9 = Petrocub Hîncești

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2020–2021

| clubs10 = Milsami Orhei

| caps10 = 31

| goals10 = 13

| years11 = 2021–2022

| clubs11 = Kukësi

| caps11 = 18

| goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2023–2024

| clubs12 = Milsami Orhei

| caps12 = 25

| goals12 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Moldova U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Moldova

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 15 June 2024

| ntupdate = 18 April 2023

}}

Artiom Puntus (born 31 May 1995) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a forward for the Moldova national team.{{Soccerway|321965}}

Club career

Born in Tiraspol, Puntus started his career with Sheriff Tiraspol. On 21 May 2014, he made his Moldovan National Division debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Tiraspol.{{Soccerway|artiom-puntus/321965}} He spent time on loan at FC Tiraspol, Saxan, Petrocub Hîncești and Sfîntul Gheorghe, before joining Petrocub Hîncești on a permanent basis in January 2019.{{cite news|url=https://moldfootball.com/ru/news/petrokub-podpisal-esche-dvuh-igrokov_31632|title=Петрокуб подписал еще двух игроков|trans-title=Petrocub signed two more players|language=ru|website=Moldfootball.com|date=6 January 2019|access-date=13 October 2021}} In August 2020, Puntus joined Milsami Orhei, where he went on to score 13 goals in 31 league games. In September 2021, he joined Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi on a two-year contract.

International career

Puntus featured in two UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches for Moldova in 2015.{{GSA player|artiom-puntus/16478}} He made his debut for the Moldova national team on 9 October 2021, coming on as a substitute in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark.