Vitali Valeryevich Botnar (Russian: Виталий Валерьевич Ботнарь; born 19 May 2001) is a Russian football player of Moldovan origin who plays for FC Torpedo Moscow.

Vitali Botnar
Botnar with Torpedo Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Vitali Valeryevich Botnar
Date of birth (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Bălți, Moldova
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
FC Torpedo Moscow
Number 51
Youth career
2013–2014 SShOR №27 Sokol Moscow
2014–2019 FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 FC Kazanka Moscow 1 (0)
2020–2023 FC Torpedo Moscow 65 (0)
2023–2024 FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod 0 (0)
2024– FC Torpedo Moscow 0 (0)
International career
2017 Russia U-16 3 (0)
2017–2018 Russia U-17 4 (0)
2018–2019 Russia U-18 6 (0)
2019 Russia U-19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career edit

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Kazanka Moscow on 6 September 2019 in a game against FC Dolgoprudny.[1]

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Torpedo Moscow on 9 March 2020 in a game against FC Avangard Kursk. He played the full match.[2]

Botnar made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Torpedo Moscow on 17 July 2022 against PFC Sochi.[3]

On 15 July 2023, Botnar signed a three-year contract with FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[4]

On 1 February 2024, Botnar returned to FC Torpedo Moscow.[5]

Honours edit

Torpedo Moscow

Career statistics edit

As of 27 November 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kazanka Moscow 2019–20 Second League 1 0 1 0
Torpedo Moscow 2019–20 First League 2 0 1 0 3 0
2020–21 23 0 0 0 23 0
2021–22 36 0 0 0 36 0
2022–23 Premier League 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 65 0 1 0 0 0 66 0
Career total 66 0 1 0 0 0 67 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Game Report by FNL" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Torpedo v Sochi game report". Russian Premier League. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Виталий Ботнарь – в «Пари НН»" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Виталий Ботнарь вернулся в «Торпедо»!" (in Russian). Torpedo Moscow. 1 February 2024.

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