Artur Crăciun (born 29 June 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish I liga club ŁKS Łódź and the Moldova national team.
Club career Crăciun made his professional debut for Zimbru in the Divizia Națională on 20 May 2016 against Academia Chișinău, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute.
On 23 July 2019 he signed a contract with Romanian Liga II side Universitatea Cluj.
On 10 March 2021, he was loaned out to Sfântul Gheorghe from Budapest Honvéd.
In June 2022, he moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba.
On 10 July 2023, Crăciun signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend, with Polish Ekstraklasa newcomers Puszcza Niepołomice. On 23 July, he made his debut in Puszcza's first-ever top-tier outing, a 3–2 away loss to Widzew Łódź. He regularly appeared in the line-ups thereafter, contributing to Puszcza's bid for top-flight survival by scoring game-winning goals in home games against Widzew on 11 December, and Lech Poznań on 13 April 2024; he also became the designated penalty taker. On 10 May, Puszcza exercised their option to prolong Crăciun's contract for another twelve months.
On 20 June 2025, Crăciun moved to Polish second division club ŁKS Łódź, signing a two-year deal with an option for a further year.
International career He made his debut for Moldova national team on 14 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against France. He started the game and played the whole match.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMoldova2019202020202022802023100202490202570Total380
Honours Milsami Orhei Moldovan Cup: 2017–18 Moldovan Super Cup: 2019
Sfîntul Gheorghe Moldovan Cup: 2020–21
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External links
https://www.farulconstanta.com/echipa/fc-viitorul/jucatori/kevin-luckassen https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250105892--artur-craciun/?_preview_token_uefacom=covid_guidance_token%2Ccovid_guidance_token%2Ccovid_guidance_token https://www.whoscored.com/Players/387953/Fixtures/Artur-Craciun