Artur Crăciun

Artur Crăciun (born 29 June 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Puszcza Niepołomice 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.

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.

Honours
Milsami Orhei
 * Moldovan Cup: 2017–18
 * Moldovan Super Cup: 2019

Sfîntul Gheorghe
 * Moldovan Cup: 2020–21