Daniel Tonica
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Moldova | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino U20 | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2026 | Legnago Salus | ||
| 2026– | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Legnago Salus | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Moldova U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Moldova U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | Moldova U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2026– | Moldova | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Moldova U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026 | |||
Daniel Tonica (born 31 July 2007) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the under-20 team (Campionato Primavera 1) of Serie A club Torino and the Moldova national under-21 team.
Early life
[edit]Tonica was born in Moldova, and holds dual Moldovan and Romanian citizenship. He moved to Italy in 2021, and can speak Italian.[1]
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Legnago Salus, he was promoted to their senior team in Serie D on 18 July 2025.[2] On 10 January 2026, he transferred to Torino FC on a contract until 2029.[3]
International career
[edit]Tonica is a youth international for Moldova, and captained their Moldova U19s.[1] He was called up to the senior Moldova national team for a set of friendlies in March 2026.[4] He debuted with Moldova as a substitute in a friendly 2–0 loss to Lithuania on 25 March 2026.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Căpitan de națională la 18 ani: alege România, Moldova sau Italia. Povestea neștiută a lui Daniel Tonica, fotbalistul care tocmai a semnat cu Torino". 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale- Nuovo Innesto". 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Serie D. Legnago Salus, ceduto Daniel Tonica". www.tuttocampo.it. 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Naționala. Lotul final pentru meciurile din luna noiembrie". FMD. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ Taddei, Gian Piero (27 March 2026). "Torino, esordio in Nazionale maggiore per Tonica: sfida granata con Gineitis e Perciun".
External links
[edit]- Daniel Tonica at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Moldovan men's footballers
- Moldova men's international footballers
- Moldova men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Torino FC players
- Serie D players
- 21st-century Moldovan sportsmen
- Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
- Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy