Vitali Botnar

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 24)
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	22	(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 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

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

Torpedo Moscow

• Russian Football National League : 2021-22

Career statistics

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