Ioniță was then transferred to Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona in July 2014 on a free transfer.[1] He made his début against Atalanta, as a substitute for Mounir Obbadi. At Hellas Verona, Ioniță became teammates with one of his idols Rafael Márquez.[2]
Ioniță scored his first goal for Hellas during his second appearance for the club, as a substitute in the second half of the match and securing a goal against Torino F.C. on the 65th minute giving his team a 1–0 win. This made him the first Moldovan footballer to score a goal in Serie A.
He scored his second goal for Hellas Verona in a game against Genoa, playing the full 90 minutes of the game; also providing an assist for Panagiotis Tachtsidis on the 52nd minute.
In July 2016, Ioniță transferred to newly promoted Serie A club, Cagliari.[5]
On 20 August 2020, Ioniță signed a contract with Benevento ahead of their return to Serie A.[6]
On 11 August 2022, Ioniță moved to Pisa on a two-year contract.[7] On 31 January 2023, he was loaned to Modena.[8] On 1 September 2023, Ioniță joined Lecco on loan with an option to buy.[9] After being a free agent for two months, he signed a new contract with Lecco on 30 September 2024.[10]
International career
Ioniță made his debut appearance for Moldova in 2009, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Switzerland. Moldova lost the match 0–2. He scored his first international goal during a 5–2 win in Podgorica against Montenegro and then scored again in a 1–1 draw at home to Lithuania.
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