Ion Nicolaescu
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Nicolaescu with Heerenveen in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Cahul-2005 | ||
| 2014–2016 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău | 37 | (13) |
| 2016–2018 | Zimbru Chișinău | 25 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Vitebsk (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 39 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Beitar Jerusalem | 27 | (15) |
| 2023–2025 | Heerenveen | 45 | (14) |
| 2025– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Moldova U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Moldova U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Moldova | 56 | (18) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025 | |||
Ion Nicolaescu (born 7 September 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Moldova national team.
He is the all-time leading goal scorer for his country, and was named Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2023, 2024 and 2025.