Ion Nicolaescu

Ion Nicolaescu (born 7 September 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Moldova national team, as a forward.[1][2]

Ion Nicolaescu
Personal information
Full name Ion Nicolaescu
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Petah Tikva
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– DAC Dunajská Streda 30 (4)
2022– → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) 7 (4)
National team‡
2016 Moldova U19[lower-alpha 1] 2 (0)
2018 Moldova U21[lower-alpha 1] 1 (0)
2018– Moldova 24 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Career

On 20 May 2016, Nicolaescu made his professional debut for Zimbru Chișinău in the Divizia Națională against Academia Chișinău, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute.[3]

DAC Dunajská Streda

Nicolaescu joined DAC Dunajská Streda of Fortuna Liga in September 2020. After mere two days with the club he contributed with two goals to a 5–3 victory over Jablonec, advancing the Slovak side to the Third Round of UEFA Europa League qualifying.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 3 September 2020 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy  Kosovo 1–0 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
2. 25 March 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 12 October 2021 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, Israel  Israel 1–2 1–2
4. 15 November 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria  Austria 1–3 1–4

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "Dvadsaťdvaročný útočník z Moldavska podpísal zmluvu na tri roky" (in Slovak).dac1904.sk
  2. "Nicolaescu called up for Moldova U19 team" (in Russian).sports.md
  3. "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
  4. s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a. "Hrdina DAC prišiel pred dvomi dňami. Na tréningu nechápal, na obede sa pýtal trénera, čo má robiť". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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