Ion Nicolaescu

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Ion Nicolaescu
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Nicolaescu with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2014 Cahul-2005
2014–2016 Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Heerenveen 19 (5)
International career‡
2016 Moldova U19 [lower-alpha 1] 2 (0)
2018 Moldova U21 [lower-alpha 1] 1 (0)
2018– Moldova 44 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024

Ion Nicolaescu (born 7 September 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Moldova national team. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for his country with 15 goals, [1] [2] [3] and was named Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2023. [4]

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Club 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. [5]

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. [6]

Beitar Jerusalem

Nicolaescu scored 15 league goals and 3 goals in Israel State Cup at the 2022–23 season, helping Beitar Jerusalem win the Israeli State Cup. His three goals in the State Cup games, one against F.C. Kafr Qasim on 11 December 2022, one against Hapoel Afula, on 1 February 2023, during the 4–0 win and another goal at the finals against Maccabi Netanya. [7] [8] [9]

Heerenveen

On 7 August 2023, Dutch side Heerenveen announced they had signed Nicolaescu to a three year contract. [10]

International career

Nicolaescu debuted for Moldova on 8 September 2018 against Luxembourg in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. He became Moldova's top goal scorer after scoring his 11th and 12th goals in a 3–2 win over Poland in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. With 4 goals in the competition, Nicolaescu became the first Moldovan to be the top goal scorer of a qualifying group. [11]

Career statistics

As of 26 March 2024
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nicolaescu goal.
List of international goals scored by Ion Nicolaescu
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 September 2020 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, ItalyFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 1–01–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
225 March 2021 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–01–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 October 2021 Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–21–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
415 November 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–31–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification
524 March 2022Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–01–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
63 June 2022 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, LiechtensteinFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–02–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
710 June 2022Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–02–42022–23 UEFA Nations League
814 June 2022Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2–12–12022–23 UEFA Nations League
922 September 2022 Skonto Stadium, Riga, LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2–02–12022–23 UEFA Nations League
1024 March 2023Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–11–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
1120 June 2023Stadionul Zimbru, ChișinăuFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–23–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
122–2
1312 October 2023 Friends Arena, Stockholm, SwedenFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–21–3 Friendly
1415 October 2023 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–01–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
1526 March 2024 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 3–04–0Friendly

Notes

  1. 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included

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References

  1. ↑ "Ion Nicolaescu a devenit cel mai bun golgheter în istoria naționalei Moldovei" (in Romanian).
  2. ↑ "Dvadsaťdvaročný útočník z Moldavska podpísal zmluvu na tri roky" (in Slovak).dac1904.sk
  3. ↑ "Nicolaescu called up for Moldova U19 team" (in Russian).sports.md
  4. ↑ "Superlativele anului fotbalistic 2023" (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Hrdina DAC prišiel pred dvomi dňami. Na tréningu nechápal, na obede sa pýtal trénera, čo má robiť". Šport.sk (in Slovak). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Superlativele anului fotbalistic 2023". fmf.md. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.


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