Ion Nicolaescu

Ion Nicolaescu
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*
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– Heerenveen 11 (3)
International career‡
2016 Moldova U19[a] 2 (0)
2018 Moldova U21[a] 1 (0)
2018– Moldova 40 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

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 14 goals.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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 3 goals in the State Cup games : 1 vs F.C. Kafr Qasim on 11 December 2022, 1 vs Hapoel Afula, on 1 February 2023, during the 4:0 win and another goal at the finals against Maccabi Netanya.[6][7][8]

Heerenveen

On 7 August 2023, Dutch side Heerenveen announced they had signed Nicolaescu to a three year contract.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[10]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2020 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy  Kosovo 1–0 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
2. 25 March 2021 Stadionul Zimbru, 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
5. 24 March 2022 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
6. 3 June 2022 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
7. 10 June 2022 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova  Latvia 1–0 2–4
8. 14 June 2022  Andorra 2–1 2–1
9. 22 September 2022 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 2–1
10. 24 March 2023 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova  Faroe Islands 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
11. 20 June 2023  Poland 1–2 3–2
12. 2–2
13. 12 October 2023 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1–2 1–3 Friendly
14. 15 October 2023 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Notes

  1. ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included

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. ^ "Academia vs Zimbru". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%9C+%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94+%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%93+%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%22%D7%A8+%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D+&source=hp&ei=76ZvZOucJuuqkdUPg8mNkAU&iflsig=AOEireoAAAAAZG-0_xehz5I1D7dq-e0V0KaTOWAQSF4C&ved=0ahUKEwir0PfnipH_AhVrVaQEHYNkA1IQ4dUDCAg&uact=5&oq=%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%9C+%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94+%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%93+%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%22%D7%A8+%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOggIABCABBCxAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6EQguEIoFELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOgsILhCKBRCxAxCDAToFCC4QgAQ6BAgAEAM6CwguEIMBELEDEIAEOggILhCABBCxAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQ1AI6CwguEIAEELEDEIMBOg4ILhCDARDUAhCxAxCABDoICC4QgAQQ1AI6CAguENQCEIAEOggIABAWEB4QD1CXDFjMngFg5rEBaAJwAHgAgAGbAYgB4heSAQQwLjIymAEAoAEBsAEA&sclient=gws-wiz#sie=m;/g/11sdxkzjvw;2;/m/0fnv2d;dt;fp;1;;;
  7. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - פרטי משחק". www.football.org.il.
  8. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - פרטי משחק". www.football.org.il.
  9. ^ "SC HEERENVEEN VERSTERKT AANVAL MET MOLDAVISCHE SPITS ION NICOLAESCU" [SC HEERENVEEN STRENGTHENS ATTACK WITH MOLDOVAN STRIKER ION NICOLAESCU] (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Victorie! Moldova a învins Letonia și păstrează șanse de promovare în Liga C (rezumat video)" (in Romanian). moldfootball.com. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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