SOCCER PLAYER
Ion Nicolaescu
1998 - Today
Ion Nicolaescu
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 and 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ion Nicolaescu is the 12,964th most popular soccer player (up from 16,610th in 2024), the 96th most popular biography from Moldova (up from 108th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Moldovan Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ion Nicolaescu ranks 12,964 out of 21,273. Before him are Elyaniv Barda, Anderson Gonzaga, Tony Vidmar, Kasper Hämäläinen, Pablo Bastianini, and Chinatsu Kira. After him are César Montes, Illan Meslier, Yevhen Selin, Danilo Barbosa, Chancel Mbemba, and Abdoulaye Diallo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElyaniv Barda
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,971
Anderson Gonzaga
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,972
Tony Vidmar
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,973
Kasper Hämäläinen
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,974
Pablo Bastianini
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,975
Chinatsu Kira
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,976
Ion Nicolaescu
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,977
César Montes
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,978
Illan Meslier
2000 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 12,979
Yevhen Selin
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 12,980
Danilo Barbosa
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 12,981
Chancel Mbemba
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 12,982
Abdoulaye Diallo
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 12,983
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1998, Ion Nicolaescu ranks 222. Before him are Artur, Mykola Shaparenko, Lucia Bronzetti, Wout Faes, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Marius Lindvik. After him are Isaiah Hartenstein, Viktória Kužmová, Chris Führich, Javi Puado, Georgina Amorós, and Patricia Guijarro.
Others Born in 1998
Go to all RankingsArtur
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 216
Mykola Shaparenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 217
Lucia Bronzetti
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 218
Wout Faes
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 219
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
CHESS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 220
Marius Lindvik
SKIER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 221
Ion Nicolaescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 222
Isaiah Hartenstein
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 223
Viktória Kužmová
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 224
Chris Führich
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 225
Javi Puado
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 226
Georgina Amorós
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 227
Patricia Guijarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 228
In Moldova
Among people born in Moldova, Ion Nicolaescu ranks 96 out of 107. Before him are Timofey Skryabin (1967), Radu Albot (1989), Natalia Morar (1984), Cleopatra Stratan (2002), Ihor Reizlin (1984), and Valeria Lukyanova (1985). After him are Alexandru Curtianu (1974), Carlos Silva (null), Cristina Bucșa (1998), Irina Rimes (1991), Anna Odobescu (1991), and Alexandru Suvorov (1987).
Others born in Moldova
Go to all RankingsTimofey Skryabin
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 90
Radu Albot
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 91
Natalia Morar
JOURNALIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 92
Cleopatra Stratan
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 93
Ihor Reizlin
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 94
Valeria Lukyanova
MODEL
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 95
Ion Nicolaescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 96
Alexandru Curtianu
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 97
Carlos Silva
ATHLETE
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 98
Cristina Bucșa
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 99
Irina Rimes
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 100
Anna Odobescu
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 101
Alexandru Suvorov
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 102
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Moldova
Among soccer players born in Moldova, Ion Nicolaescu ranks 4. Before him are Itzhak Shum (1948), Serghei Cleșcenco (1972), and Alexandru Epureanu (1986). After him are Alexandru Curtianu (1974), Alexandru Suvorov (1987), Igor Armaș (1987), Alexandru Gațcan (1984), Sergiu Dadu (1981), Serghei Alexeev (1986), Igor Picușceac (1983), and Artur Ioniță (1990).
Itzhak Shum
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1
Serghei Cleșcenco
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 2
Alexandru Epureanu
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 3
Ion Nicolaescu
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 4
Alexandru Curtianu
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 5
Alexandru Suvorov
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 6
Igor Armaș
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 7
Alexandru Gațcan
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 8
Sergiu Dadu
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 9
Serghei Alexeev
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 10
Igor Picușceac
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 11
Artur Ioniță
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 12














































