I. Nicolăescu

Following his move to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nicolăescu's current-season form is down 84% on last season (Season 31→5), while his Rating eased 63→29. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Maccabi Tel Aviv · 3rd	9	1	1	6.58	29	5
2024/25	Heerenveen · 9th	26	9	0	6.82	63	31
2023/24	Heerenveen · 11th	19	5	0	6.67	60	17
2023/24	Beitar Jerusalem	2	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Dunajska Streda	9	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Beitar Jerusalem	27	15	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Moldova · international

Side	Apps	G
Moldova	32	14

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Winger

I. Nicolăescu is a 27-year-old winger at Maccabi Tel Aviv, rated 29.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.85 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 goals, 0.43 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nicolăescu.

On the season, Nicolăescu graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 9 appearances (0.853 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 5). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 27 Nicolăescu is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

29.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

6.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.85

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Maccabi Tel Aviv finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.11

Goals / app

1 goal in 9 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.85 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 goals, 0.43 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 6.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.85 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %6.7%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900.427

Assists / 900.427

Goal contribution / 900.853

Defensive actions / 900.853

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.133

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 27, Nicolăescu sits on 5.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Nicolăescu's projected Rating — 29.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.