Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Akron.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2218 | 6.5 |
 Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | — |
Scout report
I. Nedelcearu is a 30-year-old central defender at Akron, rated 19.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 212th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nedelcearu.
Judged on this season alone, Nedelcearu graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.11 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 35th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 30 Nedelcearu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Akron finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 85% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 19.7, Nedelcearu carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 48, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Akron finished 13th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
