Ionuţ Nedelcearu

Nedelcearu's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 19. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Akron · 16th	2	0	0	6.3	19	14
2025/26	Akron · 13th	27	1	1	6.5	19	14
2024/25	Akron · 9th	11	0	0	6.83	21	11
2024/25	Palermo · 8th	21	0	0	6.8	37	8
2023/24	Palermo · 6th	21	2	0	6.83	48	16
2022/23	Palermo · 9th	35	0	3	6.78	60	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Romania · international

Side	Apps	G
Romania	27	2
Romania U21	16	1
Romania U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

I. Nedelcearu is a 30-year-old central defender at Akron, rated 18.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77% 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.

On the season, Nedelcearu graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.11 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 30 Nedelcearu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/254 clubs

18.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

77%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.11

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Akron finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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 77% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 18.9 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %77%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.041

Assists / 900.041

Goal contribution / 900.081

Defensive actions / 902.11

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.284

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 30, Nedelcearu sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nedelcearu's projected Rating — 18.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions23

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards1

Transfer history

€2.6M total transfer fees · 5 moves

AkronFeb 2025 – now

PalermoJul 2022 – Feb 2025Free

CCrotoneJul 2021 – Jul 2022€ 1.3M

AEK Athens FCOct 2020 – Jul 2021€ 550K

FC UFAFeb 2018 – Oct 2020€ 700K

Dinamo Bucurestiuntil Feb 2018

About I. Nedelcearu

Ionuţ Nedelcearu is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Akron, born on April 25, 1996 in Bucureşti, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Romania. Akron currently sit 16th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, I. Nedelcearu has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 99 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 8, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Lokomotiv (9 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 25, 2026: 0-5 loss at home vs Zenit (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)

I. Nedelcearu's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Akron face CSKA Moscow at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Nedelcearu at 18.9 with a Season form score of 14.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, I. Nedelcearu has totalled 332 club appearances with 12 goals and 5 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Palermo.

I. Nedelcearu's career has also included time at Palermo, CCrotone, AEK Athens FC, FC UFA and Dinamo Bucuresti.

On the international stage, I. Nedelcearu has represented Romania, Romania U21, Romania U17 — 45 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.