Ianis Hagi (born 22 October 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Romania national team.
Hagi made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța at age 16, after having trained at the academy of his father Gheorghe, the joint all-time leading goalscorer of Romania.
Hagi scored his second league goal against ACS Poli Timișoara, in a 4–0 home win on 21 August 2015,[10] a few days after having missed a penalty against Concordia Chiajna.
[23][24] Viitorul executive president Gheorghe Popescu confirmed the club retained interest on the capital gain of a potential future transfer.
[25] On 26 July 2019, in the Belgian First Division A opening fixture, Hagi made his debut by coming off the bench and scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Kortrijk.
He played in five of Genk's group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League, as his side finished fourth behind Liverpool, Napoli and Red Bull Salzburg respectively.
[31] In 2021–22, Hagi contributed one goal to Rangers' run to the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final, coming off the bench to equalise in a 1–1 group draw at Brøndby IF on 4 November.
[32] On 21 January 2022, he was substituted after 15 minutes of a cup game against Stirling Albion, and was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a severe knee injury which required surgery.
Hagi was part of the team that qualified for the second time in their history to the European Under-21 Championship, starting in all three group matches of the 2019 final tournament in Italy.
[43] On 25 March 2021, Hagi scored his first senior international goal after coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home win over North Macedonia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
[45] Once considered to be a promising young talent, Hagi's playing style has drawn comparisons with that of his father's due to his dribbling skills, passing, two-footedness and playmaking ability.