Ion Nicolaescu (born 7 September 1998) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Moldova national team.

[9] After mere two days with the club he contributed with two goals to a 5–3 victory over Jablonec, advancing the Slovak side to the Third Round of UEFA Europa League qualifying.

Kafr Qasim on 11 December 2022, one against Hapoel Afula, on 1 February 2023, during the 4–0 win and another goal at the finals against Maccabi Netanya.

[11][12] Nicolaescu scored 4 goals in a 6–3 win over Maccabi Netanya in an Israeli Premier League match.

[17] Nicolaescu debuted for Moldova on 8 September 2018 against Luxembourg in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.