| Ion Neculai | |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Height: | 1890NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1320NaN0 |
| Position: | Prop |
| Currentclub: | Zebre Parma |
| Youthclubs1: | Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Zebre Parma |
| Apps2: | 25 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Repyears1: | 2020–2021 |
| Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 8 |
| Reppoints1: | 15 |
| Repyears2: | 2021 |
| Repteam2: | Italy A |
| Repcaps2: | 2 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Repyears3: | 2022– |
| Repteam3: | Italy |
| Repcaps3: | 3 |
| Reppoints3: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 24 Dec 2022 |
| Repupdate: | 12 Nov 2022 |
Ion Neculai (born 25 January 2001) is a Moldovan-born Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship.[1] [2]
Neculai has previously played for clubs such as I Cavalieri in the past. He signed for Zebre in July 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship.[3] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the .[4]
In 2020 and 2021 Neculai was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6] On 30 May 2022, Neculai was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests. He made his debut against Portugal.[7] [8]