| Birth Name: | Paulică Ion |
| Birth Date: | 1983 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brăila, Romania |
| Weight: | 119kg (262lb) |
| Ru Position: | Prop |
| Youthclubs1: | Tracon Brăila |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2003–04 2004–07 2007–09 2009–12 2012–13 2013–16 |
| Ru Clubcaps: | ? 24 64 20 68 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (?) (0) (5) (0) (0) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 30 December 2019 @15:38:44 PM (AEST) |
| Ru Province: | București Wolves |
| Ru Provinceyears: | 2004–07 |
| Ru Provincecaps: | 13 |
| Ru Provincepoints: | (0) |
| Ru Provinceupdate: | 20 April 2020 |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2003–15 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Romania |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 74 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (5) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 11 October 2015 |
Paulică Ion (born 10 January 1983 in Brăila) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A tighthead prop, he started his career with CSA Steaua București, before moving to Bath in 2007[1] and previously played for London Irish.[2] He was loaned to London Welsh for the 2012/13 Season. On 20 April 2013, it was announced Paulica Ion would join the French Top 14 side USA Perpignan for the 2013/14 season.[3]
Ion was also selected between 2005 and 2015 for the State side assembled to play in the European Cups, namely București Wolves.
As of 11 October 2015, he has played 74 games for the Romanian national team, scoring one try. He played one match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, two at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, four at the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals and also four at the 2015 Rugby World Cup finals.