Ianis Hagi

Fiorentina On 10 July 2016, Hagi joined Fiorentina for a €2 million transfer fee. He made his league debut on 23 October, replacing Josip Iličić late into a 5–3 away triumph over Cagliari. In April 2017, Hagi was nominated for the European Golden Boy award.

Return to Viitorul Constanța Hagi returned to Viitorul Constanța on 18 January 2018 for a reported €2 million, with Fiorentina being entitled to 30% of a future transfer fee. In July, he was again nominated for the European Golden Boy award. During his second spell at his father's team, he scored 20 goals in 53 matches across all competitions. He won his first career trophy on 25 May 2019, after Viitorul defeated Astra Giurgiu 2–1 in the Cupa României final.

Genk

On 12 July 2019, Belgian defending champions Genk announced the signing of Hagi on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was variously reported as €4 million, €8 million with performance bonuses included, or €10 million for 85% of the players's economic rights plus bonuses. Viitorul executive president Gheorghe Popescu confirmed the club retained interest on the capital gain of a potential future transfer.

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 recorded his next goals on 28 September against Sint-Truiden, netting both from the penalty spot but with different legs, and also assisted Théo Bongonda in the 3–3 draw. 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.

Rangers Hagi joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a six-month loan with an option to buy on 31 January 2020. The following day, he made his first appearance for the club as a substitute in a goalless draw with Aberdeen. On 5 February, Hagi started and scored the winner in a 2–1 success over Hibernian, while 15 days later he scored twice against Braga in the UEFA Europa League as his side won 3–2. In late May 2020, Rangers announced that they had signed Hagi permanently from Genk on a long-term contract.

Rangers went on to win the Scottish Premiership title at the end of the following season. Individually, Hagi also won the Scottish Premiership Playmaker of the Season award for most assists (11 assists) in the 2020–21 season. On 17 May 2021, Hagi won Rangers Young Player of the Year.

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. 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. He returned on 28 January the following year as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over St Johnstone.

On 27 August 2023, Hagi moved to La Liga club Alavés on loan for one season. On 2 November 2023, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 10–0 win against Deportivo Murcia in a Copa del Rey match. Hagi left Rangers at the end of the 2024–25 season as a free agent upon the expiry of his contract.

Alanyaspor

On 4 September 2025, Hagi signed for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor on a two-year contract. A month later, on 4 October, he scored his first goal from a free-kick in a 2–2 away draw against Gençlerbirliği.

International career Hagi represented Romania at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. Two months later, he made his senior debut for Romania in a 3–0 UEFA Nations League win over Lithuania, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Claudiu Keșerü.

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. He netted one each against Croatia and England to help his side progress to the semi-finals as group winners, where they lost 4–2 to defending champions Germany.

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. In the Euro 2024 qualifiers, he aided with seven appearances and two goals, including the winner in a 2–1 success over Israel on 18 November 2023. Romania went on to finish Group I in first place after a 1–0 defeat of Switzerland three days later, in which Hagi came off the bench in the 64th minute.

Style of play 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. His preferred role is that of an attacking midfielder, and he is regarded as a quick, agile and versatile player.

Hagi is also capable of playing in several advanced roles, and has been used as a winger, a second striker or even a centre-forward on occasion. Due to his vision, technique and eye for goal, he is both capable of creating chances for his teammates and scoring goals himself.

Personal life Hagi has an elder sister, Kira, who is an actress. Their father Gheorghe is of Aromanian descent, and met their mother Marilena in 1993. Gheorghe was playing for Brescia at the time, while the latter was a second-year college student. Ianis is the nephew of another former international footballer Gheorghe Popescu, whose wife Luminiţa is Marilena's sister. His cousin Nicolas Popescu is also a footballer – both of the younger men were born in Istanbul while their fathers were playing for Galatasaray.

Hagi has been sponsored by Nike apparel since his early career. In 2019, he provided the Romanian dubbing for Victor Frankenstein in the Disney animation movie Frankenweenie.

On 14 July 2024, a week after being knocked out of the European Championship with the national team, Hagi and his girlfriend Elena Tănase officially had their ceremonial wedding which was broadcast on national television in Romania; however, their civil wedding had taken place in Paris on 25 December 2023.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hagi goal Scottish Cup: 2021–22

Individual Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2021; fourth place: 2020 Liga I Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19 Liga I Team of the Regular Season: 2018–19 Liga I Team of the Championship Play-Offs: 2017–18, 2018–19 Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2020–21