Paul Iacob

{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paul Iacob

| image = Paul Iacob - Petrolul Ploiesti vs Rapid Bucuresti, 13 August 2022.jpg

| upright = 0.75

| caption = Iacob with Rapid București in 2022

| full_name = Paul Alexandru Iacob

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|06|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Constanța, Romania

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Rapid București

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2006–2009

| youthclubs1 = Farul Constanța

| youthyears2 = 2009–2015

| youthclubs2 = Gheorghe Hagi Academy

| years1 = 2014–2021

| clubs1 = Viitorul Constanța

| caps1 = 34

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016

| clubs2 = → Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan)

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = → FC Brașov (loan)

| caps3 = 30

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2017

| clubs4 = → ASA Târgu Mureș (loan)

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = → Dunărea Călărași (loan)

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = → Chindia Târgoviște (loan)

| caps6 = 32

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2021–2022

| clubs7 = Chindia Târgoviște

| caps7 = 37

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–

| clubs8 = Rapid București

| caps8 = 59

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2025

| clubs9 = → Botoșani (loan)

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam1 = Romania U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 18 May 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Paul Alexandru Iacob (born 21 June 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.{{cite web|url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/chindia-da-lovitura-pe-piata-transferurilor-sase-jucatori-de-la-clubul-lui-gheorghe-hagi-ajung-la-echipa-din-targoviste-dupa-plecarea-lui-marian-aioani-la-noul-farul-19283255|title=Chindia dă lovitura pe piața transferurilor! Șase jucători de la clubul lui Gheorghe Hagi ajung la echipa din Târgoviște, după plecarea lui Marian Aioani la noul Farul|publisher=prosport.ro}}