| Daniel Niculae |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Daniel George Niculae |
| Date of birth |
October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06) (age 25) |
| Place of birth |
Bucharest, Romania |
| Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Auxerre |
| Number |
21 |
| Youth clubs |
| 1996-2001 |
Rapid Bucureşti |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
2001-2006
2006- |
Rapid Bucureşti
Auxerre |
095 0(33)
048 0(12) |
| National team2 |
| 2003- |
Romania |
023 0(5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 9, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)
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Daniel George Niculae (born October 6, 1982 in Bucharest, Romania) is a football striker who currently plays for AJ Auxerre. Daniel "Nico" Niculae, started his professional career at Rapid Bucureşti in 2000. Despite a period playing for the B team in 2001, Nico proved he is one of most gifted players of the club. In the 2005-2006 UEFA Cup, he and Mugurel Buga formed one of the most powerful striker pairs of the competition. He was transferred to AJ Auxerre in the summer of 2006, for 3.3 million Euros.
Niculae has also won 21 caps for Romania's national team, scoring five goals.
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