Daniel Niculae
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Niculae with Romania in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel George Niculae | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt (president) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1996–2001 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Rapid București | 107 | (33) |
| 2001 | → Electromagnetica București (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Auxerre | 130 | (19) |
| 2010–2012 | Monaco | 17 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Nancy (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Kuban Krasnodar | 11 | (2) |
| 2014 | Rapid București | 15 | (7) |
| 2015 | Rapid București | 14 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Astra Giurgiu | 41 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Rapid București | 31 | (40) |
| Total | 404 | (122) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2012 | Romania | 39 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2024 | Rapid București (president) | ||
| 2024– | Hermannstadt (president) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel George Niculae (Romanian pronunciation: [daniˈel ˈdʒe̯ordʒe nikuˈla.e]; born 6 October 1982) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played mainly as a striker, currently he is the president of Liga I club Hermannstadt.
He has made 39 appearances for Romania since his debut in 2003.