Maximilian Nicu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximilian Johannes Ştefan Nicu | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Prien am Chiemsee, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1994 | TuS Prien | ||
| 1994–1997 | TSV 1860 Rosenheim | ||
| 1997–2002 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 23 | (2) |
| 2004 | Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 48 | (20) |
| 2006–2007 | Wacker Burghausen | 31 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Hertha BSC | 43 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | SC Freiburg | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | 1860 Munich | 25 | (8) |
| 2014 | Universitatea Cluj | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Aris Limassol | ? | (?) |
| 2015– | SV Elversberg | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Maximilian Nicu (born 25 November 1982) is a German-born Romanian footballer who plays for SV Elversberg. Thus far he has spent most of his career in Germany, apart from two short spells in Romania and on Cyprus.
Club career
Hertha BSC
Nicu made his first appearance with Hertha BSC on 31 July 2008 in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg against FC Nistru Otaci. Nicu made his Bundesliga debut on 17 August 2008 in Hertha's opening fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt. Nicu came on in the 71st minute as a substitute, replacing Patrick Ebert. After two seasons with Hertha, the club chose not to renew Nicu's contract following their relegation to the 2. Bundesliga.
SC Freiburg
On 1 July 2010, Nicu signed for SC Freiburg.[1]
1860 Munich
On 31 January 2012, Nicu signed for 2. Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.
Universitatea Cluj
On January 14, 2014 he signed a contract with Universitatea Cluj making it the first Romanian club in his career.
Aris Limassol
On 29 July 2014, Maximilian Nicu signed one year contract with Cypriot Second Division club Aris Limassol.[2]
SV Elversberg
In January 2015, after a year abroad, he returned to his native Germany and signed for fourth tier Regionalliga Südwest side SV Elversberg until 2016.[3]
International career
Nicu elected to play for the country of his parents, rather than his country of birth. In 2009, he requested a Romanian passport.[4] Nicu was called up for matches against Serbia and Austria. At first it appeared he would not be able to play, since he had not received his Romanian citizenship yet,[5] but on 17 March it was announced that Nicu had been granted citizenship and would be permitted to play.
On 20 March 2009, he pledged his vow to become a Romanian citizen.[6] He made his debut for Romania on 1 April 2009 against Austria.
Career statistics
Club performance
As of 25 January 2015
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Regionalliga Süd | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Regionalliga Süd | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Wacker Burghausen | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 2007–08 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | Hertha BSC | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1860 München | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Universitatea Cluj | Liga I | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Aris Limassol | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SV Elversberg | Regionalliga Südwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 250 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 281 | 41 | ||
References
- ↑ "Freiburg verpflichtet Nicu" (in German). DFL. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωση: Ποιότητα στην μεσαία γραμμή με… Maximilian Nicu" (in Greek). Aris Limassol FC. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "SVE verpflichtet Nicu und Nagel" [SVE signs Nicu and Nagel] (in German). SV Elversberg. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Maximilian Nicu beantragt Pass für Rumänien" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ ""STRANIERII" PENTRU JOCURILE CU SERBIA ŞI AUSTRIA" (in Romnian). 13 March 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "VIDEO » Max Nicu a depus jurămîntul".
External links
- Maximilian Nicu at fussballdaten.de (German)
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