Florin Niță
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florin Constantin Niță | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Steaua București | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Steaua București | ||
| 2001–2005 | Rapid București | ||
| 2005–2006 | Astra Giurgiu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Concordia Chiajna | 117 | (0) |
| 2013– | Steaua București | 71 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2017. | |||
Florin Constantin Niță (born 3 July 1987) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Steaua București.
Club career
Early years
Born in Bucharest, Niță started playing football at the age of seven for Steaua București.[1] In 2001, he moved to Rapid București, where he stayed for four years. He spent his last season as a junior at Astra Giurgiu.[2]
Concordia Chiajna
In 2006, at the age of 19, Niță joined Concordia Chiajna and played his first senior matches in the Liga III,[2] the third level of the Romanian football league system.
On 25 July 2011, Niță made his debut in the first division against Sportul Studențesc.
Steaua București
In December 2012, it was announced that Niță signed a contract with Steaua București, with the player due to join the team in the summer of the following year.[3]
On 16 August 2016, he saved one of the two penalty kicks missed by Sergio Agüero in a 0–5 Champions League play-off defeat against Manchester City.[4]
In May 2017, he officially signed a new contract with Steaua that will keep him at the club until 2021.[5][6]
International career
On 18 March 2017, following Silviu Lung Jr.'s injury, Niță was picked by manager Christoph Daum in Romania's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Denmark.[7]
Later that year Helmuth Duckadam, Gheorghe Hagi and Laurențiu Reghecampf claimed that Niță omissal from the Romanian national team was "unjust".[8][9] Hagi even went as far as to say that Niță should claim the starting spot of Ciprian Tătărușanu.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 August 2017[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2007–08 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 117 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 119 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 188 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
- Steaua Bucureşti
- Liga I: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii: 2014-15, 2015–16
- Supercupa României: 2013
References
- ↑ ""La Steaua n-am avut nicio şansă!" Povestea EMOŢIONANTĂ a portarului care a eliminat liderul din Cupă! Şi-a pierdut părinţii şi casa" ["I had no chance at Steaua!" The HEARTWARMING story of the goalkeeper who eliminated the leader from the Cup! He lost his parents and his home] (in Romanian). ProSport. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Veteran la 24 de ani! A fost şcolit la Steaua şi Rapid" [24-year-old hotshot! He spent his youth career at Steaua and Rapid] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Steaua a transferat un portar din Liga 1! Becali a dat deja banii pe el: "Stati linistiti, are Tatarusanu competitie din vara!" Cine a semnat cu Steaua:" [Steaua transferred a Liga 1 goalkeeper! Becali already paid the money for him: "Stay calm, Tătărușanu will face competition from the summer!" Who signed for Steaua:] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Sergio Aguero hat trick as Man City cruise at Steaua Bucharest". ESPN FC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "FCSB i-a prelungit contractul lui Florin Niță până în 2021". DolceSport. 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "Veste uriaşă pentru Niţă!". Digi Sport. 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "OFICIAL! Florin Niţă a fost convocat la echipa naţională, în locul lui Silviu Lung" [OFFICIAL! Florin Niță has been called up for the national team, replacing Silviu Lung] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIV Niţă, sfătuit să renunţe la echipa naţională: "În locul lui, aşa aş face! Nu are rost!"" (in Romanian). ProSport. 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Cum a comentat Reghecampf faptul că Daum nu l-a luat pe Niță la "națională"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Niţă, propus de Hagi la naţională: ”Ar merita să fie titular, cu noi a fost cel mai bun din lume”" (in Romanian). Fanatik. 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "F. Niță". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- Florin Niță – UEFA competition record