Bănel Nicoliță
Bănel Nicoliță (born 7 January 1985) is a Romanian professional footballer, currently under contract with CS Făurei.
| Nicoliță playing for FCSB in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Făurei, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Defender, Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Unirea Făurei | ||
| 1993–2001 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 75 | (23) |
| 2004–2005 | Politehnica Timișoara | 15 | (3) |
| 2005–2011 | Steaua București | 188 | (23) |
| 2011–2014 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Nantes (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Viitorul Constanța | 37 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Făurei | 14 | (10) |
| 2017 | Târgu Mureș | 19 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Aris Limassol | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Făurei | 94 | (50) |
| Total | 496 | (122) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Romania U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Romania U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2005–2014 | Romania | 37 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Făurei | ||
| 2022– | Academia de Fotbal Bănel Nicoliță | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career Edit
Dacia Unirea Brăila and Politehnica Timișoara Edit
He made his debut in Romanian Liga II, playing for Dacia Unirea Brăila.[1] After, he joined Politehnica Timișoara, making his Divizia A debut at the age of 19.[2] However, he made only 15 league appearances for the club before moving to Steaua București, at the beginning of 2005, he signed a 5-year contract with Steaua.[3]
Steaua București Edit
Shortly after joining Steaua, Nicoliță won his first Liga I title upon his first season with the team. He is known to be a humble and hard-working player. Although not very technical, his strengths include speed and quickness. Interestingly, on the video game PES 6, his skill set as a player matched all his commonly agreed upon strengths (including being humble), but he was also graced with technical ability and was able to play very effectively as a box to box midfielder with very tidy feet.
In the spring of 2006, he scored twice in the match against Real Betis,[4] his goals opening Steaua's door to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, and then he scored again in the quarterfinals, this time against Rapid București to help his team reach the semifinals.
On 1 November 2006, he scored an own goal against Real Madrid in a Champions League encounter.[5] Unfortunately for him and the Romanian side, this turned out to be decisive in the outcome of the match. He claimed he couldn't sleep for 48 hours after scoring it. After a game with FC Argeș, Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor named him Bănelinho.
On 27 August 2008, he has scored one goal in the match against Galatasaray, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League,[6] which sent Steaua București to the group stage for the third consecutive year.
Starting with the 2010–11 season, Bănel was the new captain of Steaua,[7] but with the arrival of new coach Ilie Dumitrescu, he soon gave his armband to Cristian Tănase.
Saint-Étienne Edit
On 30 August 2011, Saint-Étienne announced on their official website that they had reached an agreement with Steaua for Nicoliță's transfer and that the player would fly to France and undergo a medical the following day.[8] Being in his last year of contract with Steaua București the transfer fee was €700.000. He signed a contract worth €400.000 per year.[9]
On 6 November he scored his first goal helping Saint-Étienne draw against second place Montpellier.[10] In a game against Sochaux Nicoliță offered the assist for teenager Zouma to give Saint-Étienne the win.[11] After only six months with the French team he became a leader scoring 3 goals and offering 3 assists after his first 11 appearances.[12] In February 2012 Nicoliță hit a rough patch, having a couple of not so convincing games, being described as monotonous.[13] In March, he was sidelined for a couple of weeks, due to ligament problems.[14] He recovered in late March 2012 and played in the games against Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais, both 1–0 defeats.[15]
Loan to Nantes Edit
On 2 September 2013, Ligue 1 club FC Nantes confirmed Nicoliță was signed on a season long loan from Saint-Étienne. He made an assist for his first match against FC Sochaux.
International career Edit
Nicoliță won 34 caps for Romania up to date and scored one goal. He also used to be a Romanian U21 international.
On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class II with two barret.[16][17]
He was captain for the first time in the friendly against San Marino on 11 August 2011.
Personal life Edit
Nicoliță is an ethnic Romani,[18] one of six brothers raised by his mother in the small, impoverished town of Făurei, Nicoliță grew up determined to succeed and his speed and diligence on the field are proof of his unalloyed passion for the game.
One of his brothers, Stelian is also a professional footballer who played for CF Brăila and other teams in the lower leagues of Romania.[19][20] Bănel and Stelian played together at their hometown team CS Făurei.[21]
Nicoliță has been nicknamed Jardel after the famous Mário Jardel of Brazil.
Career statistics Edit
Club Edit
This section needs to be updated. (July 2015) |
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dacia Unirea Brăila | 2001–02 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2003–04 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | |
| Total | 75 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 23 | |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2004–05 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Steaua | 2004–05 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 11 | |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 188 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 252 | 34 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2011–12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| Nantes (loan) | 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Career total | 306 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 63 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 2 September 2014
International goals Edit
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 2007 | Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia | Slovenia | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying |
Honours Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Ionel Iuga: "Banel Nicolita o sa-l vrajeasca pe Sarkozy" - Braila - Ziare.com". www.ziare.com.
- ^ "Bănel Nicoliţă, transferat la Saint-Etienne".
- ^ . www.steauafc.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Nicolita brace against Betis 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.ziare.com/articole/autogol+banel+bernabeu Nicolita autogol cu Real Madrid
- ^ aedotnavzar (28 August 2008). "STEAUA – Galatasaray 1-0 – gol Nicolita". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Nicolita named captain 18 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Accord pour Nicolita et Gradel (in French)
- ^ http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/nicolita-va-avea-la-st-etienne-un-salariu-mai-mare-decit-al-lui-torje-257887.html Contract Nicolita
- ^ "Ligue 1: Bănel Nicoliţă, primul gol pentru St. Etienne. Daniel Niculae a adus victoria lui Nancy".
- ^ "VIDEO Nicoliţă lăudat iar în presa franceză: "A fost un permanent pericol pentru Sochaux"".
- ^ "VIDEO Bănel din nou erou pentru Saint Etienne! Pasă de gol şi o ratare uriaşă".
- ^ http://www.gsp.ro/international/stranieri/nicolita-a-devenit-monoton-l-equipe-i-a-dat-nota-4-301833.html Nicolita a devenit monoton
- ^ http://www.ziare.com/banel-nicolita/stiri-banel-nicolita/accidentarea-lui-nicolita-mai-grava-decat-se-credea-initial-1153776 Accidentarea lui nicolita grava
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/03/24/france.roundup.ap/index.html France roundup
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (22 February 2007). "Kevin Flynn on Eastern European football: Can Steaua overturn their 2-0 deficit against Sevilla?". The Guardian.
- ^ "INTERVIU EXCLUSIV Fratele lui Bănel îi calcă pe urme acestuia! "Am mult de muncit pentru a-l egala"" [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Bănel's brother follows his traces! "I have a lot of work to equalize him"] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Viorel Ion îl vrea pe fratele lui Nicoliţă!" [Viorel Ion wants Nicolita's brother!] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ ""Fratii dinamita". Banel Nicolita inscrie pe banda rulanta la Faurei, alaturi de fratele sau, iar echipa e lider detasat" ["The Dynamite Brothers". Banel Nicolita scores many goals at Faurei alongside his brother, and the team is the top leader] (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links Edit
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 May 2011) (in Romanian)
- Bănel NICOLIȚĂ at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Bănel Nicoliţă at Soccerway