Florin Niță

Florin Niță
Niță with Sparta Prague in 2018
Personal information
Full name Florin Constantin Niță
Date of birth (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Damac
Number 1
Youth career
1994–2001 Steaua București
2001–2005 Rapid București
2005–2006 Astra Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Concordia Chiajna 117 (0)
2013–2018 FCSB 87 (0)
2018–2023 Sparta Prague 92 (0)
2023Pardubice (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 Gaziantep 34 (0)
2024– Damac 10 (0)
International career
2017– Romania 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Florin Constantin Niță (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin konstanˈtin ˈnitsə]; born 3 July 1987) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Damac and the Romania national team.

Niță started his senior career at Concordia Chiajna, before signing for Steaua București in 2013. He won six honours during his spell with the capital-based team, and at the start of 2018 earned a transfer abroad to Sparta Prague. Following a loan at Pardubice, he signed for Süper Lig side Gaziantep in 2023.

Niță recorded his debut for the Romania national team in November 2017, in a 2–0 friendly win over Turkey. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 2024, where his country topped its group and reached the round of 16.

Club career

Early career / Concordia Chiajna

Born in Bucharest, Niță started playing football at the age of seven with Steaua București.[1] In 2001, he moved to local rivals Rapid București, where he stayed for four years. He then spent his last season as a junior at Astra Ploiești.[2]

In 2006, aged 19, Niță joined Concordia Chiajna and played his first senior matches in the Liga III,[2] the third level of the Romanian league system. He made his Liga I debut for the team on 25 July 2011, in a 1–2 home loss to Sportul Studențesc.[3]

Steaua București

In December 2012, it was announced that Niță would return to his boyhood club Steaua București in the summer of the following year.[4]

He started to appear frequently for the Roș-albaștrii in the 2015–16 season, in which he recorded 32 matches in all competitions. On 16 August 2016, Niță saved one of the two penalty kicks missed by Sergio Agüero in the 0–5 UEFA Champions League play-off loss to Manchester City.[5]

In May 2017, he agreed to a new deal at the team, now named FCSB, which would have kept him in Bucharest until 2021.[6][7] Niță's performances in 2017 earned him third place in Gazeta Sporturilor's Romanian Footballer of the Year award, which he shared with Ștefan Radu.

Sparta Prague

Niță transferred to Czech team Sparta Prague on 1 February 2018 for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of €2 million plus €500,000 in bonuses.[8][9]

In December 2021, he was named the Romanian Footballer of the Year by both the CSJ Association and the Gazeta Sporturilor daily for his performances throughout the calendar year.[10][11] After falling down the pecking order, Sparta Prague loaned Niță out to fellow league side Pardubice for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[12]

Gaziantep

On 9 September 2023, Niță signed a one-year contract with Turkish club Gaziantep,[13] joining several compatriots including manager Marius Șumudică. He was the first-choice goalkeeper during the campaign, and amassed eight clean sheets in the Süper Lig as his team finished eleventh in the table.

Damac

On 25 August 2024, Niță signed a one-year deal with Damac.[14]

International career

On 18 March 2017, following the injury of Silviu Lung Jr., Niță was picked by manager Christoph Daum in Romania's squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Denmark.[15] Days before his call-up, former Romanian internationals Helmut Duckadam, Gheorghe Hagi, and Laurențiu Reghecampf stated that his omissal from the squad was "unjust".[16][17]

Niță made his debut for the full side on 9 November 2017, entering as a 71st-minute substitute for Costel Pantilimon in a 2–0 friendly win over Turkey in Cluj-Napoca.[18] After Ciprian Tătărușanu announced his retirement from the national team at the end of 2020, Niță played the full 90 minutes in all three 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against North Macedonia, Germany, and Armenia in March 2021. Romania lost against the latter two opponents, but his saves were praised by media and fans alike.[19][20]

On 7 June 2024, Niță was named in the squad for Euro 2024.[21] Although he did not feature in the qualifiers, he started in all four matches his country played during the final tournament. Romania topped their group but were subsequently eliminated by the Netherlands in the round of 16.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 December 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental 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
FCSB 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 21 0 0 0 8 0 29 0
Total 87 0 7 0 5 0 18 0 0 0 117 0
Sparta Prague 2017–18 14 0 14 0
2018–19 26 0 0 0 2 0 28 0
2019–20 11 0 2 0 2 0 15 0
2020–21 26 0 1 0 3 0 30 0
2021–22 15 0 0 0 8 0 23 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 92 0 3 0 15 0 110 0
Pardubice (loan) 2022–23 17 0 17 0
Gaziantep 2023–24 34 0 1 0 35 0
Damac 2024–25 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 357 0 13 0 5 0 33 0 0 0 408 0

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2021 11 0
2022 6 0
2024 11 0
Total 30 0

Honours

Steaua București[23]

Sparta Prague[23]

Individual

References

  1. ^ ""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.
  2. ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "ETAPA 1, CONCORDIA CHIAJNA – SPORTUL STUDENŢESC" (in Romanian). ProSport. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Sergio Aguero hat trick as Man City cruise at Steaua Bucharest". ESPN FC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ "FCSB i-a prelungit contractul lui Florin Niță până în 2021". DolceSport. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Veste uriaşă pentru Niţă!". Digi Sport. 19 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Florin Nita přichází na Letnou" [Florin Niță is coming to Letná] (in Czech). Sparta Prague. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Florin Nita, despartire emotionanta de FCSB – Portarul va evolua la Sparta Praga" [Florin Niță, emotional parting from FCSB – The goalkeeper will play for Sparta Prague] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Gala Fotbalului Românesc 2021 | Edi Iordănescu, cel mai bun antrenor! Florin Niță, cel mai bun fotbalist român. Toate premiile" [2021 Romanian Football Gala | Edi Iordănescu, the best coach! Florin Niță, the best Romanian footballer. All the prizes] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b "VIDEO GALA GSP 2021 » Gazeta a decernat Superlativele anului 2021 și a premiat 5 Legende: iată cine sunt laureații!" [VIDEO 2021 GSP GALA » Gazeta announced the Superlatives of the year 2021 and awarded 5 Legends: here are the winners!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  12. ^ Machálek, René (28 January 2023). "Vysvobození pro sparťana Nitu. Zkušený gólman míří na hostování do Pardubic" (in Czech). sport.cz. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  13. ^ "TRANSFER | FLORIN NITA GAZİANTEP'TE!" [TRANSFER | FLORIN NITA IS IN GAZİANTEP!]. gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). Gaziantep F.K. 9 September 2023.
  14. ^ "الدولي نيتا يحمي شباك فارس الجنوب" (in Arabic). GSP. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "EXCLUSIV Niţă, sfătuit să renunţe la echipa naţională: "În locul lui, aşa aş face! Nu are rost!"" (in Romanian). ProSport. 14 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Cum a comentat Reghecampf faptul că Daum nu l-a luat pe Niță la "națională"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 17 March 2017.
  18. ^ "România-Turcia, 2 – 0. Gheorghe Grozav a marcat de două ori pentru echipa națională" [Romania-Turkey, 2–0. Gheorghe Grozav scored twice for the national team] (in Romanian). Pro TV. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  19. ^ ""Am pierdut un meci, dar am castigat un portar!" Nita, laudat de un fost antrenor dupa paradele exceptionale! "A castigat respectul intregii tari"" ["We lost a game, but we won a goalkeeper!" Niță, praised by a former coach after his exceptional saves! "He has won the respect of the whole country"] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Complimentul carierei pentru Niţă. A fost lăudat după meci de marele Manuel Neuer: "Felicitări! A avut intervenţii bune!"" [The praise of his career for Niță. He was complimented after the match by the great Manuel Neuer: "Congratulations! He had good saves!"] (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Lotul României pentru EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for EURO 2024] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Romania 0–3 Netherlands: Donyell Malen and Cody Gakpo score as Dutch reach quarters". BBC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  23. ^ a b c Florin Niță at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Florin Niță". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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