Constantin "Costi" Nica (born 18 March 1993) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Dinamo București

He made his debut for the first team on 5 May 2012, in a 1–0

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loss against

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Atalanta Bergamo and loans

On 11 July 2013,

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acquired 85% of the player's rights from Dinamo Bucharest for a reported €1.6 million. He made his first-team debut on 18 August 2013, in a 3–0

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win against Bari. He made his

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debut as an 82-minute substitute for

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. On 11 July 2014,

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signed Nica on a full-season loan. He made his debut in a 3–0

loss against Juventus, making his way in as a 77-minute substitute for Luigi Giorgi. On 25 July 2015, Avellino signed Nica on a full-season loan. Nica joined

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on loan for the 2016–17 season. On 2 September 2017, he returned for the first time to

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Several injuries and free agent

The following three years, he suffered several injuries that kept him away from football and played only 2 official matches for

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Second return to Dinamo București

On 1 September 2021 he signed a two-year contract with Romanian club Dinamo București after 5 months in which he trained with the team.

Pistoiese

On 28 January 2022, he returned to Italy and joined to

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club

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International career

Nica played for Romania U-19 team. In August 2012, he made his debut for the Romanian U-21 squad in a friendly game against Sweden. In August 2013 he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against

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Honours

Club

Dinamo București *

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: 2011–12 *

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References

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