Maximilian Nicu

Personal information
Full name	Maximilian Johannes Ştefan Nicu
Date of birth	25 November 1982 (1982-11-25) (age 26)
Place of birth	Prien am Chiemsee, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC
Number	25
Youth career
1988–1994	TuS Prien
1994–1997	TSV 1860 Rosenheim
1997–2002	Unterhaching
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Unterhaching	23	(2)
2004	Rot-Weiss Erfurt	13	(0)
2005–2006	Wehen Wiesbaden	48	(20)
2006–2007	Wacker Burghausen	31	(4)
2007–2008	Wehen Wiesbaden	32	(6)
2008–	Hertha BSC	34	(3)
National team‡
2009–	Romania	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Maximilian Nicu (born 25 November 1982 in Prien am Chiemsee) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hertha BSC.

[edit] Career

[edit] Hertha BSC

Nicu made his first appearance with Hertha BSC on 31 July 2008 in the UEFA Cup 2008–09 first qualifying round 2nd 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.

[edit] International

He wants to play for the country of his parents. In 2009 he requested a Romanian passport.^[1] 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^[2], but on 17 March it was announced that Nicu had been granted citizenship and would be permitted to play.^[3] On March 20 he pledged his vow to become a Romanian citizen.^[4] He made his debut for Romania on 1 April 2009 against Austria, coming on in the 84^th minute to replace Bănel Nicoliţă.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club performance

As of 17 February 2009 (2009 -02-17)^[update]

[edit] External links

• Profile at HerthaBSC.de
• Proflie at Transfermarkt.de (German)
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)

[edit] References

1. ^ Morgenpost in Berlin
2. ^ "STRANIERII" PENTRU JOCURILE CU SERBIA ŞI AUSTRIA
3. ^ Maximilian Nicu erhält rumänische Staatsbürgerschaft
4. ^ VIDEO » Max Nicu a depus jurămîntul