SOCCER PLAYER
Marius Niculae
1981 - Today

Marius Niculae
Marius Constantin Niculae (born 16 May 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently he is the sporting director of the Romania national under-21 team.. Niculae started his career with Dinamo București, progressing through their youth system to the first team squad. He made his first team debut in 1996 while he was still 15 years old and finished his time at the club having scored 44 goals in 100 Divizia A appearances. He joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP in 2001 after signing for a reported transfer fee of $3,000,000. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marius Niculae is the 9,212th most popular soccer player (down from 8,502nd in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from Romania (down from 629th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Marius Niculae ranks 9,212 out of 21,273. Before him are Karol Świderski, Kodai Enomoto, Aleksandr Anyukov, Nigel Clough, Antônio Wagner de Moraes, and Adam Davies. After him are Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, Dragoje Leković, Raymond Kalla, Yusuf Demir, Ronnie Whelan, and Juan Foyth.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarol Świderski
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 9,212
Kodai Enomoto
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 9,213
Aleksandr Anyukov
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 9,214
Nigel Clough
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9,215
Antônio Wagner de Moraes
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9,216
Adam Davies
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9,217
Marius Niculae
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9,218
Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9,219
Dragoje Leković
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 9,220
Raymond Kalla
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 9,221
Yusuf Demir
2003 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 9,222
Ronnie Whelan
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 9,223
Juan Foyth
1998 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 9,224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Marius Niculae ranks 551. Before him are Anis Boussaïdi, Nabil Baha, Urška Žolnir, Russell Tovey, Sun Tiantian, and Ermal Meta. After him are Esther Vergeer, Vildan Atasever, Guo Jingjing, JerryC, Momir Ilić, and Mariana Ximenes.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsAnis Boussaïdi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 545
Nabil Baha
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 546
Urška Žolnir
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 547
Russell Tovey
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 548
Sun Tiantian
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 549
Ermal Meta
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 550
Marius Niculae
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 551
Esther Vergeer
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 552
Vildan Atasever
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 553
Guo Jingjing
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 554
JerryC
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 555
Momir Ilić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 556
Mariana Ximenes
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 557
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Marius Niculae ranks 661 out of 844. Before him are Dănuț Lupu (1967), Cosmin Moți (1984), Cristieana Cojocaru (1962), Lavinia Agache (1968), Alina Dumitru (1982), and Viorica Susanu (1975). After him are Iulian Chiriță (1967), Georgeta Damian (1976), Ovidiu Hoban (1982), Delia Grigore (1972), Maria Cioncan (1977), and Basarab Panduru (1970).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsDănuț Lupu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 655
Cosmin Moți
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 656
Cristieana Cojocaru
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 657
Lavinia Agache
GYMNAST
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 658
Alina Dumitru
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 659
Viorica Susanu
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 660
Marius Niculae
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 661
Iulian Chiriță
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 662
Georgeta Damian
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 663
Ovidiu Hoban
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 664
Delia Grigore
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 665
Maria Cioncan
ATHLETE
1977 - 2007
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 666
Basarab Panduru
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 667
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Marius Niculae ranks 127. Before him are Claudiu Keșerü (1986), Ion Vlădoiu (1968), Daniel Pancu (1977), Răzvan Cociș (1983), Dănuț Lupu (1967), and Cosmin Moți (1984). After him are Iulian Chiriță (1967), Ovidiu Hoban (1982), Basarab Panduru (1970), Daniel Niculae (1982), Alexandru Maxim (1990), and Florentin Petre (1976).
Claudiu Keșerü
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 121
Ion Vlădoiu
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 122
Daniel Pancu
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 123
Răzvan Cociș
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 124
Dănuț Lupu
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 125
Cosmin Moți
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 126
Marius Niculae
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 127
Iulian Chiriță
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 128
Ovidiu Hoban
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 129
Basarab Panduru
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 130
Daniel Niculae
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 131
Alexandru Maxim
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 132
Florentin Petre
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 133