Constantin "Costi" Nica (born 18 March 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
He made his debut for the first team on 5 May 2012, in a 1âÂÂ0 Liga I loss against CFR Cluj.
On 11 July 2013, Atalanta acquired 85% of the player's rights from Dinamo Bucharest for a reported â¬1.6 million. He made his first-team debut on 18 August 2013, in a 3âÂÂ0 Coppa Italia win against Bari. He made his Serie A debut as an 82-minute substitute for Cristiano Del Grosso.
On 11 July 2014, Cesena signed Nica on a full-season loan. He made his debut in a 3âÂÂ0 Serie A 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 Latina on loan for the 2016âÂÂ17 season.
On 2 September 2017, he returned for the first time to Dinamo Bucuresti.
The following three years, he suffered several injuries that kept him away from football and played only 2 official matches for FC Voluntari.
On 1 September 2021 he signed a two-year contract with Romanian club Dinamo BucureÃÂti after 5 months in which he trained with the team.
On 28 January 2022, he returned to Italy and joined to Serie C club Pistoiese.
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 Slovakia.
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