Roland Csaba Niczuly (born 21 September 1995) is a Romanian amateur footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Sepsi OSK.
![]() Niczuly playing for Sepsi OSK in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roland Csaba Niczuly | ||
Date of birth | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Târgu Secuiesc, Romania | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sepsi OSK | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2010 | KSE Târgu Secuiesc | ||
2010–2014 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Universitatea Cluj | 18 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Unirea Tărlungeni (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2016– | Sepsi OSK | 182 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 |
A youth product of KSE Târgu Secuiesc and Universitatea Cluj, Niczuly was sent out on loan by the latter to Unirea Tărlungeni for the 2014–15 season. He made his senior debut on 30 August 2014, aged 19, in a 2–1 Liga II win over Olt Slatina. Niczuly was an undisputed starter during his stint in Brașov County, with the club finishing fourth in its series.
After his loan deal expired, Niczuly totalled 19 appearances in all competitions for Universitatea Cluj in the 2015–16 campaign. In the summer of 2016, he moved to Sepsi OSK, which immediately gained promotion to the Liga I by finishing second in the league.[1] He went on to record his debut in the top tier on 16 July 2017, in a 0–1 loss to Astra Giurgiu.[2]
On 22 July 2020, Niczuly was a starter in the 0–1 loss to FCSB in the Cupa României final.[3] Two years later, he again appeared in a Cup final, this time a 2–1 victory over Voluntari.[4]
Born in Târgu Secuiesc, Niczuly is of Hungarian ethnicity.[5] In 2019, he married his partner Tania Alexia, who works as an escort from Cluj-Napoca, with the couple having one son.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Universitatea Cluj | 2015–16 | Liga II | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Unirea Tărlungeni (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga II | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Sepsi OSK | 2016–17 | Liga II | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Liga I | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Liga I | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | Liga I | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | Liga I | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
Total | 171 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 187 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 215 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 232 | 0 |
Sepsi OSK[7]
Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe – current squad | |
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