He made an assist for his first match against FC Sochaux. On 2 September 2013, Ligue 1 club FC Nantes confirmed Nicoliță was signed on a season long loan from Saint-Étienne. He recovered in late March 2012 and played in the games against Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais, both 1–0 defeats. In March, he was sidelined for a couple of weeks, due to ligament problems. In February 2012 Nicoliță hit a rough patch, having a couple of not so convincing games, being described as monotonous. After only six months with the French team he became a leader scoring 3 goals and offering 3 assists after his first 11 appearances. In a game against Sochaux Nicoliță offered the assist for teenager Zouma to give Saint-Étienne the win. On 6 November he scored his first goal helping Saint-Étienne draw against second place Montpellier. He signed a contract worth €400.000 per year. Being in his last year of contract with Steaua București the transfer fee was €700.000.
On 30 August 2011, Saint-Étienne announced on their official website that they had found agreement with Steaua for Nicoliță's transfer and that the player would fly to France and undergo a medical the following day. Starting with the 2010–11 season, Bănel was the new captain of Steaua, but with the arrival of new coach Ilie Dumitrescu, he soon gave his armband to Cristian Tănase. On 27 August 2008, he has scored one goal in the match against Galatasaray, in the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, which sent Steaua București to the group stage for the third consecutive year. After a game with FC Argeș, Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor named him Bănelinho. He claimed he couldn't sleep for 48 hours after scoring it. Unfortunately for him and the Romanian side, this turned out to be decisive in the outcome of the match. On 1 November 2006, he scored an own goal against Real Madrid in a Champions League encounter. In the spring of 2006, he scored twice in the match against Real Betis, his goals opening Steaua's door to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, and then he scored again in the quarterfinals, this time against Rapid București to help his team reach the semifinals. Interestingly enough on the video game PES 6 his skill set as a player matched all his commonly agreed upon strengths (including being humble), but he was also graced with technical ability and was able to play very effectively as a box to box midfielder with very tidy feet. He is known as a humble and hard-working, though not very technical, speed and quickness are his strengths. Shortly after joining Steaua, Nicoliță won his first Liga I title upon his first season with the team.
However, he made only 15 league appearances for the club before moving to Steaua București, at the beginning of 2005, he signed a 5-year contract with Steaua. After, he joined Politehnica Timișoara, making his Divizia A debut at the age of 19. He made his debut in Romanian Liga II, playing for Dacia Unirea Brăila. 1.1 Dacia Unirea Brăila and Politehnica TimișoaraĬlub career Dacia Unirea Brăila and Politehnica Timișoara.
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