 On 21 February 2010, Niculae scored in the 17th minute the 2–0 goal against Universitatea Craiova, which proved to be the winning goal in their 2–1 win.On 6 May, Niculae scored in the 1–2 defeat against FC Timişoara, ending a ten-matches goalless strike.The match against Timişoara was his last of the season due to an injury.