| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriu Niculescu | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 1986 (aged 72) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1927–1934 | Turda Bucureşti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1938 | Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti | 74 | (53) |
| 1938–1940 | Juventus Bucureşti | 9 | (4) |
| 1940–1945 | Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti | 20 | (21) |
| 1944 | → Lares Bucureşti (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1946 | Ciocanul Bucureşti | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Griviţa CFR Bucureşti | ||
| 1947–1948 | Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1941–1942 | Romania | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Valeriu "Sony" Niculescu (25 January 1914 – 18 November 1986) was a Romanian football striker.
^1 The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti, Lares Bucureşti and Ciocanul Bucureşti are not official.