[1][2] Lichioiu began his career in 2001 with his hometown club Tractorul Brașov in the Divizia C.[3] In 2003, he was transferred to FC Nistru Otaci of the Moldovan National Division.
During his tenure with Nistru he won the Moldovan Cup, and finished as top league goal scorer in the 2004-2005 season.
[4] In 2006, he signed with Vorskla Poltava of the Ukrainian Premier League, where he appeared in 38 matches and recorded four goals.
In 2013, he went abroad to Canada to sign with Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League.
[6] In the postseason he contributed by scoring a goal in the semi-final match against London City, which advanced Kingston to the CSL Championship final.