Alexandru Mățel
Romanian footballer
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Alexandru Mățel (born 17 October 1989) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back and currently scouting director at Liga I club Farul Constanța.
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Mățel training for Dinamo Zagreb in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Constanța, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Farul Constanța (scouting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | ITC Constanța | ||
| 1999–2007 | Farul Constanța | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Farul Constanța | 46 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Delta Tulcea (loan) | 42 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 84 | (6) |
| 2015–2019 | Dinamo Zagreb | 55 | (1) |
| 2019 | Hermannstadt | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Universitatea Craiova | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hermannstadt | 22 | (1) |
| 2022 | Atletic United Ploiești | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 278 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Romania | 17 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Atletic United Ploiești (player/assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Farul Constanța (team manager) | ||
| 2024– | Farul Constanța (scouting director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Early career and Astra
Mățel began his career at Farul Constanța, and after a loan spell for Delta Tulcea he joined Astra Giurgiu, with which he recorded his European competitions debut. He won Cupa României and Supercupa României with Astra, before signing with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
In January 2015, Mățel signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.[1] He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2015 in a 2–1 victory against Lokomotiva Zagreb and played 13 matches in the 2014–15 season as Dinamo secured both the league title and the cup.
FC Hermannstadt
On 9 February 2019 Mățel signed a contract with Liga I side FC Hermannstadt.[2]
Universitatea Craiova
On 2 September 2019 Mățel signed a contract with Liga I side Universitatea Craiova for one year with an option for another two years.
International career
On 2 September 2011, Mățel made his senior debut for Romania in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualification match against Luxembourg, playing the full 90 minutes. He was selected in the nation's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2005–06 | Divizia A | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Liga II | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Delta Tulcea (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga II | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2010–11 | Liga I | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | – | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 6 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Hermannstadt | 2018–19 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2019–20 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hermannstadt | 2020–21 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Atletic United Ploiești | 2022–23 | Liga IV | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 279 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 322 | 12 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Croatian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
Astra Giurgiu
Dinamo Zagreb
