Antonio Sefer
Romanian footballer (born 2002)
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Antonio Valentin Sefer (born 22 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.
Full name
Antonio Valentin Sefer
Date of birth
22 April 2000
Place of birth
Galați, Romania
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Sefer with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Valentin Sefer | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Oțelul Galați | ||
| 2017–2019 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Oțelul Galați | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Rapid București | 133 | (18) |
| 2023–2025 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 53 | (10) |
| 2025 | → Motor Lublin (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 8 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Romania U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Romania U16 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Romania U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Romania U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Romania U19 | 6 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Club career
On 20 February 2019, Sefer signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Rapid București.[1]
On 12 June 2023, Sefer signed a four-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 23 January 2025, he joined Polish club Motor Lublin on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[2]
International career
Sefer was selected in Romania's team for the football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 14 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oțelul Galați | 2015–16 | Liga II | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Rapid București | 2018–19 | Liga III | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga II | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga II | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| Total | 133 | 18 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 141 | 19 | ||||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 43 | 8 |
| 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 53 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 13 | ||
| Motor Lublin (loan) | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 2025–26 | Israeli Premier League | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| Career Total | 214 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 240 | 39 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Israel State Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 20 November 2022[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |