László Sepsi

László Sepsi

Personal information
Date of birth	7 June 1986 (1986-06-07)
Place of birth	Luduş, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	FCM Târgu Mureș
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Gaz Metan	24	(1)
2005–2006	Rennes	0	(0)
2006–2007	Gloria Bistriţa	45	(0)
2008–2010	Benfica	7	(0)
2008–2009	→ Racing Santander (loan)	24	(0)
2010–2011	Politehnica Timişoara	56	(1)
2012–	FCM Târgu Mureș	0	(0)
National team‡
2005–2008	Romania U–21	13	(0)
2008–	Romania	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2010

The native form of this personal name is Sepsi László. This article uses the Western name order.

László Sepsi (born 7 June 1986 in Luduş) is a Romanian footballer of Hungarian descent who plays for FCM Târgu Mureș as a left defender.

Club career

Early career

Sepsi made his professional debut with lowly CS Gaz Metan Mediaş, making 24 Liga I appearances and scoring one goal. In the 2005 summer he moved abroad, signing for Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais FC. He was brought to the French club by compatriot László Bölöni, the team's manager.

Sepsi didn't feature in any league matches in the 2005–06 season, only being fielded in a couple of French Cup contests. Following the departure of Bölöni in the summer of 2006, he returned to Romania, joining ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa, where he impressed overall, helping the club to a final sixth position in the top division, with the subsequent UEFA Intertoto Cup qualification; he was also team captain.

Benfica

On 12 January 2008, Sepsi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese first division's S.L. Benfica, for an undisclosed fee (newspapers reported that it could have been something between €1.8 and 2.5 million). In the summer, he was loaned to La Liga outfit Racing de Santander, in a season-long move. He made his competitive debut with Racing on 31 August 2008, in a 1–1 home match against Sevilla FC, and contributed with 19 games (14 starts) as the Cantabrians finished in 12th position, thus retaining its division status.

Deemed surplus to requirements by new Benfica boss Jorge Jesus, Sepsi was again loaned to Racing Santander for 2009–10. However, he appeared very rarely in his second spell.

Politehnica Timişoara

On 4 January 2010, Sepsi joined FC Politehnica Timişoara for a fee believed to be €1.2 millions on a five-year contract. The club's president, Marian Iancu, revealed that the whole deal was worth €2.3 millions, which included both the transfer fee value and the player's wages.

Sepsi made his debut against former team Gloria Bistriţa, in a 0–0 draw.

FCM Târgu Mureș

In January 2012, Sepsi was declared free agent by Court of Arbitration for Sport. The player signed a contract with FCM Târgu Mureș.

International career

Sepsi made his full international debut for Romania on 26 March 2008, in a 3–0 win against Russia, in a friendly game in Bucharest.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gaz Metan	2004–05	25	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	25	*
Total (Romania)		25	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	*
Rennes	2005–06	0	0	2	0	*	*	1	0	3	0
Total (France)		0	0	2	0	*	*	1	0	3	0
Gloria Bistriţa	2006–07	26	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	26	0
	2007–08	12	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	12	0
Total (Romania)		38	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	38	0
Benfica	2007–08	7	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	7	0
Total (Portugal)		7	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	7	0
Racing Santander	2008–09	19	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	19	0
Total (Spain)		19	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	19	0
Career Total		90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	0

* – Not available

External links

• Official FC Timisoara profile (Romanian)
• RomanianSoccer profile and stats
• Stade Rennais profile (French)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• BDFutbol profile
• László Sepsi at National-Football-Teams.com
• UEFA.com stats