Cosmin Matei

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Cosmin Matei
Matei with Romania in 2014
Personal information
Full name Cosmin Gabriel Matei
Date of birth (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Târgoviște, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Sepsi OSK
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2005 FCM Târgoviște
2005–2008 Farul Constanța
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Farul Constanța 35 (4)
2010–2011 Steaua București 5 (0)
2011 Astra Ploiești 6 (1)
2012–2016 Dinamo București 109 (20)
2016 Atromitos 11 (1)
2016–2019 Gençlerbirliği 28 (1)
2018 → Istra 1961 (loan) 14 (3)
2019–2021 Viitorul Constanța 56 (5)
2021–2022 Dinamo București 20 (2)
2022– Sepsi OSK 61 (10)
International career
2008–2009 Romania U17 4 (1)
2009–2010 Romania U19 9 (2)
2011–2012 Romania U21 8 (1)
2014 Romania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Cosmin Gabriel Matei (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈmin gabriˈel maˈtej]; born 30 September 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Sepsi OSK.

Matei started out his senior career at Farul Constanța in 2008, and has since represented Steaua București, Astra Ploiești, Dinamo București, Viitorul Constanța and Sepsi OSK in his country. Abroad, he competed for teams in Greece, Turkey and Croatia, respectively.

Internationally, Matei earned caps for Romania at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his full debut in May 2014.

Club career[edit]

Farul Constanța[edit]

Matei made his Liga I debut for Farul Constanța on 18 October 2008, in a match against Politehnica Timișoara.[1]

Steaua București[edit]

Matei was transferred to Steaua București in July 2010. On 22 August, he recorded his league debut by coming on as a 85th-minute substitute for Romeo Surdu in a 3–0 win over Vaslui.

On 4 September 2010, Matei made his debut for Steaua's reserves in a Liga II game against Juventus București, entering in the 17th minute as they won 1–0.

Astra Ploiești[edit]

In June 2011, Matei was transferred to Astra Ploiești.[2] He did not impress during his stint in Prahova County, appearing in only five matches without scoring.

Dinamo București[edit]

In August 2012, Matei penned down a five-year contract with Dinamo București,[3][4] the cross-town rival of his former club Steaua. He scored his first goal in a game against Universitatea Cluj, on 2 May that year.

Atromitos[edit]

In January 2016, Matei moved abroad for the first time after joining Greek club Atromitos for an undisclosed transfer fee.[5]

Gençlerbirliği[edit]

On 10 August 2016, Süper Lig side Gençlerbirliği announced the signing of Matei on a three-year deal.[6]

Viitorul Constanța[edit]

On 26 August 2019, Matei returned to Romania by agreeing to a two-year contract with Viitorul Constanța.[7]

Return to Dinamo București[edit]

In September 2021, Matei returned to Dinamo București as one of the experienced players in a youth-oriented squad.[8] After several unconvincing performances, he was excluded from the first team in December 2021 by manager Mircea Rednic.[9] He resumed trainings the following month after Rednic's dismissal, but Dinamo continued its poor results which led to the first relegation in the club history.

Matei became the first player to depart Dinamo after the relegation, only three days after featuring 73 minutes in the decisive promotion/relegation play-off match against Universitatea Cluj.[10]

Sepsi OSK[edit]

On 2 June 2022, shortly after Dinamo București's relegation, Matei remained in the Liga I by signing a two-year contract with Sepsi OSK. He made his debut on 9 July, in a 2–1 victory over CFR Cluj in the Supercupa României.

International career[edit]

Matei made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly against Albania played in Switzerland, in May 2014.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 24 April 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Farul Constanța 2008–09 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
2009–10 23 4 0 0 — — 23 4
Total 35 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 4
Steaua București 2010–11 5 0 2 0 2 0 — 9 0
Astra Ploiești 2011–12 6 1 1 0 — — 7 1
Dinamo București 2011–12 7 2 1 0 — — 8 2
2012–13 28 5 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 32 5
2013–14 29 8 3 1 — — 32 9
2014–15 26 3 1 0 — 2[b] 0 29 3
2015–16 19 2 2 0 — 2[b] 0 23 2
Total 109 20 8 1 2 0 5 0 124 21
Atromitos 2015–16 11 1 3 0 — — 14 1
Gençlerbirliği 2016–17 12 1 4 0 — — 16 1
2018–19 16 0 4 2 — — 20 2
Total 28 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 36 3
Istra 1961 (loan) 2017–18 14 3 — — — 14 3
Viitorul Constanța 2019–20 23 4 1 0 — — 24 4
2020–21 33 1 1 0 — — 34 1
Total 56 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 5
Dinamo București 2021–22 20 2 2 1 — 2[c] 0 24 3
Sepsi OSK 2022–23 35 6 5 2 4 1 1[a] 1 45 10
2023–24 26 4 2 1 5 2 1[a] 0 34 7
Total 61 10 7 3 9 3 2 1 79 17
Career total 345 47 34 7 13 3 9 1 401 58
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Supercupa României
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Cupa Ligii
  3. ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International[edit]

As of match played 4 June 2014[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2014 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Steaua București[11]

Dinamo București[11]

Sepsi OSK[11]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cosmin Gabriel MATEI". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Și Cosmin Matei e "astral"" (in Romanian). fcastraploiesti.ro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Cosmin Matei e dinamovist cu acte în regulă" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Dinamo a mai luat un stelist – Cosmin Matei, cunoscut mai mult pentru ieşirile din afara terenului, e "cîine"!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Atromitos announce Matei's bargain". sdna.gr. February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Yeni transferimiz Cosmin Matei – Gençlerbirliği".
  7. ^ Bine ai venit, Cosmin Matei! [Welcome, Cosmin Matei!]. fcviitorul.ro (in Romanian)
  8. ^ [1](in Romanian)
  9. ^ [2](in Romanian)
  10. ^ [3](in Romanian)
  11. ^ a b c d Cosmin Matei at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Cosmin Matei". European Football. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ^ Jucătorul lunii aprilie Archived 11 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Digisport.ro, 28 April 2014 (in Romanian)

External links[edit]

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