Alexandru Mățel

Alexandru Mățel
Mățel with Dinamo Zagreb in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Farul Constanța 46 (2)
2007–2009 → Delta Tulcea (loan) 42 (1)
2010–2015 Astra Giurgiu 84 (6)
2015– Dinamo Zagreb 55 (1)
National team‡
2009–2011 Romania U21 6 (0)
2011– Romania 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2016

Alexandru Mățel (born 17 October 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb and Romania national team mainly as a right back.

He began his career at Farul Constanța, then transferred to Astra Giurgiu, where he won his first two trophies and played in the UEFA Europa League. He was a part of Romania's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.

Club career

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.

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.[2]

Honours

Club

Astra Giurgiu
Dinamo Zagreb

References

  1. ↑ "Mățel a semnat un contract pe patru sezoane și jumătate cu Dinamo Zagreb: "Am ajuns la un club mare"" [Mățel signed a ​4 1⁄2-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb: "I arrived at a big club"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alexandru Mățel a debutat cu dreptul la echipă națională" [Alexandru Mățel had a good start with the national team] (in Romanian). Promovăm Prahova. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2015.


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