László Sepsi

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Personal information
László Sepsi
Date of birth	June 7, 1986 (1986-06-07) (age 22)
Place of birth	Luduş, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	SL Benfica
Number	33
Youth clubs
2004–2005	Gloria Bistriţa
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008-	Gaz Metan Mediaş Stade Rennais Gloria Bistriţa Benfica	024 (1) 00 (0) 046 (0) 07 (0)
National team²
2005-2008 2008-	Romania U-21 Romania	12 (0) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 12, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 4, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

László Sepsi is a Romanian (ethnic Hungarian) football player from Luduş who plays as a left back for Portuguese Liga club SL Benfica.

He played for Stade Rennais FC in Ligue 1, the top division in France. He was brought in to the club by the-then Rennes coach, László Bölöni.

Sepsi didn't feature in any Ligue 1 matches in the 2005-06 season, but he was fielded in a couple of Coupe de France matches. Following the departure of coach and compatriot Bölöni in the summer of 2006, Sepsi returned to Romania.

On January 12, 2008, Sepsi signed a five and a half year contract with S.L. Benfica, for an undisclosed fee (newspapers reported that it could have been something between 1.8 and 2.5 M€.

Sepsi made his full International debut for Romania in a 3-0 rout against fellow qualifiers Russia in Bucharest.

Sepsi is also a Strong possibility for the UEFA EURO 2008 to be played in the Summer.

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v • d • e SL Benfica – current squad

1 Moreira • 2 L. Filipe • 3 Edcarlos • 4 Luisão • 5 Léo • 6 Petit • 7 Cardozo • 8 Katsouranis • 9 Mantorras • 12 Quim • 14 Maxi Pereira • 17 Zoro • 18 Binya • 20 Di María • 21 N. Gomes • 22 Nélson • 23 David Luiz • 24 Butt • 25 N. Assis • 26 C. Rodríguez • 30 Adu • 33 Sepsi • 38 Makukula • Manager: Flores