Cosmin Matei
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cosmin Gabriel Matei | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgovişte, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Chindia Târgovişte | ||
| 2005–2007 | Farul Constanţa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Farul Constanţa | 35 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Steaua Bucureşti | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Astra Ploieşti | 6 | (1) |
| 2012– | Dinamo București | 81 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Romania U-17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Romania U-19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Romania U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cosmin Matei (born 30 September 1991 in Târgovişte) is a Romanian football player who plays for Dinamo București as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
Club career
Farul
Matei made his Liga I debut on October 18, 2008, in a game against Politehnica Timişoara.[1] On July 2010, Matei was sold to Steaua Bucureşti.
Steaua
On 22 August 2010 he makes his debut for Steaua in Liga I against FC Vaslui, coming on in the 85th minute to replace Romeo Surdu. Steaua won away with 3–0. On 4 September 2010, he makes debut for Steaua second team in Liga II, against Juventus Bucureşti, he was substitute in 17th minute after an injury, Steaua II won with 1–0.
Astra
On June 2011, Matei was sold to Astra Ploieşti.[2] Although he did not manage to make an impact at Steaua and Astra, Dinamo spotted his talent.[3]
Dinamo
On January 2012, Matei put pen to paper for a five-year contract with Dinamo București.[4] Matei scored his first goal for Dinamo in a game against U Cluj, on 2 May 2012.
National team
Matei made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against Albania, played at a neutral venue, in Switzerland, in May 2014.
Statistics
Club statistics
As of 16 May 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Steaua Bucureşti | 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Astra Ploieşti | 2011–12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Dinamo București | 2011–12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
| Total | 65 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 17 | |
| Career total | 111 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 22 | |
Honours
Club
- Steaua Bucureşti
- Romanian Cup (1): 2011
- Dinamo Bucureşti
References
- ↑ "Cosmin Gabriel MATEI". romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Și Cosmin Matei e "astral"" (in Romanian). fcastraploiesti.ro. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ "Cosmin Matei e dinamovist cu acte în regulă" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "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.
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