Alexandru Mățel

Alexandru Mățel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-10-17) 17 October 1989
Place of birth	Constanța, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Zagreb
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Farul Constanța	46	(2)
2007–2009	→ Delta Tulcea (loan)	52	(1)
2010–2015	Astra Giurgiu	84	(6)
2015–	Dinamo Zagreb	34	(1)
International career‡
2009–2011	Romania U21	6	(0)
2011–	Romania	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016

Alexandru Mățel (born 17 October 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb mainly as a right back. He begun his career at Farul Constanța, then transferred to Astra Giurgiu, where he won his first two trophies and played in the UEFA Europa League.

Club career

Dinamo Zagreb

In January 2015, Mățel signed a ​4 ¹⁄₂-year contract with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. 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.

Honours

Club

Astra Giurgiu

• Cupa României: 2013–14
• Supercupa României: 2014

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian League: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Croatian Cup: 2014–15

External links

• Alexandru Mățel career statistics at Soccerbase
• Alexandru Mățel at Soccerway
• Alexandru Mățel – UEFA competition record