2005–2010 Farul Constanta Weight 73 kg Playing position Name Alexandru Matel Career start 2005 | Number 77 Role Footballer Spouse Cristina Matel (m. 2014) Years Team Height 1.77 m | |
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Date of birth (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 26) Similar People Dragos Grigore, Ovidiu Hoban, Jeremy Taravel, Constantin Budescu, Razvan Rat | ||
Place of birth Constanta, Romania | ||
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.
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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.
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.