Alexandru Mățel (born 17 October 1989) is a Romanian former professional

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who played mainly as a

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and currently the team manager of

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club Farul Constanța.

Club career

Early career and Astra

He began his career at Farul Constanța, and after a loan spell for Delta Tulcea he joined

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, with which he recorded his European competitions debut. He won Cupa României and Supercupa României with Astra, before signing with Croatian champions

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

Dinamo Zagreb

In January 2015, Mățel signed a -year contract with Croatian champions

. 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.

FC Hermannstadt

On 9 February 2019 he signed a contract with

side

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Universitatea Craiova

On 2 September 2019 he signed a contract with

side Universitatea Craiova for 1 year with an option for another 2 years

International career

On 2 September 2011, Mățel made his senior debut for Romania in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualification match against

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, playing the full 90 minutes. He was selected in the nation's

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squad.

International stats

Honours

Club

Astra Giurgiu * Cupa României: 2013–14 * Supercupa României:

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Dinamo Zagreb * 1. HNL: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 * Croatian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matel, Alexandru Footballers from Constanța 1989 births Living people Men's association football defenders Romanian men's footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players FCV Farul Constanța players FC Delta Tulcea players FC Astra Giurgiu players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players CS Universitatea Craiova players FC Hermannstadt players Liga I players Liga II players Croatian Football League players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Romanian sports executives and administrators