László Sepsi (; born 7 June 1987) is a Romanian former professional

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who played as a left back.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Luduș Luduș (; Hungarian: ''Marosludas'' or ''Ludas''; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: ''Ludasch'') is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș. Six villages are administered ...

of Hungarian descent, Sepsi made his professional debut with

CS Gaz Metan Mediaș Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș (), commonly known as Gaz Metan Mediaș or simply as Gaz Metan, was a Romanian professional football club based in Mediaș, Sibiu County. Founded in 1945 as ''Karres Mediaș'', the team spent most of its exist ...

, making 24

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appearances and scoring one goal. In 2005 he moved abroad, signing for

Stade Rennais F.C. Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pla ...

and being brought to the French club by compatriot

László Bölöni László Bölöni ( ro, Ladislau Bölöni; born 11 March 1953) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Ligue 2 club Metz. He is best known for his time at Sporting CP as a manager where he introduced C ...

, the team's manager. Sepsi did not feature in any Ligue 1 matches in the 2005–06 season, only being fielded in a couple of games for the

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. Following the departure of Bölöni in the summer of 2006, he returned to Romania, joining

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where he impressed overall, helping them to a final sixth position in the top division and

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to the UEFA Intertoto Cup; he was also

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Benfica

On 12 January 2008, Sepsi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...

from the Portuguese Primeira Liga for an undisclosed fee (newspapers reported that it could have been something between €1.8 and 2.5 million). In August, he was loaned to

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club

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syst ...

in a

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-long move. He made his competitive debut with the latter on 31 August 2008, in a 1–1 home match against

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, and contributed with 19 games – 14 starts – as the

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ns finished in 12th position, thus retaining their division status. Deemed surplus to requirements by new Benfica boss

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, Sepsi was again loaned to Racing Santander for 2009–10. He appeared very rarely in his second spell, however.

Politehnica Timișoara

On 4 January 2010, Sepsi joined FC Politehnica Timișoara for a fee believed to be €1.2 million on a five-year deal. The club's president,

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, revealed that the whole deal was worth €2.3 million, which included both the transfer fee value and the player's wages. Sepsi made his debut against former team Gloria Bistrița, in a 0–0 away draw on 20 January 2010.

Târgu Mureș / CFR Cluj

In January 2012, Sepsi was declared a

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by the

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. The following month, he signed for fellow league side

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. In May 2012, after his contract expired, Sepsi moved to

CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'', whe ...

for three seasons. In the 2014 winter

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he returned to Târgu Mureș, with the club now renamed ASA.

FC Nürnberg

In the summer of 2015, after extensive negotiations, Sepsi signed with 1. FC Nürnberg from Germany. He played 26

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matches in his first season, also starting in both legs of the promotion/relegation play-offs that were lost 2–1 on aggregate to

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. In the 2016–17 campaign, Sepsi was sidelined for several weeks with an ankle injury. In June 2018, the club decided not to renew his expiring contract.

Universitatea Cluj

On 28 August 2018, aged 31, Sepsi returned to his homeland and joined

FC Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...

International career

László Sepsi made his full debut for

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on 26 March 2008 when coach

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sent him on the field in the 87th minute of a 3–0 victory in a friendly against

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played on the Ghencea stadium from

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. His following two games were also friendlies, a 2–0 loss against

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and a 3–0 victory against Honduras. Sepsi's last game for the national team was a 0–0 against

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at the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Career statistics

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sepsi, Laszlo 1987 births Living people People from Luduș Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian footballers Association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players ACF Gloria Bistrița players FC Politehnica Timișoara players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players CFR Cluj players FC Universitatea Cluj players Stade Rennais F.C. players Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers La Liga players Racing de Santander players 2. Bundesliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Germany Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany