Alexandru Mateiu

Alexandru Mateiu
Mateiu with Romania in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-10) 10 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Brașov, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 8
Youth career
1995–2007 FC Brașov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 FC Brașov 89 (7)
2014–2024 Universitatea Craiova 275 (9)
2024– Petrolul Ploiești 13 (0)
International career
2008 Romania U19 1 (0)
2014 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Alexandru Mateiu (born 10 December 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

He spent his youth years and the first part of his senior career with hometown club FC Brașov, before signing for Universitatea Craiova in 2014. With the latter, he has since amassed over 170 matches in the Romanian first division.

Mateiu recorded his first and only appearance for the Romania national team in May 2014.

Club career

Mateiu started his senior career in 2007, when he joined the first team of Brașov, which played in the Liga II. From the second half of the 2011–12 season, he established himself as a regular for "the Yellow-Blacks".[1]

In 2014, Mateiu left his hometown club to join newly promoted CS Universitatea Craiova.

International career

Mateiu made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly game against Albania in Switzerland, in May 2014.

Career statistics

International

As of 16 March 2019[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2014 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

FC Brașov

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. ^ "Echipa FC Brasov - Mijlocas". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Mateiu". European Football. Retrieved 16 March 2019.