Florentin Matei
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florentin Matei | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolintin-Vale, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Steaua București | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cesena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua București | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | → Steaua II București | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Cesena | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Volyn Lutsk | 54 | (10) |
| 2016– | Rijeka | 13 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Romania U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Romania U-19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. | |||
Florentin Matei (born 15 April 1993 in Bolintin-Vale) is a Romanian football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian First League club HNK Rijeka.
Club career
Steaua
He was the best player at the Iulian Manzarov – International Football Tournament for Juniors in 2009 in Bulgaria.[1]
On 16 May 2010, Matei made Liga I debut for Steaua in a 2–0 victory against Universitatea Craiova. He came on in the 82nd minute to replace Romeo Surdu.[2]
Cesena
After 8 months without a team, Matei signed with Cesena on 11 September 2011. He was released a year later.
Volyn Lutsk
Matei signed a three-year contract with Volyn Lutsk in mid-2013. In three seasons with the club he scored 10 league goals in 54 appearances.[3]
Rijeka
On 2 February 2016, Rijeka announced that they have signed Matei on a 3 1⁄2-year contract.[4] He made his debut on 12 February 2016, entering as a substitute in the 85th minute of Rijeka's home win against Lokomotiva.[5] Matei scored his first goal for Rijeka in the first leg of the 2015–16 Croatian Football Cup semi-final against Slaven Belupo on 15 March 2016.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 1 May 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Volyn Lutsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 18 | 8 | |||
| Volyn total | 54 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12 | ||
| Rijeka | 2015–16 | Croatian First League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 67 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 14 | ||
References
External links
- Florentin Matei profile at Soccerway
- Player profile at HNK Rijeka (Croatian)
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