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Gabriel Matei

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gabriel Matei

| image =

| fullname = Gabriel Eugen Matei

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Curtea de Argeș, Romania

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 = 2000–2008

| youthclubs1 = Internațional Curtea de Argeș

| currentclub = Vedița Colonești

| clubnumber = 2

| years1 = 2008–2010

| clubs1 = Internațional

| caps1 = 37

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2011

| clubs2 = Pandurii Târgu Jiu

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2015

| clubs3 = Steaua București

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = → Brașov (loan)

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Academica Clinceni

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2016–2017

| clubs6 = Târgu Mureș

| caps6 = 29

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = Górnik Łęczna

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017

| clubs8 = Zira

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = Termalica Nieciecza

| caps9 = 8

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2018–2019

| clubs10 = Concordia Chiajna

| caps10 = 14

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2019–2020

| clubs11 = Academica Clinceni

| caps11 = 29

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2020–2021

| clubs12 = Argeș Pitești

| caps12 = 8

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2021

| clubs13 = Górnik Łęczna

| caps13 = 7

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2022

| clubs14 = Astra Giurgiu

| caps14 = 6

| goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2022–2023

| clubs15 = Filiași

| caps15 = 8

| goals15 = 3

| years16 = 2023

| clubs16 = Câmpulung Muscel

| caps16 = 10

| goals16 = 4

| years17 = 2024–

| clubs17 = Vedița Colonești

| caps17 = 26

| goals17 = 3

| nationalteam1 = Romania U21

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 12:52, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Gabriel Eugen Matei (born 26 February 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga III side Vedița Colonești.

Club career

= Steaua București =

Gabriel Matei was transferred to Steaua București for a reported transfer fee of €600,000. Pandurii Târgu Jiu will be receiving also €500,000 from a future transfer fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.gorjexclusiv.ro/sport/gabi-matei-contra-lui-ronaldo.html |title=Gabi Matei contra lui Ronaldo |publisher=gorjexclusiv.ro |access-date=6 June 2011 |language=Romanian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325053316/http://www.gorjexclusiv.ro/sport/gabi-matei-contra-lui-ronaldo.html |archive-date=25 March 2012}}

His career was marked by multiple injuries, thus he missed almost two seasons while at Steaua, having four surgeries in this period.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricesport.com/2013/04/11/cosmarul-lui-gabi-matei-continua-stelistul-a-avut-nevoie-de-inca-o-operatie/ |title=Coşmarul lui Gabi Matei continuă. Stelistul a avut nevoie de încă o operaţie |publisher=Orice Sport |access-date=11 April 2013 |language=Romanian}}

=Zira=

On 25 June 2017, Matei signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second year, with Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira FK.{{cite web|title=Zirə Qabriel Mateylə müqavilə imzaladı|url=http://fczire.az/index.php?options=news&news_id=274&id=38|website=fczire.az|publisher=Zira FK|access-date=25 June 2017|language=Azerbaijani|date=25 June 2017}}

=Termalica Nieciecza=

On 29 December 2017, Matei signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Защитник Зире уехал в Польшу|url=http://www.azerisport.com/football/20171229180329435.html|website=azerisport.com|publisher=azerisport|language=Russian|date=29 December 2017}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 20 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Gabriel Matei statistics |url=https://pl.soccerway.com/players/gabriel-matei/108162/ |publisher=Soccerway}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Cupa României}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Cupa Ligii}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Internațional

|2008–09

|Liga II

|21

0??colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
2009–10

|Liga I

|16

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—170
colspan="2"|Total

!37

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—380
Pandurii Târgu Jiu

|2010–11

|Liga I

|26

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—270
rowspan="5"|Steaua București

|2011–12

|Liga I

|4

000colspan="2"|—000040
2012–13

|Liga I

|1

010colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—30
2013–14

|Liga I

|2

010colspan="2"|—000030
2014–15

|Liga I

|0

01010000020
colspan="2"|Total

!7

030101000120
FC Brașov

|2014–15

|Liga I

|10

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—100
Academica Clinceni

|2015–16

|Liga II

|14

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—152
rowspan="3"|Târgu Mureș

|2015–16

|Liga I

|11

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
2016–17

|Liga I

|18

21030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—222
colspan="2"|Total

!29

23030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—352
Górnik Łęczna

|2016–17

|Ekstraklasa

|15

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—150
Zira

|2017–18

|Azerbaijan Premier League

|10

000colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"|—140
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza

|2017–18

|Ekstraklasa

|8

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
Concordia Chiajna

|2018–19

|Liga I

|14

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—140
Academica Clinceni

|2019–20

|Liga I

|29

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—300
Arges Pitesti

|2020–21

|Liga I

|8

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
Górnik Łęczna

|2020–21

|I liga

|5

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=1LPO|Appearances in I liga promotion play-offs}}070
colspan="3"|Career total

!212

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{{notelist}}

Honours

Steaua București

References

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External links

  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120417/http://www.steauafc.com/ro/jucator/345/ |title=Official FCSB profile |date=dmy}} {{in lang|ro}}
  • {{RomanianSoccer|1188/gabriel-eugen-matei|Gabriel Eugen MATEI}}
  • {{Soccerway|gabriel-matei/108162}}
  • {{90minut|23944}}

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Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Curtea de Argeș

Category:Romanian men's footballers

Category:Romania men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Liga I players

Category:Liga II players

Category:Liga III players

Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players

Category:Ekstraklasa players

Category:I liga players

Category:FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș players

Category:CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players

Category:FCSB players

Category:FC Brașov (1936) players

Category:ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players

Category:LPS HD Clinceni players

Category:FC Argeș Pitești players

Category:GKS Górnik Łęczna players

Category:Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players

Category:CS Concordia Chiajna players

Category:FC Astra Giurgiu players

Category:Romanian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan

Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland

Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland

Category:Footballers from Argeș County

Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen

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