Cosmin Matei
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cosmin Gabriel Matei | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgovişte, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Gençlerbirliği S.K. | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Chindia Târgovişte | ||
| 2005–2007 | Farul Constanţa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Farul Constanţa | 35 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Steaua Bucureşti | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Astra Ploieşti | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Dinamo București | 109 | (20) |
| 2016 | Atromitos | 11 | (1) |
| 2016– | Gençlerbirliği | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Romania U-17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Romania U-19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Romania U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2014 |
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Cosmin Matei (born 30 September 1991 in Târgovişte) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği S.K. as a midfielder.
Matei made his Liga I debut on 18 October 2008, in a game against Politehnica Timişoara. On July 2010, Matei was sold to Steaua Bucureşti.
On 22 August 2010 he makes his debut for Steaua in Liga I against FC Vaslui, coming on in the 85th minute to replace Romeo Surdu. Steaua won away with 3–0. On 4 September 2010, he makes debut for Steaua second team in Liga II, against Juventus Bucureşti, he was substitute in 17th minute after an injury, Steaua II won with 1–0.
On June 2011, Matei was sold to Astra Ploieşti. Although he did not manage to make an impact at Steaua and Astra, Dinamo spotted his talent.
On January 2012, Matei put pen to paper for a five-year contract with Dinamo București. Matei scored his first goal for Dinamo in a game against U Cluj, on 2 May 2012.
Atromitos officially announced the bargain of Romanian attacking midfielder from Dinamo București, for an estimated amount of €100.000. The 24-year-old international passed medical examinations earlier and signed a contract until the summer of 2018, for an undisclosed fee.
On 10 August 2016, it was announced that Matei had signed a three-year deal with Turkish Süper Lig side Gençlerbirliği.
Matei made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against Albania, played at a neutral venue, in Switzerland, in May 2014.
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