Alexandru Mateiu
 Mateiu with Romania in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corona Brașov | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2009 | FC Brașov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | FC Brașov | 90 | (7) |
| 2014–2024 | Universitatea Craiova | 275 | (9) |
| 2024–2026 | Petrolul Ploiești | 47 | (1) |
| 2026– | Corona Brașov | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Romania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 | |||
Alexandru Mateiu (born 10 December 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III club Corona Brașov.
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 270 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
Club
- As of match played 19 August 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Brașov | 2007–08 | Liga II | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 7 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 96 | 7 | ||||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2014–15 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 275 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 327 | 13 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2024–25 | Liga I | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 53 | 1 | ||||
| Corona Brașov | 2026–27 | Liga III | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 412 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 479 | 21 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Cupa Ligii
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance in Liga I European play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
FC Brașov
Universitatea Craiova
References
- ↑ "Echipa FC Brasov - Mijlocas". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ Alexandru Mateiu at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Alexandru Mateiu". European Football. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
- Alexandru Mateiu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Alexandru Mateiu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexandru Mateiu at Soccerway
- Alexandru Mateiu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brașov
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- FC Brașov (1936) players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- CSM Corona Brașov (football) players
- Romania men's international footballers
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen