| Gabriel Matei | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Eugen Matei |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Curtea de Argeș, Romania |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Internațional Curtea de Argeș |
| 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: | 6 |
| Goals16: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 234 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23:51, 25 February 2024 (UTC) |
Gabriel Eugen Matei (born 26 February 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
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.[1]
His career was marked by multiple injuries, thus he missed almost two seasons while at Steaua, having four surgeries in this period.[2]
On 25 June 2017, Matei signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second year, with Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira FK.[3]
On 29 December 2017, Matei signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Internațional | 2008–09 | 21 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| FC Brașov | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Academica Clinceni | 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Academica Clinceni | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Górnik Łęczna | 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Zira FK | 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0! | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Academica Clinceni | 2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | -! | colspan="2" | -! | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Arges Pitesti | 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 205 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 4 | ||
Steaua București