Alexandru Mateiu

Alexandru Mateiu
Mateiu with Romania in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-10) 10 December 1989 (age 36)
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".

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cupa României Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Brașov 2007–08 Liga II 20–––20
2008–09 Liga I 0000––00
2009–10 4000––40
2010–11 4110––51
2011–12 18120––201
2012–13 30310––313
2013–14 32220––342
Total 90760––967
Universitatea Craiova 2014–15 Liga I 22121–10251
2015–16 30110—00311
2016–17 19120—10221
2017–18 3016020—381
2018–19 344402010414
2019–20 2701061—341
2020–21 2604010—310
2021–22 221102020271
2022–23 3303061—421
2023–24 32031—10361
Total 27592721926032713
Petrolul Ploiești 2024–25 Liga I 28130––311
2025–26 19030––220
Total 47160––531
Corona Brașov 2026–27 Liga III 0030––30
Career total 412174221926047921
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Cupa Ligii
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance in Liga I European play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
201410
Total10

Honours

FC Brașov

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. ↑ "Echipa FC Brasov - Mijlocas". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Alexandru Mateiu at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alexandru Mateiu". European Football. Retrieved 16 March 2019.