Alexandru Mățan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandru Irinel Mățan | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Viitorul Constanța | 53 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Voluntari (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2021– | Columbus Crew | 28 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Romania U17 | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Romania U19 | 6 | (8) |
2017–2021 | Romania U21 | 11 | (2) |
2021 | Romania Olympic | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:48, 8 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2021 |
Alexandru Irinel Mățan (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru məˈt͡san]; born 29 August 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.
Club career[]
An academy graduate of Viitorul Constanța,[1] Mățan made his debut in the Romanian first division on 6 May 2016, aged 16; he entered as a second-half substitute for Ciprian Perju and managed to convert a penalty kick in the 3–3 draw with Dinamo București.[2]
On 6 July 2019, Mățan played the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 victory over CFR Cluj counting for the season's Supercupa României. He was then sent on a one-season loan to fellow league team FC Voluntari, totalling 25 games and netting one goal during the period.
On 8 March 2021, Mățan joined Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew in a transfer worth roughly €1.5 million.[3][4]
International career[]
Mățan scored twice for the Romania national under-19 team in a 4–0 victory over Serbia at the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești, on 21 March 2018.[5]
In 2021, he featured for the under-21 side in all three matches of the UEFA European Championship in an eventual group-stage exit. Mățan contributed with an equaliser in the 2–1 win against hosts Hungary.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 16 March 2018.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Viitorul Constanța | 2015–16 | Liga I | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Liga I | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
Total | 53 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 5 | |||
Voluntari (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Career total | 78 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 6 |
Honours[]
Viitorul Constanța[6]
- Cupa României: 2018–19
- Supercupa României: 2019; runner-up: 2017
Columbus Crew[6]
References[]
- ^ "Academia Hagi propune un nou jucător de excepţie: Alex Măţan are doar 15 ani, dar i-a impresionat pe antrenori" [Hagi Academy proposes a new exceptional player: Alex Mățan is only 15 years old, but he impressed his coaches] (in Romanian). ProSport. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Debut perfect pentru noua "perla" a lui Hagi de la Viitorul" [Perfect debut for Hagi's new Viitorul "jewel"] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "SIGNED | Columbus Crew SC acquires midfielder Alexandru Matan from Romanian side FC Viitorul Constanta". Columbus Crew SC. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Transferul lui Alex Mățan la Columbus Crew e 95% rezolvat! Gică Hagi și americanii au ajuns la un acord, fotbalistul trebuie să facă vizita medicală și apoi să plece | EXCLUSIV". Prosport (in Romanian). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Romania 4–0 Serbia". UEFA.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Alexandru Mățan at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
External links[]
- Alexandru Mățan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Alexandru Mățan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Galați
- Romanian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Liga I players
- Major League Soccer players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- FC Voluntari players
- Columbus Crew players
- Romania youth international footballers
- Romania under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States