# Gabriel Matei

Gabriel Eugen Matei (born 26 February 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga III side Vedița Colonești.

## Club career
### Steaua București

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.
His career was marked by multiple injuries, thus he missed almost two seasons while at Steaua, having four surgeries in this period.

### Zira

On 25 June 2017, Matei signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second year, with Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira FK.

### Termalica Nieciecza

On 29 December 2017, Matei signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.

## Career statistics

    As of 24 November 2020.
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Internațional | 2008–09 | 21 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Internațional | 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steaua București | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| FC Brașov | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Academica Clinceni | 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Academica Clinceni | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Academica Clinceni | 2016–17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Zira FK | 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Concordia Chiajna | 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Academica Clinceni | 2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Arges Pitesti | 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 205 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 4 |

## Honours

Steaua București
* Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14
* Cupa României: 2014–15
* Supercupa României: 2013
* Cupa Ligii: 2014–15