Career
Farul
Matei made his Liga I debut on October 18, 2008, in a game against Politehnica Timişoara. On July 2010, Matei was sold to Steaua Bucureşti. Steaua
On 22 August 2010 he makes his debut for Steaua in Liga I against Football Club Vaslui, coming on in the 85th minute to replace Romeo Surdu.
Astra
On June 2011, Matei was sold to Astra Ploieşti.
Although he did not manage to make an impact at Steaua and Astra, Dinamo spotted his talent. Dinamo
On January 2012, Matei put pen to paper for a five-year contract with Dinamo București.
Matei scored his first goal for Dinamo in a game against U Cluj, on 2 May 2012. Atromitos
Atromitos officially announced the bargain of Romanian attacking midfielder from Dinamo București, for an estimated amount of €100.000.
The 24-year-old international passed medical examinations earlier and signed a contract until the summer of 2018, for an undisclosed fee.
Matei made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against Albania, played at a neutral venue, in Switzerland, in May 2014.