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Alexandru Mățan

Squad depthSt. Louis City · 27 yrsFringe playerNew signing

Profile

Full nameAlexandru Irinel Mățan
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityRomania
Age27
Date of birth29 Aug 1999
BirthplaceGalaţi
Height168 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubSt. Louis City
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
12
Appearances
0
Goals
5
Assists
739
Minutes

Domestic-league season · St. Louis City.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer100307.7

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

A. Mățan is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at St. Louis City, rated 32.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 341st of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.61 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mățan.

Judged on this season alone, Mățan graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 46 of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals and 5 assists in 12 appearances (0.609 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 31st of 46 of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Mățan is in his prime years, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
32.1
Ratingi
31st of 46 attacking midfielders
13.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.61
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · St. Louis City finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

12
Apps
0
Goals
5
Assists
5
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 12 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.42 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.61 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.1, Mățan carries the 31st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 46 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.61 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists5
Chances created18
Passes367
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success50%
Duels won39
Duels won %53.4%
Fouls won17
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles9
Interceptions6
Blocks2
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.