Alexandru Mățel (born 17 October 1989) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back and currently the team manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța.

He began his career at Farul Constanța, and after a loan spell for Delta Tulcea he joined Astra Giurgiu, with which he recorded his European competitions debut.

He won Cupa României and Supercupa României with Astra, before signing with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb In January 2015, Mățel signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.

[1] He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2015 in a 2–1 victory against Lokomotiva Zagreb and played 13 matches in the 2014–15 season as Dinamo secured both the league title and the cup.

[2] On 2 September 2019 he signed a contract with Liga I side Universitatea Craiova for 1 year with an option for another 2 years On 2 September 2011, Mățel made his senior debut for Romania in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualification match against Luxembourg, playing the full 90 minutes.