Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Friday, November 21, 2025 9:15 p.m. / Updated Friday, November 21, 2025 9:16 p.m.
Former international Ilie Dumitrescu (56 years old) said who, in his opinion, is one of the most talented young footballers in the Super League.
It is about David Matei (19 years old), the midfielder from Craiova University. He listed what are the main qualities of the player brought in the summer from Steaua in exchange for the sum of 75,000 euros.
Ilie Dumitrescu, about David Matei: “His developments will certainly increase because he has quality”
“I think he's a player with great potential. He's active, gets down into areas where there's no pressure.
They will certainly increase his developments because he has the quality to take the opponent out of the game, but I would like him to be more present in the last 20 meters.
He has the last pass, he can play in depth for those in attack”, said Ilie Dumitrescu, according to digisport.ro.
David Matei played 10 matches this season in the shirt of the team from Bănie, during which he scored a goal and provided a decisive assist.
He became the main under-21 player option for Olten after Mihnea Rădulescu's injury. He has a match for the Romanian youth national team.
Matei also attracted the attention of Gică Craioveanu. The Craiova legend even compared the young man to Ilie Balaci: “Maybe he doesn't have the qualities of Al-Hamlawi, but what style Craiova has, Nsimba is the best. I liked Băsceanu and Matei, who has a fantastic tupeu for his age. He started scolding his colleagues for not giving him passes. I like him, very good, I've seen such a tupeu in Balaci.”
