Matej Simic. Photo: facebook.com/osksepsi
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe announced on Saturday that they have transferred the Croatian Matej Simic (29 years old) and extended the contract of Florin Ștefan (28 years old).
The Covas group is in 7th place in the SuperLiga ranking, one point behind Petrol Ploiești, the 6th ranked team, the last play-off place, and the management brings reinforcements to the coach Valentin Suciu.
Matej Simic, the new central defender of the Sepsi team
“Sepsi OSK has strengthened itself with another player, in the person of Matej Simic. The 29-year-old Croatian central defender has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with our club.
Matej Simic last played for FC Krumovgrad (Bulgaria), but he also played for many Spanish teams in his career, such as CD Numancia, UD Logroñés, Lleida Esportiu or SD Amorebieta,” says the press release of the club from Sfântu George.
Also on Saturday, left-back Florin Ștefan signed a contract valid until the summer of 2027: “The 28-year-old defender returned to Sfântu Gheorghe in the fall of 2023, after playing for our team in the period 2018-2021”.
Sepsi lost the three friendlies played this winter: 1-3 with RWD Molenbeek (3rd place in Ligue 2 in Belgium), 1-4 with Young Boys Bern, (9th place in the Swiss championship) and 1-2 with Nyiregyhaza ( position 8). in the Hungarian first league).
The team from Suciu will play the #22 stage of the SuperLiga, the first since 2025, against Unirea Slobozia. The match is scheduled for Friday, January 17, from 17:00.
