László Sepsi

László Sepsi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈʃɛpʃi]; born 7 June 1987) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left back.

The native form of this personal name is Sepsi László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
László Sepsi
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-06-07) 7 June 1987
Place of birth Luduș, Romania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Gaz Metan Mediaș 24 (1)
2005–2006 Rennes 0 (0)
2006–2007 Gloria Bistrița 45 (0)
2008–2010 Benfica 7 (0)
2008–2009 → Racing Santander (loan) 24 (0)
2010–2011 Politehnica Timișoara 56 (1)
2012 Târgu Mureș 14 (0)
2012–2014 CFR Cluj 23 (0)
2014 → Târgu Mureș (loan) 15 (0)
2014–2015 Târgu Mureș 30 (0)
2015–2018 1. FC Nürnberg 47 (0)
2018–2019 Universitatea Cluj 24 (0)
National team‡
2005–2008 Romania U21 13 (0)
2008– Romania 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2015

Club career

Early career

Born in Luduș of Hungarian descent,[1] Sepsi made his professional debut with CS Gaz Metan Mediaș, making 24 Liga I appearances and scoring one goal. In 2005 he moved abroad, signing for Stade Rennais F.C. and being brought to the French club by compatriot László Bölöni, the team's manager.

Sepsi did not feature in any Ligue 1 matches in the 2005–06 season, only being fielded in a couple of games for the Coupe de France.[2] Following the departure of Bölöni in the summer of 2006, he returned to Romania, joining ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrița where he impressed overall, helping them to a final sixth position in the top division and qualification to the UEFA Intertoto Cup; he was also team captain.

Benfica

On 12 January 2008, Sepsi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with S.L. Benfica from the Portuguese Primeira Liga for an undisclosed fee (newspapers reported that it could have been something between €1.8 and 2.5 million). In August, he was loaned to La Liga club Racing de Santander in a season-long move.[3] He made his competitive debut with the latter on 31 August 2008, in a 1–1 home match against Sevilla FC,[4][5] and contributed with 19 games – 14 starts – as the Cantabrians finished in 12th position, thus retaining their division status.

Deemed surplus to requirements by new Benfica boss Jorge Jesus, Sepsi was again loaned to Racing Santander for 2009–10.[6] He appeared very rarely in his second spell, however.[7]

Politehnica Timișoara

On 4 January 2010, Sepsi joined FC Politehnica Timișoara for a fee believed to be €1.2 million on a five-year deal.[8] The club's president, Marian Iancu, revealed that the whole deal was worth €2.3 million, which included both the transfer fee value and the player's wages.[9]

Sepsi made his debut against former team Gloria Bistrița, in a 0–0 away draw on 20 January 2010.

Târgu Mureș / CFR Cluj

In January 2012, Sepsi was declared a free agent by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[10] The following month, he signed for fellow league side FCM Târgu Mureș.[11]

In May 2012, after his contract expired, Sepsi moved to CFR Cluj for three seasons.[12] In the 2014 winter transfer window he returned to Târgu Mureș, with the club now renamed ASA.

FC Nürnberg

In the summer of 2015, after extensive negotiations,[13] Sepsi signed with 1. FC Nürnberg from Germany.[14] He played 26 2. Bundesliga matches in his first season, also starting in both legs of the promotion/relegation play-offs that were lost 2–1 on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt.[15][16]

In the 2016–17 campaign, Sepsi was sidelined for several weeks with an ankle injury.[17][18] In June 2018, the club decided not to renew his expiring contract.[19]

Universitatea Cluj

On 28 August 2018, aged 31, Sepsi returned to his homeland and joined FC Universitatea Cluj.[20]

International career

Sepsi made his full debut for Romania on 26 March 2008, playing the last three minutes of a 3–0 friendly win against Russia in Bucharest.

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 June 2019[21][22][23][24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gaz Metan 2004–05 241200000261
Total 241200000261
Rennes 2005–06 0020100030
Total 0020100030
Gloria Bistriţa 2006–07 260000000260
2007–08 190106000260
Total 450106000520
Benfica 2007–08 70003000100
Total 70003000100
Racing Santander 2008–09 190304000260
2009–10 5020000070
Total 240504000330
Politehnica Timișoara 2009–10 170000000170
2010–11 280203000330
2011–12 111300000141
Total 561503000641
FCM Târgu Mureș 2011–12 140000000140
Total 140000000140
CFR Cluj 2012–13 180306000270
2013–14 5010000060
Total 230406000330
ASA Târgu Mureș 2013–14 150000000150
2014–15 300200000320
Total 450200000470
Nürnberg 2015–16 260200020300
2016–17 180200000200
2017–18 3000000030
Total 470400020530
Universitatea Cluj 2018–19 240200000260
Total 240200000260
Career total 3092270230203612

References
  1. "Ungaria ne urmăreşte talentele! Ţinta lor, starul naţionalei U19, dorit de Juventus! Ce alţi jucători importanţi au fost în atenţia maghiarilor" [Hungary is watching our talents! Their target, under-19 national team star, wanted by Juventus! What other important players were by scouted by the Hungarians] (in Romanian). ProSport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. "László Sepsi" (in French). Stade Rennais Online. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  3. Racing roared on by Sepsi signing; UEFA, 12 August 2008
  4. Racing Santander 1 – Sevilla FC 1; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008
  5. "Frío arranque para Racing y Sevilla" [Cold start for Racing and Sevilla]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. "Sepsi vuelve cedido al Racing" [Sepsi returns to Racing on loan] (in Spanish). UEFA. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. "Sepsi regresa al Benfica tras renunciar el Racing a su cesión" [Sepsi returns to Benfica after Racing decides against his loan]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 January 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. "Benfica vendeu o passe de Sepsi ao Timișoara" [Benfica sold Sepsi's rights to Timișoara] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  9. "Benfica vende Sepsi ao F.C. Timișoara" [Benfica sell Sepsi to F.C. Timișoara] (in Portuguese). TIM. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  10. "Poli l-a pierdut pe Laszlo Sepsi! TAS l-a declarat pe fotbalist liber de contract" [Poli lost Laszlo Sepsi case! CAS declared player free from contract] (in Romanian). Stirile Pro TV. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  11. "Sepsi şi Ljubojevic, jucătorii FCM-ului" [Sepsi and Ljubojevic, FCM players] (in Romanian). FCM Târgu Mures. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  12. "Laszlo Sepsi a semnat cu CFR 1907 Cluj!" [Laszlo Sepsi signed with CFR 1907 Cluj!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  13. "1. FC Nürnberg: Transfertheater um Laszlo Sepsi" [1. FC Nürnberg: Laszlo Sepsi transfer saga] (in German). Nord Bayern. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  14. "1. FC Nürnberg verpflichtet Verteidiger Brecko" [1. FC Nürnberg acquire defender Brecko] (in German). Focus. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  15. "Gacinovic kontert Russ per Flachschuss" [Gacinovic counters Russ through a low shot] (in German). kicker. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  16. "Seferovic hält Frankfurt in der Bundesliga" [Seferovic keeps Frankfurt in the Bundesliga] (in German). kicker. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  17. "1. FC Nürnberg mehrere Wochen ohne Verteidiger Sepsi" [1. FC Nürnberg several weeks without defender Sepsi] (in German). T-Online. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  18. "Linksverteidiger Sepsi bereitet Sorgen" [Left-back Sepsi a cause for concern] (in German). kicker. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  19. Kaufmann, Matti (13 June 2018). "FCN: Sepsi vor Rückkehr nach Rumänien" [FCN: Sepsi back to Romania] (in German). 90 Min. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  20. "Bine ai venit la "U", Laszlo Sepsi!" [Welcome to "U", Laszlo Sepsi!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  21. "L. Sepsi". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  22. "László Sepsi – Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  23. "Sixteen finals". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  24. "Dinamo București – Gaz Metan Mediaș • eight finals". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  25. "FC Brașov – Gloria Bistrița • 1/16 finals". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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