Antonio Sefer

Antonio Valentin Sefer (born 22 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.

Antonio Sefer

Sefer with Rapid București in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Valentin Sefer
Date of birth	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Galați, Romania
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Number	7
Youth career
2009–2015	Oțelul Galați
2017–2019	Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Oțelul Galați	14	(1)
2019–2023	Rapid București	133	(18)
2023–2025	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	53	(10)
2025	→ Motor Lublin (loan)	6	(0)
2025–	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	0	(0)
International career‡
2016	Romania U15	1	(0)
2016	Romania U16	3	(2)
2016–2017	Romania U17	4	(0)
2017–2018	Romania U18	5	(2)
2018–2019	Romania U19	6	(4)
2021–2022	Romania U21	4	(0)
2021	Romania Olympic	5	(0)
2022–	Romania	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2022

Club career

On 20 February 2019, Sefer signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Rapid București.^[1]

On 12 June 2023, Sefer signed a four-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 23 January 2025, he joined Polish club Motor Lublin on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.^[2]

International career

Sefer was selected in Romania's team for the football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oțelul Galați	2015–16	Liga II	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Rapid București	2018–19	Liga III	12	3	—		—		—		12	3
	2019–20	Liga II	26	3	2	1	—		—		28	4
	2020–21	Liga II	30	5	1	0	—		—		31	5
	2021–22	Liga I	28	1	2	0	—		—		30	1
	2022–23	Liga I	37	6	3	0	—		—		40	6
	Total		133	18	8	1	—		—		141	19
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	35	7	4	0	2[b]	0	2[c]	1	43	8
	2024–25	Israeli Premier League	18	3	2	2	2[b]	0	—		22	5
	Total		53	10	6	2	4	0	2	1	65	13
Motor Lublin (loan)	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Maccabi Bnei Reineh	2025–26	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		5[c]	2	5	2
Career Total			206	29	14	3	4	0	7	3	231	35

1. Includes Cupa României, Israel State Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
3. Appearances in Toto Cup

International

As of match played 20 November 2022^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Rapid București

• Liga III: 2018–19

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• Israel State Cup runner-up: 2023–24