Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romario Sandu Benzar[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Botoșani | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2008 | Srbianka Giuchici Timișoara | ||
2008–2009 | LPS Banatul Timișoara | ||
2009–2010 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2017 | Viitorul Constanța | 200 | (10) |
2017–2019 | FCSB | 50 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Lecce | 3 | (0) |
2020 | → Perugia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Farul Constanța | 6 | (0) |
2023 | UTA Arad | 9 | (0) |
2023– | Botoșani | 27 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Romania U17 | 6 | (2) |
2011 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Romania U21 | 10 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Romania | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 |
Romario Sandu Benzar (born 26 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club Botoșani.
Benzar started playing football in the Gheorghe Hagi Academy and made his debut for fellow team Viitorul Constanța in 2010. He won the Liga I in 2016–17.
On 10 August 2017, FCSB announced the signings of Benzar and his Viitorul Constanța teammate Dragoș Nedelcu for a combined €2.7 million.[2][3] Benzar penned a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause.[4]
He scored his first competitive goal with a free kick in a 2–1 league victory over Juventus București.[5]
On 30 June 2019, it was announced that Benzar had signed with newly promoted Serie A side Lecce for a reported fee of €2,000,000.[6]
On 20 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Perugia on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to purchase.[7]
On 24 September 2020 he was loaned to Viitorul.
Benzar made his debut for Romania U17 on 21 September 2008, in a game against Denmark.
He was part of the team which played at the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Romania.[8]
In September 2016, Benzar was selected in Romania's senior squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Montenegro.[9]
Benzar is named after former Brazilian international Romário.[10] His younger brother, Daniel, is also a footballer.[11][12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Viitorul Constanța | 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||||
2011–12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||||
2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||||
2013–14 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | |||||
2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||||
2015–16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 200 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 11 | ||
FCSB | 2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | ||||
Total | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Lecce | 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Perugia (loan) | 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
UTA Arad | 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
Botoșani | 2023–24 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Career total | 322 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 357 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 |
Viitorul Constanța
Farul Constanța
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