Romario Benzar
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 Benzar in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Farul Constanța | ||
| 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– | Farul Constanța | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Romania U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2011 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Romania U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Romania | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Romario Sandu Benzar (born 26 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club Farul Constanța.
Club career
Viitorul Constanța
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.
FCSB
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]
Lecce
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]
Loan to Perugia
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]
Loan to Viitorul
On 24 September 2020 he was loaned to Viitorul.
International career
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]
Personal life
Benzar is named after former Brazilian international Romário.[10] His younger brother, Daniel, is also a footballer.[11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 September 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 (loan) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 223 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 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 | ||||
| Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 284 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 315 | 12 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2019[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Viitorul Constanța
Individual
References
- ^ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2019. p. 6. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Bine ati venit, Dragos Nedelcu si Romario Benzar!" [Welcome, Dragoș Nedelcu and Romario Benzar!] (in Romanian). FC Steaua București. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Becali a dezvăluit suma de transfer pentru Nedelcu și Benzar" [Becali revealed the transfer fee for Nedelcu and Benzar] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Clauze impresionante puse lui Nedelcu și Benzar" [Impressive clauses for Nedelcu and Benzar]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Juventus - FCSB 1–2" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "OFICIAL! Romario Benzar a semnat cu Lecce și a făcut prima poză în tricoul noii echipe" [OFFICIAL! Romario Benzar has signed with Lecce and has taken the first photo in the shirt of his new team] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "BENVENUTO ROMARIO BENZAR!" (Press release) (in Italian). Perugia. 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Under-19 – Romania". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Daum names first squad as Romania coach". Reuters. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "VIDEO Caz unic în fotbalul românesc: un timişorean care simpatizează şi cu Dinamo, şi cu UTA! Benzar: "Ţin cu roş-albii, e un semn că le-am dat gol"" [VIDEO Unique case in Romanian football: a Timişoara man who likes Dinamo, and with UTA! Benzar:" I like the red-whites, it's a sign that I've gave them a goal"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Fraţii Stelei de la Francisc şi Vasile Zavoda, la Adrian şi Sabin Ilie. Cele 8 perechi de fraţi din istoria echipei. A venit rândul lui Romario şi Daniel Benzar" [Brothers of Steaua from Francisc and Vasile Zavoda, Adrian and Sabin Ilie. The 8 pairs of brothers in the team's history. It's Romario and Daniel Benzar's turn] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Frații Benzar sunt a noua pereche de frați din istoria "roș-albaștrilor". Unii n-au jucat niciodată împreună. Alții au evoluat doar în câte un singur joc!" [The Benzar Brothers are the ninth pair of "red-blue" brothers. Some have never played together. Others have evolved in just one game!] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "R. Benzar". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Romario Benzar". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Romario Benzar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Romario Benzar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Romario Benzar – UEFA competition record (archive)
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