Romario Benzar
Romario Sandu Benzar (born 26 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club Farul Constanța.
| 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 | 6 | (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 16 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
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 December 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 286 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 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.
- ^ . 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)
- Romario Benzar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Romario Benzar – UEFA competition record ()