| Romario Benzar | |
| Fullname: | Romario Sandu Benzar[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Timișoara, Romania |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Currentclub: | Botoșani |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Srbianka Giuchici Timișoara |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | LPS Banatul Timișoara |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Gheorghe Hagi Academy |
| Years1: | 2010–2017 |
| Caps1: | 200 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | FCSB |
| Caps2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Lecce |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Perugia (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Farul Constanța |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | UTA Arad |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Botoșani |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps4: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 322 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 357 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | ||
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