| Sebastian Mailat | |
| Fullname: | Sebastian Árpád Mailat |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Timișoara, Romania |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Suwon Bluewings |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | LPS Banatul Timișoara |
| Youthyears2: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | ACS Poli Timișoara |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | ACS Poli Timișoara |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs2: | CFR Cluj |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Voluntari (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Botoșani |
| Caps6: | 65 |
| Goals6: | 22 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Romania U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 12 August 2024 |
Sebastian Árpád Mailat (born 12 December 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Korean club Suwon Bluewings.
Mailat started out as a senior at his hometown side ACS Poli Timișoara in 2016, and moved to CFR Cluj the following year. He did not impose himself in Cluj-Napoca and was loaned out several times, before signing for Botoșani upon the expiration of his contract in 2022.
Internationally, Mailat represented Romania at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Mailat first came to prominence at age 12, when he won an award for being the most technically gifted player in his age group at a national competition organised by Gheorghe Hagi.[1] After playing as a junior for LPS Banatul Timișoara, he attracted the attention of Steaua București in the summer of 2015,[2] but ultimately chose to sign for his hometown club ACS Poli Timișoara.
On 26 May 2016, Mailat made his professional debut in the Liga I and scored a long-range goal in a 2–3 loss to CSM Studențesc Iași.[3]
On 12 November 2017, aged 19, Mailat agreed to a four-year contract with fellow league team CFR Cluj.[4] He made his debut 15 days later, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Adrian Păun in a 2–0 Liga I victory over Sepsi OSK. Mailat totalled 13 appearances and scored one goal for "the White-Burgundies" in the 2017–18 season, as they clinched their fourth championship in their history.[5]
On 14 July 2018, he started in the 1–0 win against Universitatea Craiova in the Supercupa României.[6] On 1 August 2018, Mailat registered his European debut by coming on for Ciprian Deac in the 43rd minute of a UEFA Champions League second qualifying round game with Malmö FF (1–1 home draw, 1–2 loss on aggregate).[7] On the 16th that month, he scored in a 5–0 thrashing of Alashkert in the Europa League third qualifying round.[8]
On 11 January 2019, Mailat joined Gaz Metan Mediaș on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] The next January, he moved to the Liga II with Universitatea Cluj also on loan,[10] but only made three appearances for CFR's city rivals.
On 25 August 2020, Mailat agreed to a campaign-long loan with Voluntari,[11] for which he amassed 25 games and four goals in all competitions.
On 4 January 2022, Botoșani owner Valeriu Iftime announced the signing of Mailat as a free agent.[12] He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Sepsi OSK on the 20th that month, and scored his only goal of the season in a 5–0 defeat of his former team Gaz Metan Mediaș on 14 March.
On 18 July 2022, Mailat scored his first career double in a 3–2 home win over Chindia Târgoviște in the campaign's opener.[13] He repeated the performance in a 2–3 home loss to FCSB, on 1 December that year. On 20 May 2023, he netted his sixth brace of the season in a 5–1 win against Mioveni, taking his final tally to 16 goals in 36 league matches.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2015–16 | Liga I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2! | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||||
| CFR Cluj | 2017–18 | Liga I | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga II | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Voluntari (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga I | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Botoșani | 2021–22 | Liga I | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 36 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 17 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0! | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 21 | ||||
| Career total | 164 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 188 | 35 | |||
ACS Poli Timișoara
CFR Cluj