Romario Benzar

Romario Benzar
Benzar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Romario Sandu Benzar[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 ASU Politehnica Timișoara
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)
2023–2025 Botoșani 37 (0)
2025– ASU Politehnica Timișoara 14 (1)
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 as of 28 February 2026

Romario Sandu Benzar (born 26 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga III club ASU Politehnica Timișoara.

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 28 February 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2009–10 Liga III 8 0 0 0 — — — 8 0
2010–11 Liga II 23 0 1 1 — — — 24 1
2011–12 Liga II 19 1 1 0 — — — 20 1
2012–13 Liga I 24 3 1 0 — — — 25 3
2013–14 Liga I 29 1 3 0 — — — 32 1
2014–15 Liga I 29 2 1 0 2 0 — — 32 2
2015–16 Liga I 31 2 3 0 2 0 — — 36 2
2016–17 Liga I 34 1 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 — 37 1
2017–18 Liga I 3 0 — — 2[d] 0 1[e] 0 6 0
Total 200 10 11 1 5 0 3 0 1 0 220 11
FCSB 2017–18 Liga I 19 1 0 0 — 5[c] 0 — 24 1
2018–19 Liga I 31 0 0 0 — 5[c] 0 — 36 0
Total 50 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 60 1
Lecce 2019–20 Serie A 3 0 1 0 — — — 4 0
Perugia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 4 0 0 0 — — — 4 0
Viitorul Constanța (loan) 2020–21 Liga I 23 0 0 0 — — — 23 0
Farul Constanța 2022–23 Liga I 6 0 1 0 — — — 7 0
UTA Arad 2022–23 Liga I 9 0 0 0 — — — 9 0
Botoșani 2023–24 Liga I 27 0 2 0 — — 2[f] 0 31 0
2024–25 Liga I 8 0 0 0 — — — 8 0
2025–26 Liga I 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
Total 37 0 2 0 — — 2 0 41 0
ASU Politehnica Timișoara 2025–26 Liga III 14 1 — — — — 14 1
Career total 346 12 15 1 5 0 13 0 3 0 382 13
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Cupa Ligii
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
  6. ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of 18 November 2019[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2016 4 0
2017 6 0
2018 4 0
2019 5 0
Total 19 0

Honours

Viitorul Constanța

Farul Constanța

Individual

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Bine ati venit, Dragos Nedelcu si Romario Benzar!" [Welcome, Dragoș Nedelcu and Romario Benzar!] (in Romanian). FC Steaua București. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Clauze impresionante puse lui Nedelcu și Benzar" [Impressive clauses for Nedelcu and Benzar]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Juventus - FCSB 1–2" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "BENVENUTO ROMARIO BENZAR!" (Press release) (in Italian). Perugia. 20 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Under-19 – Romania". UEFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Daum names first squad as Romania coach". Reuters. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "R. Benzar". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Romario Benzar". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Echipa sezonului 2018/2019" [Team of the season 2018/2019] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Liga 1 Betano: Echipa sezonului regulat" [Liga I Betano: Team of the regular season] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Liga 1 Betano: echipa ideală a play-off-ului" [Liga 1 Betano: team of the championship play-offs] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romario_Benzar