Sebastiaan Bornauw (born 22 March 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.
Club career
Anderlecht
Bornauw made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 4–1 Belgian Pro League win over Kortrijk on 28 July 2018, at the age of 19 years old. He played the full game.[2] Bornauw would go on to become a key defender for Anderlecht, despite his young age. In total, he played in 24 league games and he scored one goal as a defender for Anderlecht in his debut season.
1. FC Köln
On 6 August 2019, Bornauw joined 1. FC Köln on a five-year deal.[3] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 20 October 2019 against SC Paderborn. In his first season at 1. FC Köln, Bornauw established himself as a regular starter[4][5] and became a key player for the club.[6]
VfL Wolfsburg
On 16 July 2021, Köln announced that the club had transferred Bornauw to VfL Wolfsburg, where he signed a contract until 2026.[7] He scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on 26 February 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
International career
Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | |||
| Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 85 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 93 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 161 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ "Sebastiaan Bornauw". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Kortrijk vs. Anderlecht". Soccerway.
- ^ "Sebastiaan Bornauw wechselt zum FC" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Verschiebung der EM für Sebastiaan Bornauw möglicherweise eine gute Sache". brf.be (in German). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Cologne centre-back Sebastian Bornauw on being compared to Daniel Van Buyten, handling Robert Lewandowski and coping with coronavirus". Bundesliga. 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Sebastiaan Bornauw, Ismail Jakobs oder Noah Katterbach: Wer wird der Rookie des Monats Dezember?". Bundesliga (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ ""Ich bin gespannt": Bornauw wechselt nach Wolfsburg". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire - 8 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
External links
- Sebastiaan Bornauw at Soccerway
- Sebastiaan Bornauw at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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