Romario Benzar

Romario Benzar
Benzar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Romario Sandu Benzar[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Botoșani
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– Botoșani 37 (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 as of 21 July 2025

Romario Sandu Benzar (born 26 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club Botoșani.

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 21 July 2025[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
Career total 332 11 15 1 5 0 13 0 3 0 368 12
  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. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  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.
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