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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

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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

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On 10 August 2017, FCSB announced the signings of Benzar and his Viitorul Constanța teammate Dragoș Nedelcu for a combined €2.7 million. Benzar penned a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause.
He scored his first competitive goal with a free kick in a 2–1 league victory over Juventus București.




= Lecce

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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.



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.



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.
In September 2016, Benzar was selected in Romania's senior squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Montenegro.




Personal life


Benzar is named after former Brazilian international Romário. His younger brother, Daniel, is also a footballer.




Career statistics






= Club

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As of 19 July 2024




= International

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As of 18 November 2019




Honours


Viitorul Constanța

Liga I: 2016–17
Supercupa României runner-up: 2017
Liga III: 2009–10
Farul Constanța

Liga I: 2022–23
Individual

Liga I Team of the Season: 2016–17, 2018–19
Liga I Team of the Regular Season: 2018–19
Liga I Team of the Championship play-offs: 2018–19




References






External links


Romario Benzar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Romario Benzar at National-Football-Teams.com
Romario Benzar – UEFA competition record (archive)

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• FC Botoșani
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• List of Romanian football transfers winter 2022–23
• Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy