# Romario Benzar

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. 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

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

    As of 14 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2011–12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 3 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2013–14 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 2 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2015–16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 2 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2016–17 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | Total | 200 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 11 |
| FCSB | 2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 |
| FCSB | 2018–19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 |
| FCSB | Total | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Lecce | 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Perugia (loan) | 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| UTA Arad | 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Botoșani | 2023–24 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Botoșani | 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Botoșani | Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 325 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 361 | 12 |
* ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
* ↑ All appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

### International

    As of 18 November 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Romania | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Romania | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Romania | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Romania | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19 | 0 |

## 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