Sebastian Andrei Borza (born 12 November 2005) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. A product of Farul Constanța's

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, Borza made his senior debut in 2022 and won a national title in his second season at the team. In the summer of 2023, he transferred to fellow league side Rapid București. Internationally, Borza represented Romania under-21 in the 2023 UEFA European Championship.

Club career

Farul Constanța

Borza made his

debut for Farul Constanța on 1 May 2022, aged 16, starting in a 0–1 away loss to four-time defending champions

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. On 28 October that year, he scored his first goal with a long-range shot in a 2–1 league win at

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. In the 2022–23 season, Borza appeared in 33 league games and scored three goals to aid Farul in winning the national title. He registered his debut in

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competitions on 12 July 2023, starting in a 1–0 home victory over

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in the

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Rapid București

On 15 August 2023,

announced the signing of Borza on a four-year deal. The transfer fee was revealed to be worth €800,000 plus 10% interest on a future sale. He made his debut five days later, in a 3–1 home victory over his former club Farul Constanța. On 15 December 2023, Borza was

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for the first time in his career after receiving a straight

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in a goalless

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draw at Petrolul Ploiești. On 25 February 2024, he and his teammate

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were expelled from the squad for an undetermined period—later revealed as one match—because they partied in a

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after a 1–3 loss to Politehnica Iași. Borza scored his first goal for Rapid on 21 October 2024, in a 5–0 home Liga I win also against his former team Farul Constanța.

International career

On 15 June 2023, Borza was selected by manager

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in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship. He only played in the opening 0–3 loss to

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, being an unused substitute in the other two

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games.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Farul Constanța *

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runner-up:

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Individual *Liga I Team of the Season:

References

External links

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FCV Farul Constanța official profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borza, Sebastian 2005 births Living people Footballers from Constanța County People from Năvodari Romanian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Liga I players FCV Farul Constanța players FC Rapid București players Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Romanian sportsmen