Andrei Borza

Sebastian Andrei Borza (born 12 November 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Rapid București.

Andrei Borza
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Andrei Borza
Date of birth (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005
Place of birth Năvodari, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Rapid București
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2022 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Farul Constanța 36 (3)
2023– Rapid București 8 (0)
International career‡
2019 Romania U15 8 (0)
2020–2021 Romania U16 7 (0)
2021–2022 Romania U17 8 (2)
2022– Romania U19 6 (2)
2022– Romania U20 2 (0)
2023– Romania U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

A product of Farul Constanța's academy, 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 Liga I debut for Farul Constanța on 1 May 2022, aged 16, starting in a 0–1 away loss to four-time defending champions CFR Cluj.[1][2] On 28 October that year, he scored his first goal with a long-range shot in a 2–1 league win at FC U Craiova.[3]

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 European competitions on 12 July 2023, starting in a 1–0 home victory over Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[4]

Rapid București

On 15 August 2023, Rapid București announced the signing of Borza on a four-year deal.[5] The transfer fee was revealed to be worth €800,000 plus 10% interest on a future sale.[6] He made his debut five days later, in a 3–1 home win over his former club Farul Constanța.[7]

International career

On 15 June 2023, Borza was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[8] He only played in the opening 0–3 loss to Spain,[9] being an unused substitute in the other two group games.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 October 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Farul Constanța2021–22Liga I 3000——30
2022–23Liga I 33330——363
2023–24Liga I 0000301[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 363303010433
Rapid București 2023–24Liga I 8010——90
Career total 443403010523
  1. Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

Farul Constanța[10]

Individual

References
  1. "Andrei Borza a debutat în Liga 1 la 16 ani, cinci luni și 19 zile" [Andrei Borza debuted in the Liga 1 at 16 years, five months and 19 days] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 2 May 2022.
  2. "Andrei Borza, al 55-lea jucător format de Academia Hagi și promovat în Liga 1 de clubul nostru !" [Andrei Borza, the 55th player trained at the Hagi Academy who was promoted to the Liga 1 by our club!] (in Romanian). FCV Farul Constanța. 2 May 2022.
  3. "O nouă stea în Liga 1 » Gol senzațional pe "Oblemenco", printre cei mai tineri marcatori din istoria Ligii 1 și deja pe radarul FCSB" [A new star in the Liga 1 » Sensational goal at "Oblemenco", one of the Liga 1's youngest scorers and already on FCSB's radar]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. "Farul Constanța - Sheriff 1–0". UEFA.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. "Rapid l-a transferat pe Andrei Borza" [Rapid transferred Andrei Borza] (in Romanian). FC Rapid București. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. "Borza la Rapid! Robert Niță a fost la negocierile cu Hagi. Culise exclusive" [Borza to Rapid! Robert Niță attended the negotiations with Hagi. Exclusive behind the scenes] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. "Rapid vrea să o învingă pe Farul Constanța cu propriile arme! Andrei Borza debutează ca titular chiar împotriva lui Gheorghe Hagi" [Rapid wants to defeat Farul with their own weapons! Andrei Borza makes his debut right against Gheorghe Hagi] (in Romanian). ProSport. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. "Romania 0–3 Spain". UEFA.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. Andrei Borza at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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