Romario Sandu Benzar (born 26 March 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga III club ASU Politehnica TimiÃÂoara.
Benzar started playing football in the Gheorghe Hagi Academy and made his debut for fellow team Viitorul ConstanÃÂa in 2010. He won the Liga I in 2016âÂÂ17.
On 10 August 2017, FCSB announced the signings of Benzar and his Viitorul ConstanÃÂa teammate DragoàNedelcu for a combined â¬2.7 million. Benzar penned a five-year deal with a â¬10 million buyout clause.
He scored his first competitive goal with a free kick in a 2âÂÂ1 league victory over Juventus BucureÃÂti.
On 30 June 2019, it was announced that Benzar had signed with newly promoted Serie A side Lecce for a reported fee of â¬2,000,000.
On 20 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Perugia on loan until the end of the 2019âÂÂ20 season, with an option to purchase.
On 24 September 2020 he was loaned to Viitorul.
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.
Benzar is named after former Brazilian international Romário. His younger brother, Daniel, is also a footballer.
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