Sebastiaan Bornauw (born 22 March 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.
 Bornauw with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastiaan Bornauw | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wemmel, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Anderlecht | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Köln | 52 | (7) |
| 2021– | VfL Wolfsburg | 73 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Belgium U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:29, 24 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Anderlecht
Bornauw made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 4–1 Belgian Pro League win over Kortrijk on 28 July 2018, at the age of 19 years old. He played the full game.[2] Bornauw would go on to become a key defender for Anderlecht, despite his young age. In total, he played in 24 league games and he scored one goal as a defender for Anderlecht in his debut season.
1. FC Köln
On 6 August 2019, Bornauw joined 1. FC Köln on a five-year deal.[3] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 20 October 2019 against SC Paderborn. In his first season at 1. FC Köln, Bornauw established himself as a regular starter[4][5] and became a key player for the club.[6]
VfL Wolfsburg
On 16 July 2021, Köln announced that the club had transferred Bornauw to VfL Wolfsburg, where he signed a contract until 2026.[7]He scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on 26 February 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
International career
Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 18 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | |||
| Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 80 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 10 | ||
References
External links
- Sebastiaan Bornauw at Soccerway
- Sebastiaan Bornauw at the Royal Belgian Football Association