Sebastiaan Bornauw (born 22 March 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.
![]() Bornauw with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sebastiaan Bornauw | ||
Date of birth | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Wemmel, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club 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 | 36 | (1) |
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 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 8 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
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.
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]
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.
Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[8]
VfL Wolfsburg – current squad | |
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