Sebastiaan Bornauw

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Sebastiaan Bornauw
File:Sebastiaan Bornauw 01- VfL Wolfsburg (2024) (cropped).jpg
Bornauw with VfL Wolfsburg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Sebastiaan Bornauw[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Wemmel, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2008 Wydad
2008–2009 Dender
2009–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Anderlecht 24 (1)
2019–2021 1. FC Köln 52 (7)
2021–2025 VfL Wolfsburg 88 (4)
2025– Leeds United 2 (0)
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)
2020–2023 Belgium 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:12, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Sebastiaan Bornauw (born 22 March 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Leeds United.

Club career

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Youth

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Bornauw began his club career - unusual for a European player - in the youth ranks of Moroccan First Division club Wydad Casablanca when his father was working there.[3]

Anderlecht

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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. He played the full game.[4] 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

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On 6 August 2019, Bornauw joined 1. FC Köln on a five-year deal.[5] 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[6][7] and became a key player for the club.[8]

VfL Wolfsburg

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On 16 July 2021, Köln announced that the club had transferred Bornauw to VfL Wolfsburg, where he signed a contract until 2026.[9] He scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on 26 February 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Leeds United

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On 1 July 2025, Bornauw signed for Premier League club Leeds United on a four-year deal, for a fee of £5,100,000. He made his Premier League debut on 3 December 2025, in the match against Chelsea, coming on as a late substitute for Gabriel Gudmundsson. [10]

International career

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Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2018–19[12] Belgian Pro League 23 1 1 0 — 4[c] 0 — 28 1
2019–20[12] Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Total 24 1 1 0 — 4 0 — 29 1
Köln 2019–20[13] Bundesliga 28 6 1 0 — — — 29 6
2020–21[14] Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 — — 2[d] 0 28 1
Total 52 7 3 0 — — 2 0 57 7
Wolfsburg 2021–22[15] Bundesliga 27 1 1 0 — 3[e] 0 — 31 1
2022–23[16] Bundesliga 26 1 2 0 — — — 28 1
2023–24[17] Bundesliga 20 0 1 0 — — — 21 0
2024–25[18] Bundesliga 15 2 1 0 — — — 16 2
Total 88 4 5 0 — 3 0 — 96 4
Leeds United 2025–26[19] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 165 12 9 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 183 12
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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