Alexandru Borbei

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Alexandru Borbei
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Alexandru Borbei
Date of birth (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Petrila, Romania
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Foggia
(on loan from Lecce)
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2013 Pro Junior Petroșani
2013–2015 LPS Banatul Timișoara
2015–2018 ASU Politehnica Timișoara
2020–2024 Lecce
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 ASU Politehnica Timișoara 8 (0)
2022– Lecce 0 (0)
2025CFR Cluj (loan) 0 (0)
2025–Foggia (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2019 Romania U16 2 (0)
2019–2020 Romania U17 2 (0)
2021–2022 Romania U19 5 (0)
2021–2024 Romania U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2023

Gabriel Alexandru Borbei (born 27 June 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group C club Foggia, on loan from Serie A club Lecce.

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Club career

Borbei started his senior career with ASU Politehnica Timișoara, at the age of 15, [1] making his Liga II debut on 14 April 2019 in a 4–0 victory over Dacia Unirea Brăila.

In October 2020, Borbei moved to Italian Serie B club Lecce. [2] A mainstay of their Primavera team, he signed his first professional contract with Lecce in July 2022.

On 4 February 2025, he was loaned to Liga I club CFR Cluj, until the end of the season with a buy option clause. [3]

On 8 August 2025, Borbei was loaned by Foggia in Serie C. [4]

Honours

Lecce

CFR Cluj

References

  1. "Mulţumim şi mult succes, Alex Borbei!". sspolitehnica.ro.
  2. "Ce mutare! Portarul român care la 15 ani marca din propria poartă a ajuns în Serie B" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. "BUN VENIT, ALEXANDRU BORBEI!" (in Romanian). cfr1907.ro. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. "BORBEI PER LA PORTA ROSSONERA" [BORBEI FOR THE ROSSONERA GOAL] (in Italian). Calcio Foggia 1920. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.