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(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Foggia
(on loan from Lecce)
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) 0 (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 23 May 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 Italian Serie C Group C club Foggia on loan from 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.