![]() Bornauw with VfL Wolfsburg in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 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 | 0 | (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, correct as of 17:12, 1 July 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.
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. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4] 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 [5] [6] and became a key player for the club. [7]
On 16 July 2021, Köln announced that the club had transferred Bornauw to VfL Wolfsburg, where he signed a contract until 2026. [8] He scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on 26 February 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
On 1 July 2025, Bornauw signed for Premier League club Leeds United on a four-year deal, for a fee of £5,100,000. [9]
Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020. [10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2018–19 [11] | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
2019–20 [11] | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
Köln | 2019–20 [12] | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
2020–21 [13] | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 [d] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
Total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | ||||
Wolfsburg | 2021–22 [14] | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [15] | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
2023–24 [16] | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 [17] | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
Total | 88 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 96 | 4 | ||||
Leeds United | 2025–26 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 164 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 12 |