Sebastiaan Bornauw
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_(cropped).jpg) Bornauw with VfL Wolfsburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastiaan Bornauw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1999 | ||
| 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 | 9 | (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 00:05, 8 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Sebastiaan Bornauw (born 22 March 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Leeds United.
Youth
Bornauw began his club career - unusually for a European player - in the youth ranks of Moroccan First Division club Wydad Casablanca when his father was working there.[3]
Anderlecht
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
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
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
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
Bornauw debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[11]
