Sebastian Mailat
Romanian footballer (born 1997)
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Árpád Sebastian Mailat (born 12 December 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Botoșani.[1]
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Mailat with Botoșani in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Árpád Sebastian Mailat | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botoșani | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | LPS Banatul Timișoara | ||
| 2015 | ACS Poli Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 38 | (6) |
| 2017–2021 | CFR Cluj | 24 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Voluntari (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Botoșani | 62 | (21) |
| 2024 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 10 | (2) |
| 2025 | Sepsi OSK | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | Botoșani | 31 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Romania U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Romania U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Romania U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 | |||
Mailat started out as a senior at his hometown side ACS Poli Timișoara in 2016, and moved to CFR Cluj the following year. He did not impose himself in Cluj-Napoca and was loaned out several times, before signing for Botoșani upon the expiration of his contract in 2022.
Internationally, Mailat represented Romania at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Club career
Early career / ACS Poli Timișoara
Mailat first came to prominence at age 12, when he won an award for being the most technically gifted player in his age group at a national competition organised by Gheorghe Hagi.[2] After playing as a junior for LPS Banatul Timișoara, he attracted the attention of Steaua București in the summer of 2015,[3] but ultimately chose to sign for his hometown club ACS Poli Timișoara.
On 26 May 2016, Mailat made his professional debut in the Liga I and scored a long-range goal in a 2–3 loss to CSM Studențesc Iași.[4]
CFR Cluj
On 12 November 2017, aged 19, Mailat agreed to a four-year contract with fellow league team CFR Cluj.[5] He made his debut 15 days later, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Adrian Păun in a 2–0 Liga I victory over Sepsi OSK. Mailat totalled 13 appearances and scored one goal for "the White-Burgundies" in the 2017–18 season, as they clinched their fourth championship in their history.[6]
On 14 July 2018, he started in the 1–0 win against Universitatea Craiova in the Supercupa României.[7] On 1 August 2018, Mailat registered his European debut by coming on for Ciprian Deac in the 43rd minute of a UEFA Champions League second qualifying round game with Malmö FF (1–1 home draw, 1–2 loss on aggregate).[8] On the 16th that month, he scored in a 5–0 thrashing of Alashkert in the Europa League third qualifying round.[9]
Various loans
On 11 January 2019, Mailat joined Gaz Metan Mediaș on loan for the remainder of the season.[10] The next January, he moved to the Liga II with Universitatea Cluj also on loan,[11] but only made three appearances for CFR's city rivals.
On 25 August 2020, Mailat agreed to a campaign-long loan with Voluntari,[12] for which he amassed 25 games and four goals in all competitions.
Botoșani
On 4 January 2022, Botoșani owner Valeriu Iftime announced the signing of Mailat as a free agent.[13] He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Sepsi OSK on the 20th that month, and scored his only goal of the season in a 5–0 defeat of his former team Gaz Metan Mediaș on 14 March.
On 18 July 2022, Mailat scored his first career double in a 3–2 home win over Chindia Târgoviște in the campaign's opener.[14] He repeated the performance in a 2–3 home loss to FCSB, on 1 December that year. On 20 May 2023, he netted his sixth brace of the season in a 5–1 win against Mioveni, taking his final tally to 16 goals in 36 league matches.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2015–16 | Liga I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||||
| CFR Cluj | 2017–18 | Liga I | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga II | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Voluntari (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga I | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Botoșani | 2021–22 | Liga I | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 36 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 17 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 62 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 23 | ||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2024 | K League 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Sepsi OSK | 2024–25 | Liga I | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Botoșani | 2025–26 | Liga I | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 221 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 246 | 48 | |||
- Includes Cupa României
- Includes Cupa Ligii
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Liga I European play-offs