Sebastian Mailat — Public People

Карьера и клубы

Club career

Early career and 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. After playing as a junior for LPS Banatul Timișoara, he attracted the attention of Steaua București in the summer of 2015, 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.

CFR Cluj

On 12 November 2017, aged 19, Mailat agreed to a four-year contract with fellow league team CFR Cluj. 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. On 14 July 2018, he started in the 1–0 win against Universitatea Craiova in the Supercupa României. 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). On the 16th that month, he scored in a 5–0 thrashing of Alashkert in the Europa League third qualifying round.