Bogdan Racovițan (Romanian pronunciation: [boɡˈdan rakoviˈtsan]; 6 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa. Born in France, he represents the Romania national team.
.jpg) Racovițan with Raków Częstochowa in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dijon, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raków Częstochowa | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Dijon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Dijon B | 23 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Botoșani | 24 | (1) |
| 2022– | Raków Częstochowa | 52 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Romania | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024 | |||
Club career
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Dijon
editBorn in France, Racovițan served as captain for Dijon's youth sides and its reserves team. With the latter, he totalled 23 games and two goals in the Championnat National 3 between 2019 and 2021.
Botoșani
editIn February 2021, aged 20, Racovițan signed for Botoșani in Romania.[1] He recorded his debut for the team on 6 May, in a 3–1 Liga I home loss to FCSB.[2] On 23 October, he netted his first league goal in a 1–1 draw at Mioveni.
Raków Częstochowa
editOn 27 January 2022, he moved to Polish side Raków Częstochowa on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[3] In the 2022–23 season, he won the Ekstraklasa title.[4]
On 3 August 2024, Racovițan suffered an ACL rupture in a 0–1 away win over GKS Katowice, and is expected the miss the majority of the 2024–25 season.[5]
International career
editHe participated with the Romania U21 team in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he started all three group stage matches.
In September 2023, Racovițan received his first call-up to the Romania senior national team by head coach Edward Iordănescu, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Kosovo.[6] He made his debut on 22 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Northern Ireland.[7]
In June 2024, he made Romania's final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[8] He made two appearances during the tournament, in a 3–0 group stage win over Ukraine and a 0–3 loss to the Netherlands in the round of 16, both as a substitute.[9]
Personal life
editRacovițan was born in Dijon to a French mother and Romanian father from Oradea. He stated that he dreams of representing the Romania national team.[1][10][11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 August 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dijon B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| Botoșani | 2020–21 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 2 July 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editRaków Częstochowa[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "FC Botoșani i-a adus înlocuitor lui Haruț! Moldovenii transferă din Ligue 1". digisport.ro.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "BOGDAN RACOVIȚAN NOWYM ZAWODNIKIEM RAKOWA!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Racovițan și Sorescu, campioni cu Rakow în Polonia » Cum a ratat Dinamo un alt bonus de 50.000 de euro" [Racovițan and Sorescu, champions with Raków in Poland » How Dinamo missed another 50,000 euros bonus]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Kontuzja Bogdana Racovițana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Israel și Kosovo din preliminariile EURO 2024" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Liveblog PELUZA TRICOLORĂ Remiză, 1-1, în fața Irlandei de Nord. Urmează testul cu Columbia, de marți!". frf.ro (in Romanian). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Dwóch piłkarzy Rakowa w kadrze Rumunii na Euro 2024". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (2 July 2024). "Bogdan Racovitan, piłkarz Rakowa znów zagrał na Euro 2024. Wszedł w meczu Rumunia - Holandia". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Racovițan, căpitanul echipei secunde a lui Dijon: "Vreau la naționala de tineret! Visurile mele? Să câștig Champions League și să joc la Cupa Mondială"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 29 January 2021.
- ^ Un român născut și crescut în Franța a ajuns acum în Ligue 1 și așteaptă debutul: "Vreau la națională!"
- ^ a b Bogdan Racovițan at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Bogdan Racovițan". National Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
External links
edit- Bogdan Racovițan – Romanian league stats at LPF (archived 2022-02-01) (in Romanian)