Bogdan Racovițan

Bogdan Racovițan
Racovițan with Raków Częstochowa in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024

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.

Club career

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Racovițan in 2020 with Dijon

Dijon

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Born 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

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In 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

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On 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

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He 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

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Racovițan 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

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Club

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As of match played 3 August 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 2 July 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2024 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Raków Częstochowa[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "FC Botoșani i-a adus înlocuitor lui Haruț! Moldovenii transferă din Ligue 1". digisport.ro.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "BOGDAN RACOVIȚAN NOWYM ZAWODNIKIEM RAKOWA!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Kontuzja Bogdana Racovițana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Israel și Kosovo din preliminariile EURO 2024" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Dwóch piłkarzy Rakowa w kadrze Rumunii na Euro 2024". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Un român născut și crescut în Franța a ajuns acum în Ligue 1 și așteaptă debutul: "Vreau la națională!"
  12. ^ a b Bogdan Racovițan at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Bogdan Racovițan". National Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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