Bogdan Racovițan (Romanian pronunciation: [bogˈdan rakoviˈt͡san]; 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
Dijon
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
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
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]
International career
He participates, with Romania U21, in 2023 European Under-21 Championship, where he started during the 3 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.[5] He made his debut on 22 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Northern Ireland.[6]
In June 2024, he made Romania's final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[7]
Personal life
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][8][9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 7 | ||
- ^ 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
- As of match played 17 June 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Raków Częstochowa[10]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Bogdan Racovițan – Romanian league stats at LPF (archived 2022-02-01) (in Romanian)
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