Bogdan Racovițan
_14.jpg) Racovițan with Dijon in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bogdan Racovițan | ||
| 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 | 41 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Romania | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
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[edit]
Dijon[edit]
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[edit]
In February 2021, aged 20, Racovițan signed for Botoșani in Romania.[1] He recorded his debut for the team on 6 May, in a 1–3 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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
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][7][8]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 30 March 2024.[9]
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| Total | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 7 | ||
International[edit]
- As of match played 22 March 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Raków Częstochowa[9]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Sportspeople from Dijon
- Romanian men's footballers
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Romania men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Romanian people of French descent
- French people of Romanian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Championnat National 3 players
- Liga I players
- Dijon FCO players
- FC Botoșani players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Raków Częstochowa players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Poland