Bogdan Racovițan

Bogdan Racovițan (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.

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. He recorded his debut for the team on 6 May, in a 3–1 Liga I home loss to FCSB. 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. In the 2022–23 season, he won the Ekstraklasa title.

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. He made his debut on 22 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Northern Ireland.

In June 2024, he made Romania's final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

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.

Honours
Raków Częstochowa
 * Ekstraklasa: 2022–23
 * Polish Cup: 2021–22
 * Polish Super Cup: 2022