Romanian footballer (born 2000)
Bogdan Racovițan
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 Current team
Raków Częstochowa Number
25 2012–2019
Dijon Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2019–2021
Dijon B
23
(2) 2021–2022
Botoșani
24
(1) 2022–
Raków Częstochowa
49
(4) 2021–2023
Romania U21
10
(1) 2024–
Romania
4
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 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
Racovițan in 2020 with Dijon
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]
International
As of match played 2 July 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Romania
2024
4
0
Total
4
0
Honours
Raków Częstochowa [10]
References
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