Bogdan Racovițan

Bogdan Racovițan
	Racovițan with Raków Częstochowa in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2019–2021	Dijon B
2021–2022	Botoșani
2022–	Raków Częstochowa
International career‡
2021–2023	Romania U21
2024–	Romania
	*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

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]

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

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

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

Club

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
Club	Season	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

^ Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup
^ 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 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

Raków Częstochowa^[12]

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.
^ "Kontuzja Bogdana Racovițana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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)

[13] Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup

[ECL-14] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[PSC-15] Appearance in Polish Super Cup

[16] Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

[botosani_transfer-1] "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.

[GSP_interview-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!"

[SW-12] Bogdan Racovițan at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[NT-17] "Bogdan Racovițan". National Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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