Bogdan Racovițan
Romanian footballer (born 2000)
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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.
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Racovițan with Raków Częstochowa in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dijon, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 85 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Romania | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Club career
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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.[2] He recorded his debut for the team on 6 May, in a 3–1 Liga I home loss to FCSB.[3] 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.[4] In the 2022–23 season, he won the Ekstraklasa title.[5]
On 3 August 2024, Racovițan suffered an ACL rupture in a 0–1 away win over GKS Katowice, ruling him out for the rest of the 2024–25 season.[6]
International career
Racovițan 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.[7] He made his debut on 22 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Northern Ireland.[8]
In June 2024, he made Romania's final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[9] 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.[10]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 August 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | 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[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 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13[b] | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 85 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 8 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Raków Częstochowa[13]
- Ekstraklasa: 2022–23
- Polish Cup: 2021–22, runner-up: 2022–23, 2025–26
- Polish Super Cup: 2022, runner-up: 2023