Bogdan Racovițan

Bogdan Racovițan
Racovițan with Raków Częstochowa in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 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 86 (4)
International career‡
2021–2023 Romania U21 10 (1)
2024– Romania 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

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

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.[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

Racovițan was born in Dijon to a French mother and Romanian father from Oradea. He stated that he dreamed of representing the Romania national team.[2][11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dijon B 2018–19 Championnat National 3 40———40
2019–20 Championnat National 3 152———152
2020–21 Championnat National 3 40———40
Total 232———232
Botoșani 2020–21 Liga I 2000——20
2021–22 Liga I 22110——231
Total 24110——251
Raków Częstochowa 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 3000——30
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 131002[b]01[c]0160
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 3333011[d]01[c]0483
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 3000——30
2025–26 Ekstraklasa 3005113[b]0—481
2026–27 Ekstraklasa 40005[b]0—90
Total 86481310201275
Career total 133791310201758
  1. ↑ Includes Cupa României, Polish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 15 November 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 202440
202510
Total50

Honours

Raków Częstochowa[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Bogdan Racovițan" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "FC Botoșani i-a adus înlocuitor lui Haruț! Moldovenii transferă din Ligue 1". digisport.ro.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "BOGDAN RACOVIȚAN NOWYM ZAWODNIKIEM RAKOWA!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Kontuzja Bogdana Racovițana". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Israel și Kosovo din preliminariile EURO 2024" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Dwóch piłkarzy Rakowa w kadrze Rumunii na Euro 2024". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Un român născut și crescut în Franța a ajuns acum în Ligue 1 și așteaptă debutul: "Vreau la națională!"
  13. 1 2 Bogdan Racovițan at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bogdan Racovițan". National Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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