Bogdan Racovițan

Bogdan Racovițan (Romanian pronunciation: [bogˈdan rakoviˈt͡san]; 6 June 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Botoșani.

Bogdan Racovițan
Personal information
Full name Bogdan Racovițan
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000
Place of birth Dijon, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Botoșani
Number 25
Youth career
2012–2019 Dijon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Dijon II 23 (2)
2020–2021 Dijon 0 (0)
2021– Botoșani 22 (1)
National team‡
2021– Romania U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Club career

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.

In February 2021, aged 20, Racovițan signed for FC Botoșani in Romania.[1] He recorded his debut for the team on 6 May, in a 1–3 Liga I home loss to FCSB.[2] On 23 October, he netted his first league goal in a 1–1 draw at CS Mioveni.

Personal life

Racovițan was born in Dijon to a French mother and Romanian father from Oradea. He stated that he feels Romanian and dreams of representing the national team.[1][3][4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 December 2021.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Botoșani2020–21Liga I 2000000020
2021–22 Liga I 201100000211
Career total 221100000231

    References
    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. "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.
    4. Un român născut și crescut în Franța a ajuns acum în Ligue 1 și așteaptă debutul: "Vreau la națională!"
    5. Bogdan Racovițan at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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